On 2012/01/22 04:07, Jerry wrote:
Thanks, I'll try working with it some more. But I can remember when the
Windows help files were first developed - you could literally search for
every instance in which a word of phrase was used. For example, if
searching for error 3260, why would you not
On 1/22/2012 2:16 AM, Mike Fry wrote:
The Contents panel is, for some reason that escapes me, not used in Legacy.
This
should present a list of the topics in the file, in the form of a Table of
Contents found in a book. This should definitely be introduced and replace the
pitiful Legacy
In the Help file, click on the Search tab and enter the search term
you wish to use.
Sincerely,
Sherry
Technical Support
Legacy Family Tree
On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Jerry jerrysemailgro...@gmail.com wrote:
Is there any way in the help files to bring up every instance in which a
word
Thanks, Sherry, but even though it says search, it is still a table of
contents, not really an index. The first tab is not really an index
either, but that is the way with the Windows world now. You used to be
able to search for every instance in which a word was used, but no more.
If the
Jerry, try what Sherry said.
I clicked on the Search tab and entered ancestor
It produce a list of 89 help pages by rank, which contain the word ancestor
at least once.
Double click on an item in the list to see the word(s) highlighted on the help
page. You can also click on the Title
Kerry,
I'm fairly certain the error codes are not covered in the help files. You
need to go to the Legacy site to look up the error codes.
Ron Bernier
On Saturday, January 21, 2012, Jerry jerrysemailgro...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, I'll try working with it some more. But I can remember when
Yes, I just found what I was looking for on the website, but strange
that they would not just go ahead and put it in the help file itself.
Thanks!
Jerry - MerriamFamilyTree.org
On 1/21/2012 9:15 PM, Ron Bernier wrote:
Kerry,
I'm fairly certain the error codes are not covered in the help
Sorry, I meant to type Jerry - I hate auto correct on my iPhone :)
From: Ron Bernier [mailto:ronaldbern...@bernfrin.net]
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 9:16 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help Files - Search Function
Kerry,
I'm fairly certain the error
:)
*From:*Ron Bernier [mailto:ronaldbern...@bernfrin.net]
*Sent:* Saturday, January 21, 2012 9:16 PM
*To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
*Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Help Files - Search Function
Kerry,
I'm fairly certain the error codes are not covered in the help files.
You need to go
in standardisation of sources and
locations.
For me, the learning curve was well worth the trip.
Alan Pereira
From: BF [mailto:b.fri...@yahoo.com]
Sent: 07 January 2012 17:45
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help files
Jennie, I've been doing genealogy for 20+ yrs and basically
OMG!!!
Ron Ferguson
http://www.fergys.co.uk/
From: BF
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 2:09 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help files
Yeah... :-) you have a fan club, Ron. And I know Jennie is a participant too
Ron
Ø I think that you are, perhaps, being a little unfair, surely a pen rather
than a pencil Smile!
Surely with genealogy, it can only be quill and parchment ...
Kind Regards
Mark Lang
Legacy User Group guidelines:
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
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From: Mark Lang
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 9:31 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Help files
Ron
Ø I think that you are, perhaps, being a little unfair, surely a pen rather
than a pencil !
Surely with genealogy, it can only be quill and parchment
On 2012/01/07 16:20, BF wrote:
To illustrate my point, here's what I got when I searched - For ‘gender
unknown’
You're not searching for the phrase 'gender unknown', but all indexed
occurrences of the two words 'gender' and 'unknown'.
--
Regards,
Mike Fry
Johannesburg
Legacy User Group
Oh, do I have to search with ' ' enclosing? I'll try that. Thanks.
From: Mike Fry mike...@iafrica.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help files
On 2012/01/07 16:20, BF wrote:
To illustrate
Are you looking in the Index or Search tab? Single words are best.
I'm not sure why you were looking for no children - what
specifically were you hoping to find out?
Using the Index tab for Gender, I was taken to the topic on the
Information Screen and it says
Gender
Select the appropriate
On 1/7/2012 9:20 AM, BF wrote:
Why is Help so unhelpful! I'm always frustrated by trying to find a n y
t h i n g in Help. When I do find an answer it starts somewhere after
the beginning, so I don't know where to find it.
You are being too specific in your search. I just tried to search for
How to enter 'no chldn' so a report doesn't show - one dau, no name!
From: Sherry/Support she...@legacyfamilytree.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help files
Are you looking in the Index
Thanks Gene, 'marriage info' would not have occurred to me to find no children.
From: Gene Young n2...@cfl.rr.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help files
On 1/7/2012 9:20 AM, BF wrote
, no name!
From: Sherry/Support she...@legacyfamilytree.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help files
Are you looking in the Index or Search tab? Single words are best.
I'm not sure why
On 07/01/2012 14:20, BF wrote:
Why is Help so unhelpful! I'm always frustrated by trying to find a n
y t h i n g in Help. When I do find an answer it starts somewhere
after the beginning, so I don't know where to find it.
As some of the things you are looking for are really rather basic
...@yahoo.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Sat, January 7, 2012 9:31:56 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help files
How to enter 'no chldn' so a report doesn't show - one dau, no name!
Legacy User Group guidelines:
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who doesn't use a computer,
otherwise some of these 'problems' I have might not exist.
Frustrated? Yes.
Betty
FL
From: Jenny M Benson ge...@cedarbank.me.uk
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG
but as someone said 'I would rather be
doing genealogy than learning how to program Legacy.'
I really think that person was taking the wrong approach. Of course
it's perfectly possible to do genealogy without learning to program (I
would prefer to use the word use in this context) - people did
Betty,
Jenny answered your questions appropriately, however, I would like to address
one specific issue in your email with which I am very well familiar with, i.e.;
This UG seems to be the only place to get answers, but frequently they come
with the ‘you should have known that’ attitude.
When
: Re: [LegacyUG] Help files
but as someone said 'I would rather be
doing genealogy than learning how to program Legacy.'
I really think that person was taking the wrong approach. Of course
it's perfectly possible to do genealogy without learning to program (I
would prefer to use the word use
Click on Help then the Search tab then enter no children including the quote
marks. That tells the search engine to look for the words together and then
each help file with those words together can be examined and those words will
be highlighted in the text to make it easy to spot. If you
, 2012 7:29 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help files
Amen to that Jenny.
If one can not be bothered with how the programs work...then maybe their best
tool is a pencil and paper.
Gene
Just checked the manual for Legacy 7.0 (which I occasionally look at).
Usually, I just search the help system as it is pretty complete.
On page 27 it clearly states For a complete description o how to use the
online Help system, choose How to Use Help from the Help menu.
I had never tried
That was taken out in v6, probaby when they switched from the old
style of Help to the new style to run under Windows Vista. Legacy's
Help file is based on the standard Windows Help and works like help
files in just about every other program that uses the standard Windows
Help file.
I can't
On 2012/01/07 23:16, Sherry/Support wrote:
I can't imagine that it needs much explanation - the Index tab helps
you search indexed topics, the Search tab is an everyword search and
the Favorites tab is where you bookmark Help topics you use a lot.
Ahem! I have a copy of the Microsoft Help for
Ron, your answers are always THE best. I look forward to the Ferguson Genealogy Software!BettyFL From: Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help files
Gene,
I think that you
Thanks, Betty, but I think I’ll stick to websites and leave the heavy lifting
to somebody else – it’s my arthritis that does it!
Ron Ferguson,
http://www.fergys.co.uk/
From: BF
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 11:02 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help files
Ron
I'll second that Betty. But maybe a knighthood? Sir Ron has a certain ring to
it.
Cheers
Shirley
NZ
- Original Message -
From: Ron Ferguson
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help files
Thanks, Betty, but I
Yeah... :-) you have a fan club, Ron. And I know Jennie is a participant too. From: Shirley Richardson shirleyr...@clear.net.nz To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help files
I'll second that Betty. But maybe
function when
searching for things in the help files.
Ron Taylor
--- On Sat, 1/7/12, Mike Fry mike...@iafrica.com wrote:
From: Mike Fry mike...@iafrica.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help files
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Date: Saturday, January 7, 2012, 3:28 PM
On 2012/01/07 23:16
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