Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features
Brian L. Lightfoot wrote But I've often wondered if we dared to start a new thread called The least liked features of Legacy. I've come close to that in the past and a few jumped all over me with nasty words to the effect that if I didn't like it here, I should go elsewhere. Well, those people have come and gone but even at this time, I remain a little gun-shy about posting a laundry list of those items. I'll just wait for them to eventually pop up one at a time and add my sentiments then. Unless somebody else wants to test the waters.? Off-hand, I can't think of any features that really peeve me, just a few things I'd like to see which have been aired here before - and often submitted by me or others as enhancement suggestions. There are probably quite a few features I never use, but just because I personally have no need of them doesn't mean I am not very happy for them to be there for others. I *do* like the way the LDS features can all be tucked away out of site so they don't clutter the screen up for those who don't use them, but the generosity of the LDS towards *all* genealogists is incredible and I begrudge them nothing. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Spell Checker
One more time!!! I have tried to post this message three times over the past week, so if a duplicate materializes, I apologize in advance. I'm beginning to wonder if I've been blacklisted! inline: Beer Glass Smiley.jpg Anyway - I am trying to use the spell checker to correct a lot of errors in my notes and ran across a couple of issues that I do not seem to be able to figure out: (1) Specifically, the use of military designators, such as 1st Infantry, 384th TFW, etc. , - the spell checker will accept these if spelled out, such as 'first' Infantry, 'Three Eighty Fourth' TFW, etc., but will not permit me to add the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc., designators to the dictionary so that when encountered again, it will allow changes. Aside from 'ignoring' these errors each time I ask the spell checker to start anew (as opposed to 'starting where left off'), is there any way to add the 1st, 2nd., etc., to the spell checker for future usage? (2) On a secondary issue with the spell checker, I am unable to correct misspelled data in the Global spell checker unless it is a word in the spell checker dictionary. My solution? Write the RIN number on a piece of paper, then go to that RIN - visit his/her Notes field, read the whole note and manually correct the spelling problems as I go - OR - I copy the whole note, paste it to a WORD document, make the corrections, then copy and paste it back into Legacy. A most convoluted process, but it is easier for me than trying to use the spell checker when it doesn't permit me to manually change 'da te' to 'date' or to type the proper name and change it on the spot. Lots of effort, but I'm now about 40% through my 21,000 RIN's, and hope to finish in about 6 weeks. Bob
Re: [LegacyUG] Spell Checker
RUNION ROBERT wrote I'm beginning to wonder if I've been blacklisted! Obviously not, as this message got through, but you might be if you continue to post in HTML with attachments or pictures! -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched?
Suzanne, I switched from TMG two or three years ago, and with a database of only around 4000, I had a lot of trouble with clean-up, too. However, the switch coincided with jumping on a genealogy education track (IGHR, NIGR, the NGS course, and so on), and as a result, the clean-up time was also a profitable time for me. The clean-up garnered me a lot of new perspective on old lines that I hadn't looked at for a while. So it's not all bad! Janis Walker Gilmore On 10/19/09 7:51 PM, Suzanne Scheraga sjscher...@yahoo.com wrote: I've recently switched to Legacy from TMG and have had a really hard time with clean up. I'm not all that experienced with either program so I may be having a harder time than you would. One of the interesting things I learned from this group is how Access can be used to modify the Legacy database. My advice is to work really hard at mapping your fields and learning if it is possible to use external tools like Access to correct anticipated problems. Since I have been working so hard on cleanup (and I have a very small project compared to yours), I wish I understood more about both software programs before the transfer. I'm sure I would have saved myself a lot of work. Suzanne Reddick, Florida --- On Mon, 10/19/09, * vkgm1...@gmail.com wrote: From: * vkgm1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 2:30 PM Bob, I am struggling with leaving TMG 7.04 now, mainly because of the tired, FoxPro-based interface. In the last few days, I have looked at GRAMPS, RootsMagic, Legacy, and FTM 2010, but Legacy is in the forefront for my new application. The problem for me is that I have 8,500+ individuals, many of which have WITNESS tags, which I understand do not import well. ~ Kat On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 1:46 PM, SgtBob s...@cox.net wrote: I've used a number of genealogy programs over the past 10-15 years as most of us have done and I have found that Legacy is about the most versatile one I've ever used. It has a learning curve to be sure, but I suspect that you will be a spokesperson for it once you've used it for a while. I've been using it for a little over a year and am still learning all the benefits it has. Stay with it, you wont regret having learned to use it. My only desire would be that an Apple version would be developed so I could boot the Virtual Machine I have to run. I do understand that that is probably not going to happen due to the Access portion of the package - but I'm staying with Legacy anyway. :-) Bob Heather Stovold hstov...@gmail.com wrote: Well I, for one, had switched... I first used a genealogy program in 1988, and Legacy didn't exist at that point. I was very careful about changing programs for a lot of reasons (including a couple of bad experiences.) - but switched to Legacy a few years ago after being recommended by a friend (and then I read reviews etc.) I think with a careful read, that you are correct - the person was indicating that any genealogy program is overwhelming if it is their first ever genealogy program - and that even making a switch can take a while to get used to the differences. This is true in general of any computer program. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Ward Walker wnkwal...@rogers.com wrote: Well that's sad. Is it really true? People only turn to Legacy after frustrations with other programs? I would have thought, after all these years, that most of us went looking for a genealogy program and chose Legacy, based on reviews, ads, free trials, etc. Legacy is the only program I have used. I chose it about 12 years ago and found it quite intuitive, relative to other (non-genealogy) programs I had used. (I realize Legacy was simpler then.) I have to skip over all the vague references on this list to FTM, etc., which are meaningless to me. I hope you are saying that _any_ first-time genealogy program can be overwhelming, depending on one's general computer experience, rather than saying that Legacy, in particular, is overwhelming. I suspect that following this List can often be much more overwhelming than basic use of the program itself. :-) Ward - Original Message - From: Michele Lewis cranberryf...@charter.net To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 9:00 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Lost and needing help Mary, Is this the first genealogy program you have used? I can see how it could be VERY overwhelming to someone who has never used a computer genealogy program before. Most of us have switched from other programs (and it still can be a little daunting). ... Legacy User Group guidelines:
RE: [LegacyUG] Most have switched?
I agree with you on TMG. I've used it since Version 4 and at first liked the layout compared to what was available at the time, but the outdated FoxPro-based interface has to go. I thought Version 7 was supposed to be improved, but no difference. TMG has a very high learning curve and you really need to be a programmer to figure out the codes for printing reports. I just dumped FTM 2009/2010 because of the direction the company seems to be going in. It's all about the subscriptions. I'm still converting from the 2009 version to Legacy and believe me it's a real mess. The reports are very limited in the 2009 2010 versions. It isn't for serious genealogy although they do have a lot of nice features within these two versions. Their last good version was FTM v16 before it switched hands to Ancestry.com. The software should be free since it's not a good investment. I returned FTM 2010. The latest version will supposedly allow you to download your online tree from Ancestry.com to the software including photos and notes. Bill Boswell -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf Of * Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 2:31 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? Bob, I am struggling with leaving TMG 7.04 now, mainly because of the tired, FoxPro-based interface. In the last few days, I have looked at GRAMPS, RootsMagic, Legacy, and FTM 2010, but Legacy is in the forefront for my new application. The problem for me is that I have 8,500+ individuals, many of which have WITNESS tags, which I understand do not import well. ~ Kat On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 1:46 PM, SgtBob s...@cox.net wrote: I've used a number of genealogy programs over the past 10-15 years as most of us have done and I have found that Legacy is about the most versatile one I've ever used. It has a learning curve to be sure, but I suspect that you will be a spokesperson for it once you've used it for a while. I've been using it for a little over a year and am still learning all the benefits it has. Stay with it, you wont regret having learned to use it. My only desire would be that an Apple version would be developed so I could boot the Virtual Machine I have to run. I do understand that that is probably not going to happen due to the Access portion of the package - but I'm staying with Legacy anyway. :-) Bob Heather Stovold hstov...@gmail.com wrote: Well I, for one, had switched... I first used a genealogy program in 1988, and Legacy didn't exist at that point. I was very careful about changing programs for a lot of reasons (including a couple of bad experiences.) - but switched to Legacy a few years ago after being recommended by a friend (and then I read reviews etc.) I think with a careful read, that you are correct - the person was indicating that any genealogy program is overwhelming if it is their first ever genealogy program - and that even making a switch can take a while to get used to the differences.This is true in general of any computer program. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Ward Walker wnkwal...@rogers.com wrote: Well that's sad. Is it really true? People only turn to Legacy after frustrations with other programs? I would have thought, after all these years, that most of us went looking for a genealogy program and chose Legacy, based on reviews, ads, free trials, etc. Legacy is the only program I have used. I chose it about 12 years ago and found it quite intuitive, relative to other (non-genealogy) programs I had used. (I realize Legacy was simpler then.) I have to skip over all the vague references on this list to FTM, etc., which are meaningless to me. I hope you are saying that _any_ first-time genealogy program can be overwhelming, depending on one's general computer experience, rather than saying that Legacy, in particular, is overwhelming. I suspect that following this List can often be much more overwhelming than basic use of the program itself. :-) Ward - Original Message - From: Michele Lewis cranberryf...@charter.net To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 9:00 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Lost and needing help Mary, Is this the first genealogy program you have used? I can see how it could be VERY overwhelming to someone who has never used a computer genealogy program before. Most of us have switched from other programs (and it still can be a little daunting). ... Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asphttp://www.legacyfamilytree.co m/Etiquette.asp Archived messages:
[LegacyUG] Run time error 32011
I was recently pasting a couple of EMails into the text of a source. Each time I got Run time error 32011 The operation cannot be preformed (sic) on protected text. I then pasted a sections of the Emails into the only part that crashed it was the From line but it was from one of my closest collaborators whose Emails I have used in source text many times previously. It has been OK since then but I wonder what was the cause of this error. MB Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features
I didn't know about the event clipboard. That could be very useful instead of having to re-enter the same event for several individuals. -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf Of S. Fry Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 5:45 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features The event clipboard would be a close second to the source clipboard, as far as my favorites go. Both these features are great! Sherry from Bowlegs, Okla. - Original Message - From: Kirsten Bowman vik...@rvi.net To: LegacyUserGroup LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 4:25 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features Mary's Lost post reminded me of how many great tips and shortcuts I picked up from the LUG when I first started using Legacy. Unfortunately new users sometimes don't even know the question to ask in order to find some of these, and LUG discussions lately seem to be far from basic. My personal favorite is the Source Clipboard, and anyone who isn't using it should drop everything and read Legacy's Help Index Clipboard Source. Would others like to mention their favorite feature or shortcut? Kirsten Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features
I didn't know about either of these features. Thanks - I'll be using them from now on. Ruth A. (Sconza Testa) Nerud baber...@worldnet.att.net - Original Message - From: Arnold Sprague aspra...@chicagobooth.edu To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:16 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features Two Legacy features that I especially like are: #1. Family View: If the *highlighted* individual has siblings, it is easy to rotate through the brothers/sisters by merely left-clicking on the adjacent thin *vertical* space in the *middle* of the Family View. #2. Family View: If the *highlighted* individual has more than one spouse, it is easy to rotate through the husbands/wives by merely left-clicking on the adjacent thin space in the *left/right* margins of the Family View. #1 and #2 above allow one to quickly go through family members who are in the same census, for example, and add the Census Event to each of them using the Clipboard. (I use a census, please *no* hisses or boos, as an event and thus can quickly add the Census Event, via the Clipboard, to all siblings who are in the same census.) Arnold Sprague At 03:25 PM 10/19/2009, you wrote: Mary's Lost post reminded me of how many great tips and shortcuts I picked up from the LUG when I first started using Legacy. Unfortunately new users sometimes don't even know the question to ask in order to find some of these, and LUG discussions lately seem to be far from basic. My personal favorite is the Source Clipboard, and anyone who isn't using it should drop everything and read Legacy's Help Index Clipboard Source. Would others like to mention their favorite feature or shortcut? Kirsten Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Most have switched?
I agree with the new perspective. While cleaning up my data file I'm finding errors and people I haven't visited in several years, or those that I need more information for. It helps to do an audit of your data once in a while to make sure people are connected the way they should be. I found one woman married to herself, but she wasn't listed twice in the index. Keeping tasks lists from two different programs hasn't helped. The lists get longer and often forgotten. I'm merging them all together in Legacy from PDF exports. Bill Boswell -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf Of Janis L Gilmore Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:38 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? Suzanne, I switched from TMG two or three years ago, and with a database of only around 4000, I had a lot of trouble with clean-up, too. However, the switch coincided with jumping on a genealogy education track (IGHR, NIGR, the NGS course, and so on), and as a result, the clean-up time was also a profitable time for me. The clean-up garnered me a lot of new perspective on old lines that I hadn't looked at for a while. So it's not all bad! Janis Walker Gilmore On 10/19/09 7:51 PM, Suzanne Scheraga sjscher...@yahoo.com wrote: I've recently switched to Legacy from TMG and have had a really hard time with clean up. I'm not all that experienced with either program so I may be having a harder time than you would. One of the interesting things I learned from this group is how Access can be used to modify the Legacy database. My advice is to work really hard at mapping your fields and learning if it is possible to use external tools like Access to correct anticipated problems. Since I have been working so hard on cleanup (and I have a very small project compared to yours), I wish I understood more about both software programs before the transfer. I'm sure I would have saved myself a lot of work. Suzanne Reddick, Florida --- On Mon, 10/19/09, * vkgm1...@gmail.com wrote: From: * vkgm1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 2:30 PM Bob, I am struggling with leaving TMG 7.04 now, mainly because of the tired, FoxPro-based interface. In the last few days, I have looked at GRAMPS, RootsMagic, Legacy, and FTM 2010, but Legacy is in the forefront for my new application. The problem for me is that I have 8,500+ individuals, many of which have WITNESS tags, which I understand do not import well. ~ Kat On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 1:46 PM, SgtBob s...@cox.net wrote: I've used a number of genealogy programs over the past 10-15 years as most of us have done and I have found that Legacy is about the most versatile one I've ever used. It has a learning curve to be sure, but I suspect that you will be a spokesperson for it once you've used it for a while. I've been using it for a little over a year and am still learning all the benefits it has. Stay with it, you wont regret having learned to use it. My only desire would be that an Apple version would be developed so I could boot the Virtual Machine I have to run. I do understand that that is probably not going to happen due to the Access portion of the package - but I'm staying with Legacy anyway. :-) Bob Heather Stovold hstov...@gmail.com wrote: Well I, for one, had switched... I first used a genealogy program in 1988, and Legacy didn't exist at that point. I was very careful about changing programs for a lot of reasons (including a couple of bad experiences.) - but switched to Legacy a few years ago after being recommended by a friend (and then I read reviews etc.) I think with a careful read, that you are correct - the person was indicating that any genealogy program is overwhelming if it is their first ever genealogy program - and that even making a switch can take a while to get used to the differences. This is true in general of any computer program. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Ward Walker wnkwal...@rogers.com wrote: Well that's sad. Is it really true? People only turn to Legacy after frustrations with other programs? I would have thought, after all these years, that most of us went looking for a genealogy program and chose Legacy, based on reviews, ads, free trials, etc. Legacy is the only program I have used. I chose it about 12 years ago and found it quite intuitive, relative to other (non-genealogy) programs I had used. (I realize Legacy was simpler then.) I have to skip over all the vague references on this list to FTM, etc., which are meaningless to me. I hope you are saying that _any_ first-time genealogy program can be overwhelming, depending on one's general computer experience, rather than saying that Legacy, in particular, is overwhelming. I suspect
RE: [LegacyUG] Most have switched?
Suzanne: I had the same problem with TMG v7. I did a direct import into TMG v7 from FTM2009 because it reads the file directly. When exported to a GEDCOM and imported into Legacy all the images transferred over, but there were zillions of duplicates and the locations list was a mess. I ended up just doing an export from FTM to GEDCOM and, while the cleanup is still major, it isn't quite as bad. A lot of my data from TMG was corrupt probably since it was reading from FTM. FTM had my most current data. Bill Boswell -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf Of Suzanne Scheraga Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 7:51 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? I've recently switched to Legacy from TMG and have had a really hard time with clean up. I'm not all that experienced with either program so I may be having a harder time than you would. One of the interesting things I learned from this group is how Access can be used to modify the Legacy database. My advice is to work really hard at mapping your fields and learning if it is possible to use external tools like Access to correct anticipated problems. Since I have been working so hard on cleanup (and I have a very small project compared to yours), I wish I understood more about both software programs before the transfer. I'm sure I would have saved myself a lot of work. Suzanne Reddick, Florida --- On Mon, 10/19/09, * vkgm1...@gmail.com wrote: From: * vkgm1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 2:30 PM Bob, I am struggling with leaving TMG 7.04 now, mainly because of the tired, FoxPro-based interface. In the last few days, I have looked at GRAMPS, RootsMagic, Legacy, and FTM 2010, but Legacy is in the forefront for my new application. The problem for me is that I have 8,500+ individuals, many of which have WITNESS tags, which I understand do not import well. ~ Kat On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 1:46 PM, SgtBob s...@cox.net wrote: I've used a number of genealogy programs over the past 10-15 years as most of us have done and I have found that Legacy is about the most versatile one I've ever used. It has a learning curve to be sure, but I suspect that you will be a spokesperson for it once you've used it for a while. I've been using it for a little over a year and am still learning all the benefits it has. Stay with it, you wont regret having learned to use it. My only desire would be that an Apple version would be developed so I could boot the Virtual Machine I have to run. I do understand that that is probably not going to happen due to the Access portion of the package - but I'm staying with Legacy anyway. :-) Bob Heather Stovold hstov...@gmail.com wrote: Well I, for one, had switched... I first used a genealogy program in 1988, and Legacy didn't exist at that point. I was very careful about changing programs for a lot of reasons (including a couple of bad experiences.) - but switched to Legacy a few years ago after being recommended by a friend (and then I read reviews etc.) I think with a careful read, that you are correct - the person was indicating that any genealogy program is overwhelming if it is their first ever genealogy program - and that even making a switch can take a while to get used to the differences. This is true in general of any computer program. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Ward Walker wnkwal...@rogers.com wrote: Well that's sad. Is it really true? People only turn to Legacy after frustrations with other programs? I would have thought, after all these years, that most of us went looking for a genealogy program and chose Legacy, based on reviews, ads, free trials, etc. Legacy is the only program I have used. I chose it about 12 years ago and found it quite intuitive, relative to other (non-genealogy) programs I had used. (I realize Legacy was simpler then.) I have to skip over all the vague references on this list to FTM, etc., which are meaningless to me. I hope you are saying that _any_ first-time genealogy program can be overwhelming, depending on one's general computer experience, rather than saying that Legacy, in particular, is overwhelming. I suspect that following this List can often be much more overwhelming than basic use of the program itself. :-) Ward - Original Message - From: Michele Lewis cranberryf...@charter.net To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 9:00 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Lost and needing help Mary, Is this the first genealogy program you have used? I can see how it could be VERY overwhelming to someone who has never used a computer genealogy program before. Most of us have switched from other programs (and it still
RE: [LegacyUG] Run time error 32011
I always copy email text to Windows Notepad to get rid of any code that might be embedded especially from HTML emails then copy it into the notes for that source. I don't know if that is part of the problem, but I find this very useful for getting rid of any formatting codes. Bill Boswell -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf Of aobmailbox144-leg...@yahoo.co.uk Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:56 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Run time error 32011 I was recently pasting a couple of EMails into the text of a source. Each time I got Run time error 32011 The operation cannot be preformed (sic) on protected text. I then pasted a sections of the Emails into the only part that crashed it was the From line but it was from one of my closest collaborators whose Emails I have used in source text many times previously. It has been OK since then but I wonder what was the cause of this error. MB Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Spell Checker
Do *NOT* Send attachments of any kind to the list, please. That is a major no-no. Do *not* use HTML in your emails. Please restrict your emails to plain text. We have listers who are on dial-up or metered (limited) downloads and this is not good for them. Please review the Legacy User Group Guidelines on our website at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation supp...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of RUNION ROBERT Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2:50 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Spell Checker One more time!!! I have tried to post this message three times over the past week, so if a duplicate materializes, I apologize in advance. I'm beginning to wonder if I've been blacklisted! Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features
Thank you, I have learned something. I didn't know about #2 Family View: If the highlighted individual has more than one spouse... Janet On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 2:16 PM, Arnold Sprague aspra...@chicagobooth.eduwrote: Two Legacy features that I especially like are: #1. Family View: If the *highlighted* individual has siblings, it is easy to rotate through the brothers/sisters by merely left-clicking on the adjacent thin *vertical* space in the *middle* of the Family View. #2. Family View: If the *highlighted* individual has more than one spouse, it is easy to rotate through the husbands/wives by merely left-clicking on the adjacent thin space in the *left/right* margins of the Family View. #1 and #2 above allow one to quickly go through family members who are in the same census, for example, and add the Census Event to each of them using the Clipboard. (I use a census, please *no* hisses or boos, as an event and thus can quickly add the Census Event, via the Clipboard, to all siblings who are in the same census.) Arnold Sprague At 03:25 PM 10/19/2009, you wrote: Mary's Lost post reminded me of how many great tips and shortcuts I picked up from the LUG when I first started using Legacy. Unfortunately new users sometimes don't even know the question to ask in order to find some of these, and LUG discussions lately seem to be far from basic. My personal favorite is the Source Clipboard, and anyone who isn't using it should drop everything and read Legacy's Help Index Clipboard Source. Would others like to mention their favorite feature or shortcut? Kirsten Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asphttp://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asphttp://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asphttp://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Spell Checker
First point. Spell check is a Microsoft thing. I have had problems with it too. Second, I have forgotten how I did it, but I did go in and remove a few spelling errors added by mistake, so it can be done. I will try to remember the actual way I did it. maybe someone out there KNOWS how. Rich in LA CA - Original Message From: RUNION ROBERT s...@cox.net To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2:49:51 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Spell Checker One more time!!! I have tried to post this message three times over the past week, so if a duplicate materializes, I apologize in advance. I'm beginning to wonder if I've been blacklisted! Anyway - I am trying to use the spell checker to correct a lot of errors in my notes and ran across a couple of issues that I do not seem to be able to figure out: (1) Specifically, the use of military designators, such as 1st Infantry, 384th TFW, etc. , - the spell checker will accept these if spelled out, such as 'first' Infantry, 'Three Eighty Fourth' TFW, etc., but will not permit me to add the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc., designators to the dictionary so that when encountered again, it will allow changes. Aside from 'ignoring' these errors each time I ask the spell checker to start anew (as opposed to 'starting where left off'), is there any way to add the 1st, 2nd., etc., to the spell checker for future usage? (2) On a secondary issue with the spell checker, I am unable to correct misspelled data in the Global spell checker unless it is a word in the spell checker dictionary. My solution? Write the RIN number on a piece of paper, then go to that RIN - visit his/her Notes field, read the whole note and manually correct the spelling problems as I go - OR - I copy the whole note, paste it to a WORD document, make the corrections, then copy and paste it back into Legacy. A most convoluted process, but it is easier for me than trying to use the spell checker when it doesn't permit me to manually change 'da te' to 'date' or to type the proper name and change it on the spot. Lots of effort, but I'm now about 40% through my 21,000 RIN's, and hope to finish in about 6 weeks. Bob Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features
In response to the question 'what I don't like about Legacy', I used to have a long list, but most have been fixed (submitted by me and others), some are still pending, and I tried for a while to come up with a new list and couldn't. My favorite part is the flexibility of Events. Rich in LA CA - Original Message From: Jenny M Benson ge...@cedarbank.me.uk To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:47:13 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features Brian L. Lightfoot wrote But I've often wondered if we dared to start a new thread called The least liked features of Legacy. I've come close to that in the past and a few jumped all over me with nasty words to the effect that if I didn't like it here, I should go elsewhere. Well, those people have come and gone but even at this time, I remain a little gun-shy about posting a laundry list of those items. I'll just wait for them to eventually pop up one at a time and add my sentiments then. Unless somebody else wants to test the waters.? Off-hand, I can't think of any features that really peeve me, just a few things I'd like to see which have been aired here before - and often submitted by me or others as enhancement suggestions. There are probably quite a few features I never use, but just because I personally have no need of them doesn't mean I am not very happy for them to be there for others. I *do* like the way the LDS features can all be tucked away out of site so they don't clutter the screen up for those who don't use them, but the generosity of the LDS towards *all* genealogists is incredible and I begrudge them nothing. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Phone numbers and / or addresses missing
Some advice please. I know how to search for people in my family file that are alive so to speak. Can anyone tell me how to do this: 1. Find those who are alive To do this, I set Look for whom = Individual Where to look = Living How to look = Equal to What to look for = YES 2. Next, find those who are missing an address or phone number or both? When I try, it says no records were found that match the search criteria. This is the part I am struggling with- can it be done? Thank you. Robert Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Spell Checker
RICHARD SCHULTHIES wrote Second, I have forgotten how I did it, but I did go in and remove a few spelling errors added by mistake, so it can be done. I will try to remember the actual way I did it. maybe someone out there KNOWS how. If you mean that you removed words that you had added to your custom dictionary, you simply open the dictionary file in a text editor such as Notepad and delete the unwanted entries. User dictionary files are in C:\Legacy\Dictionaries and are in the format userdic-XX.tlx where XX indicates the country/language. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Run time error 32011
I open a new message in Outlook and set to Text format then paste and copy from there to get rid of HTML. Never found the Strip HTML (I think that is the name of the button) in Legacy very effective. I am sure that I had done this. MB From: William H. Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, 21 October, 2009 14:14:13 Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Run time error 32011 I always copy email text to Windows Notepad to get rid of any code that might be embedded especially from HTML emails then copy it into the notes for that source. I don't know if that is part of the problem, but I find this very useful for getting rid of any formatting codes. Bill Boswell Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Spell Checker
I don't like the spellchecker because you have to spellcheck every part of your file individually. There is no global checker. michele - Original Message - From: RICHARD SCHULTHIES fourpa...@verizon.net To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:00 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Spell Checker First point. Spell check is a Microsoft thing. I have had problems with it too. Second, I have forgotten how I did it, but I did go in and remove a few spelling errors added by mistake, so it can be done. I will try to remember the actual way I did it. maybe someone out there KNOWS how. Rich in LA CA - Original Message From: RUNION ROBERT s...@cox.net To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2:49:51 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Spell Checker One more time!!! I have tried to post this message three times over the past week, so if a duplicate materializes, I apologize in advance. I'm beginning to wonder if I've been blacklisted! Anyway - I am trying to use the spell checker to correct a lot of errors in my notes and ran across a couple of issues that I do not seem to be able to figure out: (1) Specifically, the use of military designators, such as 1st Infantry, 384th TFW, etc. , - the spell checker will accept these if spelled out, such as 'first' Infantry, 'Three Eighty Fourth' TFW, etc., but will not permit me to add the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc., designators to the dictionary so that when encountered again, it will allow changes. Aside from 'ignoring' these errors each time I ask the spell checker to start anew (as opposed to 'starting where left off'), is there any way to add the 1st, 2nd., etc., to the spell checker for future usage? (2) On a secondary issue with the spell checker, I am unable to correct misspelled data in the Global spell checker unless it is a word in the spell checker dictionary. My solution? Write the RIN number on a piece of paper, then go to that RIN - visit his/her Notes field, read the whole note and manually correct the spelling problems as I go - OR - I copy the whole note, paste it to a WORD document, make the corrections, then copy and paste it back into Legacy. A most convoluted process, but it is easier for me than trying to use the spell checker when it doesn't permit me to manually change 'da te' to 'date' or to type the proper name and change it on the spot. Lots of effort, but I'm now about 40% through my 21,000 RIN's, and hope to finish in about 6 weeks. Bob Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.422 / Virus Database: 270.14.24/2449 - Release Date: 10/20/09 18:42:00 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Phone numbers and / or addresses missing
On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:39:36 -0500, Robert Carneal USA carnea...@adelphia.net wrote: Some advice please. I know how to search for people in my family file that are alive so to speak. Can anyone tell me how to do this: 1. Find those who are alive To do this, I set Look for whom = Individual Where to look = Living How to look = Equal to What to look for = YES 2. Next, find those who are missing an address or phone number or both? When I try, it says no records were found that match the search criteria. This is the part I am struggling with- can it be done? Maybe try finding everyone with an address first and tagging them on TAG1. Then find everyone alive and TAG1=Untagged. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Spell Checker
Congratulations, Bob, you've found one of my least liked things about Legacy. Almost all genealogy programs have some sort of spell-check utility, some better than others. Legacy's implementation of the spell-check is not one of its most shining stars but quite frankly I'm glad the programmers put their efforts into other aspects of the program thereby relegating the spell-check to the back burner. Maybe one day we'll see an improved version. Brian in CA - Original Message From: RUNION ROBERT s...@cox.net To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2:49:51 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Spell Checker One more time!!! I have tried to post this message three times over the past week, so if a duplicate materializes, I apologize in advance. I'm beginning to wonder if I've been blacklisted! Anyway - I am trying to use the spell checker to correct a lot of errors in my notes and ran across a couple of issues that I do not seem to be able to figure out: (1) Specifically, the use of military designators, such as 1st Infantry, 384th TFW, etc. , - the spell checker will accept these if spelled out, such as 'first' Infantry, 'Three Eighty Fourth' TFW, etc., but will not permit me to add the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc., designators to the dictionary so that when encountered again, it will allow changes. Aside from 'ignoring' these errors each time I ask the spell checker to start anew (as opposed to 'starting where left off'), is there any way to add the 1st, 2nd., etc., to the spell checker for future usage? (2) On a secondary issue with the spell checker, I am unable to correct misspelled data in the Global spell checker unless it is a word in the spell checker dictionary. My solution? Write the RIN number on a piece of paper, then go to that RIN - visit his/her Notes field, read the whole note and manually correct the spelling problems as I go - OR - I copy the whole note, paste it to a WORD document, make the corrections, then copy and paste it back into Legacy. A most convoluted process, but it is easier for me than trying to use the spell checker when it doesn't permit me to manually change 'da te' to 'date' or to type the proper name and change it on the spot. Lots of effort, but I'm now about 40% through my 21,000 RIN's, and hope to finish in about 6 weeks. Bob Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Phone numbers and / or addresses missing
In general, looking for empty fields use 'Search' 'the field' 'starts with' ' ', meaning in the first character in the field is a 'space'. You can also use 'wqual'. Rich in LA CA - Original Message From: Robert Carneal USA carnea...@adelphia.net To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:39:36 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Phone numbers and / or addresses missing Some advice please. I know how to search for people in my family file that are alive so to speak. Can anyone tell me how to do this: 1. Find those who are alive To do this, I set Look for whom = Individual Where to look = Living How to look = Equal to What to look for = YES 2. Next, find those who are missing an address or phone number or both? When I try, it says no records were found that match the search criteria. This is the part I am struggling with- can it be done? Thank you. Robert Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] About Spell Checker, possible suggestion
This is a little more work on the User's part, but I come to realize it is faster for me to just copy the text, paste into a word processor (or text processor that has a spell check), and spell check there. Make all the corrections, and copy that. Go back to Legacy and paste that. More work, but overall it's faster for me to do. Would this work for some of us? Thanks. Robert Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Phone numbers and / or addresses missing
Dennis- Ok- Suppose I do this- (Following your suggestion): Look for whom = Individual Where to look = Address-Phone 1 How to look = Equal to What to look for = blank Then Second condition is: Look for whom = Individual Where to look = Living How to look = Equal to What to look for = YES Not finding anyone either. I think I have the first condition set wrong. Should the first condition be: How to look = Wildcard What to look for =* (I am not sure how to make a condition for anything.) That didn't work either. (Yes, I have at least one person alive without an address or phone.) Any other ideas? Thanks, Robert At 2009-10-21 01:10 PM, you wrote: On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:39:36 -0500, Robert Carneal USA carnea...@adelphia.net wrote: Some advice please. I know how to search for people in my family file that are alive so to speak. Can anyone tell me how to do this: 1. Find those who are alive To do this, I set Look for whom = Individual Where to look = Living How to look = Equal to What to look for = YES 2. Next, find those who are missing an address or phone number or both? When I try, it says no records were found that match the search criteria. This is the part I am struggling with- can it be done? Maybe try finding everyone with an address first and tagging them on TAG1. Then find everyone alive and TAG1=Untagged. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features
I too am a convertee from FTM16, although I did try FTM 2008 and 2009. Needless to say I was disappointed with both. I am very happy with Legacy 7 and learning new things every day. This is a great thread, and although I love all the features already mentioned, my favorite has to be the wonderful support from the Legacy staff. Sherry, Brian, et all are great. I would like to see the ability to sort on birth date though. That is the ONLY feature I miss from FTM. Chick Lewis On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 8:50 AM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES fourpa...@verizon.net wrote: In response to the question 'what I don't like about Legacy', I used to have a long list, but most have been fixed (submitted by me and others), some are still pending, and I tried for a while to come up with a new list and couldn't. My favorite part is the flexibility of Events. Rich in LA CA - Original Message From: Jenny M Benson ge...@cedarbank.me.uk To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:47:13 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features Brian L. Lightfoot wrote But I've often wondered if we dared to start a new thread called The least liked features of Legacy. I've come close to that in the past and a few jumped all over me with nasty words to the effect that if I didn't like it here, I should go elsewhere. Well, those people have come and gone but even at this time, I remain a little gun-shy about posting a laundry list of those items. I'll just wait for them to eventually pop up one at a time and add my sentiments then. Unless somebody else wants to test the waters.? Off-hand, I can't think of any features that really peeve me, just a few things I'd like to see which have been aired here before - and often submitted by me or others as enhancement suggestions. There are probably quite a few features I never use, but just because I personally have no need of them doesn't mean I am not very happy for them to be there for others. I *do* like the way the LDS features can all be tucked away out of site so they don't clutter the screen up for those who don't use them, but the generosity of the LDS towards *all* genealogists is incredible and I begrudge them nothing. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Phone numbers and / or addresses missing
First search: Look for Address-Line1 wildcard = ?* Tag what you find (after clearing Tag1). Second search: Tag1 = Untagged and Living = Yes. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Notes for Spouse's Death Event
I've been reading the pros/cons of Notes versus Events in the LUG archives. I've been using Notes, but see the merits of using Events. I like that Legacy has the flexibility to change the wording and to add Notes to an individual's Events. In the Chronology tab, Legacy automatically lists (among other things) the death of a spouse as an individul's events. I would like to have a Note included with this event (A transcript of a memorial written by a husband to his wife). Is this possible? Stan _ Click less, chat more: Messenger on MSN.ca http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9677404 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched?
I've just switched from RootsMagic 3. Has anyone on the list done this? If so, how much cleanup did it take? One of my concerns is that I lost 23 of 300 notes in the GEDCOM from RM3. I haven't tried to figure out yet which ones I lost, since it looks like a daunting task. I'm still not sure if I want to use Legacy, even though I love it so far. I might decide to stay with RM3 since I've been using RootsMagic (and its predecessor Family Origins) for about 10 years. I hate RM4 and GEDCOMMED back to RM3, even though it meant some cleanup. If I decide to switch to Legacy permanently, I'll definitely buy the deluxe version. TIA for any help. Laurie Nelson -- From: William H. Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 7:08 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? Suzanne: I had the same problem with TMG v7. I did a direct import into TMG v7 from FTM2009 because it reads the file directly. When exported to a GEDCOM and imported into Legacy all the images transferred over, but there were zillions of duplicates and the locations list was a mess. I ended up just doing an export from FTM to GEDCOM and, while the cleanup is still major, it isn't quite as bad. A lot of my data from TMG was corrupt probably since it was reading from FTM. FTM had my most current data. Bill Boswell -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf Of Suzanne Scheraga Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 7:51 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? I've recently switched to Legacy from TMG and have had a really hard time with clean up. I'm not all that experienced with either program so I may be having a harder time than you would. One of the interesting things I learned from this group is how Access can be used to modify the Legacy database. My advice is to work really hard at mapping your fields and learning if it is possible to use external tools like Access to correct anticipated problems. Since I have been working so hard on cleanup (and I have a very small project compared to yours), I wish I understood more about both software programs before the transfer. I'm sure I would have saved myself a lot of work. Suzanne Reddick, Florida --- On Mon, 10/19/09, * vkgm1...@gmail.com wrote: From: * vkgm1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 2:30 PM Bob, I am struggling with leaving TMG 7.04 now, mainly because of the tired, FoxPro-based interface. In the last few days, I have looked at GRAMPS, RootsMagic, Legacy, and FTM 2010, but Legacy is in the forefront for my new application. The problem for me is that I have 8,500+ individuals, many of which have WITNESS tags, which I understand do not import well. ~ Kat Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Notes in GEDCOM uploads?
Is there a way to get General Notes for individuals in Legacy to show up in a GEDCOM exported to Ancestry.com? It did not work for me. Thanks W. Raymond Cummins Mississauga ON Canada Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Most have switched?
I think you will like Legacy. It is quite customizable and intuitive. I have found the tutorials and the Legacy book really helpful (I use the computer version). What was so bad about RM4 if I may ask. -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Laurie Nelson Sent: Wednesday, 21 October, 2009 2:59 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? I've just switched from RootsMagic 3. Has anyone on the list done this? If so, how much cleanup did it take? One of my concerns is that I lost 23 of 300 notes in the GEDCOM from RM3. I haven't tried to figure out yet which ones I lost, since it looks like a daunting task. I'm still not sure if I want to use Legacy, even though I love it so far. I might decide to stay with RM3 since I've been using RootsMagic (and its predecessor Family Origins) for about 10 years. I hate RM4 and GEDCOMMED back to RM3, even though it meant some cleanup. If I decide to switch to Legacy permanently, I'll definitely buy the deluxe version. TIA for any help. Laurie Nelson -- From: William H. Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 7:08 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? Suzanne: I had the same problem with TMG v7. I did a direct import into TMG v7 from FTM2009 because it reads the file directly. When exported to a GEDCOM and imported into Legacy all the images transferred over, but there were zillions of duplicates and the locations list was a mess. I ended up just doing an export from FTM to GEDCOM and, while the cleanup is still major, it isn't quite as bad. A lot of my data from TMG was corrupt probably since it was reading from FTM. FTM had my most current data. Bill Boswell -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf Of Suzanne Scheraga Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 7:51 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? I've recently switched to Legacy from TMG and have had a really hard time with clean up. I'm not all that experienced with either program so I may be having a harder time than you would. One of the interesting things I learned from this group is how Access can be used to modify the Legacy database. My advice is to work really hard at mapping your fields and learning if it is possible to use external tools like Access to correct anticipated problems. Since I have been working so hard on cleanup (and I have a very small project compared to yours), I wish I understood more about both software programs before the transfer. I'm sure I would have saved myself a lot of work. Suzanne Reddick, Florida --- On Mon, 10/19/09, * vkgm1...@gmail.com wrote: From: * vkgm1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 2:30 PM Bob, I am struggling with leaving TMG 7.04 now, mainly because of the tired, FoxPro-based interface. In the last few days, I have looked at GRAMPS, RootsMagic, Legacy, and FTM 2010, but Legacy is in the forefront for my new application. The problem for me is that I have 8,500+ individuals, many of which have WITNESS tags, which I understand do not import well. ~ Kat Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Notes for Spouse's Death Event
smegraw wrote In the Chronology tab, Legacy automatically lists (among other things) the death of a spouse as an individul's events. I would like to have a Note included with this event (A transcript of a memorial written by a husband to his wife). Is this possible? I may be wrong, but I think the only way you will achieve this is to make the Spouse's death an Event for the Individual and enter the memorial transcript in the Event Notes. Event Notes do show up in the Chronology, but I just tried adding Death Notes to someone who was showing as Mother's Death in their daughter's chronology and those did not show up. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features
Chick, One way is to go to the children, if this is what you are writing about, right-click on them, left-click on Children's Settings..., and move the kids up/down with the up/down arrows found in the lower right-hand corner. All features are there in Legacy. Arnold Sprague At 02:21 PM 10/21/2009, you wrote: I too am a convertee from FTM16, although I did try FTM 2008 and 2009. Needless to say I was disappointed with both. I am very happy with Legacy 7 and learning new things every day. This is a great thread, and although I love all the features already mentioned, my favorite has to be the wonderful support from the Legacy staff. Sherry, Brian, et all are great. I would like to see the ability to sort on birth date though. That is the ONLY feature I miss from FTM. Chick Lewis On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 8:50 AM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES fourpa...@verizon.net wrote: In response to the question 'what I don't like about Legacy', I used to have a long list, but most have been fixed (submitted by me and others), some are still pending, and I tried for a while to come up with a new list and couldn't. My favorite part is the flexibility of Events. Rich in LA CA - Original Message From: Jenny M Benson ge...@cedarbank.me.uk To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:47:13 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features Brian L. Lightfoot wrote But I've often wondered if we dared to start a new thread called The least liked features of Legacy. I've come close to that in the past and a few jumped all over me with nasty words to the effect that if I didn't like it here, I should go elsewhere. Well, those people have come and gone but even at this time, I remain a little gun-shy about posting a laundry list of those items. I'll just wait for them to eventually pop up one at a time and add my sentiments then. Unless somebody else wants to test the waters.? Off-hand, I can't think of any features that really peeve me, just a few things I'd like to see which have been aired here before - and often submitted by me or others as enhancement suggestions. There are probably quite a few features I never use, but just because I personally have no need of them doesn't mean I am not very happy for them to be there for others. I *do* like the way the LDS features can all be tucked away out of site so they don't clutter the screen up for those who don't use them, but the generosity of the LDS towards *all* genealogists is incredible and I begrudge them nothing. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features
Chick: I'm with you on sorting names by dob; it's one of the two relatively small FTM features that I miss. For now I send a GEDCOM from Legacy to an old copy of FTM and sort there, but it would certainly be handy to be able to do it within Legacy. Seems it would be easy enough to add. I don't understand the lack of a dob sort for names. Kirsten -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf Of Chick Lewis Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:21 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features I too am a convertee from FTM16, although I did try FTM 2008 and 2009. Needless to say I was disappointed with both. I am very happy with Legacy 7 and learning new things every day. This is a great thread, and although I love all the features already mentioned, my favorite has to be the wonderful support from the Legacy staff. Sherry, Brian, et all are great. I would like to see the ability to sort on birth date though. That is the ONLY feature I miss from FTM. Chick Lewis Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features
No, that is not what I meant. I know the children can by sorted by birth date. I am talking about the ability to sort the index by birth date as well as by name or RIN. This has been discussed before on the list but there does not seem to be enough interest for Legacy to add this feature. Chick On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Arnold Sprague aspra...@chicagobooth.edu wrote: Chick, One way is to go to the children, if this is what you are writing about, right-click on them, left-click on Children's Settings..., and move the kids up/down with the up/down arrows found in the lower right-hand corner. All features are there in Legacy. Arnold Sprague At 02:21 PM 10/21/2009, you wrote: I too am a convertee from FTM16, although I did try FTM 2008 and 2009. Needless to say I was disappointed with both. I am very happy with Legacy 7 and learning new things every day. This is a great thread, and although I love all the features already mentioned, my favorite has to be the wonderful support from the Legacy staff. Sherry, Brian, et all are great. I would like to see the ability to sort on birth date though. That is the ONLY feature I miss from FTM. Chick Lewis On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 8:50 AM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES fourpa...@verizon.net wrote: In response to the question 'what I don't like about Legacy', I used to have a long list, but most have been fixed (submitted by me and others), some are still pending, and I tried for a while to come up with a new list and couldn't. My favorite part is the flexibility of Events. Rich in LA CA - Original Message From: Jenny M Benson ge...@cedarbank.me.uk To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:47:13 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features Brian L. Lightfoot wrote But I've often wondered if we dared to start a new thread called The least liked features of Legacy. I've come close to that in the past and a few jumped all over me with nasty words to the effect that if I didn't like it here, I should go elsewhere. Well, those people have come and gone but even at this time, I remain a little gun-shy about posting a laundry list of those items. I'll just wait for them to eventually pop up one at a time and add my sentiments then. Unless somebody else wants to test the waters.? Off-hand, I can't think of any features that really peeve me, just a few things I'd like to see which have been aired here before - and often submitted by me or others as enhancement suggestions. There are probably quite a few features I never use, but just because I personally have no need of them doesn't mean I am not very happy for them to be there for others. I *do* like the way the LDS features can all be tucked away out of site so they don't clutter the screen up for those who don't use them, but the generosity of the LDS towards *all* genealogists is incredible and I begrudge them nothing. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features
Arnold: I don't know about Chick, but I'm missing the ability to sort the entire Name List by dob. That's an option within FTM and you can choose to have oldest first or youngest first. Either way, those with no dob sort alphabetically at the top of the list followed by the others in date order. It's pretty handy, but certainly not a deal-maker. Kirsten -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf Of Arnold Sprague Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4:22 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite Features Chick, One way is to go to the children, if this is what you are writing about, right-click on them, left-click on Children's Settings..., and move the kids up/down with the up/down arrows found in the lower right-hand corner. All features are there in Legacy. Arnold Sprague At 02:21 PM 10/21/2009, you wrote: I too am a convertee from FTM16, although I did try FTM 2008 and 2009. Needless to say I was disappointed with both. I am very happy with Legacy 7 and learning new things every day. This is a great thread, and although I love all the features already mentioned, my favorite has to be the wonderful support from the Legacy staff. Sherry, Brian, et all are great. I would like to see the ability to sort on birth date though. That is the ONLY feature I miss from FTM. Chick Lewis Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Notes in GEDCOM uploads?
Ray: My General Notes do transfer into a GEDCOM (5.5) although I haven't tried uploading it to Ancestry. You might try creating a GEDCOM with just one individual who does have content under General Notes, then open the GEDCOM with Notepad and search for a unique word in the text of the note to see if it's there. If you don't find it, it's probably due to a selection made in Legacy when creating the GEDCOM; if it's there but doesn't appear at Ancestry, it may be due to a selection made in the upload process. Kirsten -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf Of raymond.cumm...@utoronto.ca Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 3:09 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Notes in GEDCOM uploads? Is there a way to get General Notes for individuals in Legacy to show up in a GEDCOM exported to Ancestry.com? It did not work for me. Thanks W. Raymond Cummins Mississauga ON Canada Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
