RE: [LegacyUG] source template for obituary collection?

2009-10-25 Thread Cathy-0
is merely a repository and not a source. While Ancestry does include source information on all their databases, I just use their information in completing my source citation in Legacy. Cathy-0 _ From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Dede Holden

Re: [LegacyUG] how to obtain a multiple page pdf file showing a big family tree?

2009-10-18 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
Viola: Sorry for the delayed response. Assuming you (or the recipient) have Adobe Acrobat, then in Adobe: Click Print On the scroll bar next to Page Scaling click Tile Large Pages They will now print on separate sheets which you can tape together. Cathy Orange County, CA At 05:42 AM 10/13

RE: [LegacyUG] living again

2009-10-08 Thread Cathy-0
When I had that problem, I went to the Index view and added the column entitled Living. While I had to re-adjust the columnar widths so that I could see more columns for each person, I found it a lot easier to see those who were marked as either No for not living or Yes for living. This

RE: [LegacyUG] Is it possible to COPY an event?

2009-09-17 Thread Cathy-0
Try using the Repeat button on the event screen. It will copy the previous event's text. -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Brian L. Lightfoot Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:59 AM To:

RE: [LegacyUG] Book done by compiler, NOT author or editor

2009-09-17 Thread Cathy-0
Why not just place in the author field the following? Peter Anderson, compiler -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Arnold Sprague Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:32 AM To:

RE: [LegacyUG] Entering US Census Information

2009-09-16 Thread Cathy-0
! Cathy-0 -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Alan Jones Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:35 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering US Census Information I have seen many post about how

RE: [LegacyUG] How to retain wife's married name as entered

2009-09-12 Thread Cathy-0
Have you thought about adding her various married names under the Alternatives Names? In this way each name you enter will be shown in the various reports and you'll see them all. _ From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Bill Rhodes

Re: [LegacyUG] Off Topic - Life After Posting to Ancestry.com

2009-08-29 Thread Cathy
the idea of placing my tree on Rootsweb where it is free and anyone can access it. Cathy At 09:49 AM 8/29/2009 -0400, you wrote: I recently uploaded my database to ancestry.com mainly so I could get other folks involved in finding links in my Winfrey studies. Instantly, ancestry starting

Re: [LegacyUG] A Minor Glitch ? ?

2009-08-22 Thread Cathy
Dennis, There is??? How? I haven't knowingly added any source citations to my To Do Items. Is it explained in the Help Files? If so, can you point me in the direction of how to do this? With thanks, Cathy At 12:58 PM 8/22/2009 -0400, you wrote: On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:51:19 -0400, Cathy chorn0

Re: [LegacyUG] Family History Center

2009-08-15 Thread Cathy
regularly promote Legacy. Maybe I should ask for a sales commission?? GRIN Just joking here! Cathy At 07:43 AM 8/15/2009 -0500, you wrote: This is -almost- off topic, to me. I took a copy of my Legacy family file with me to our local family history center. The librarian there had never heard

Re: [LegacyUG] Copying and Pasting Text

2009-08-13 Thread Cathy
event previously opened. As you tab through each field in your event, click on the Repeat button and then move to the next field and do the same there, etc. Is that what you were looking to do? If not, please explain in greater detail what you wish to do. Cathy At 12:42 PM 8/13/2009 -0700, you wrote

Re: [LegacyUG] Burial Address

2009-08-05 Thread Cathy
the listing of everyone you have in the cemetery if you wish. Cathy At 08:12 AM 8/5/2009 -0400, you wrote: Anyone found a way to search for those with a particular burial address? (Recorded within the + following Burial Location which a city-county-state-country type record) I would like a list

Re: [LegacyUG] Calendar Report Errors

2009-08-03 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
Marilyn: Do you have birth dates or anniversary dates (whichever you are searching for the Calendar) for everyone? The Calendar report only finds individuals that have a date for the field you are searching to include in the Calendar. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 04:43 PM 8/2

Re: [LegacyUG] Calendar Report Errors

2009-08-02 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
check the correctness of my data. Now, I think I'll re-run the report for living and probably find some that should be marked not living. Sorry I couldn't help you, though. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 07:46 PM 8/1/2009, you wrote: I have searched the archives and not found this problem

[LegacyUG] To Do List problem -- is this a bug?

2009-08-02 Thread Cathy
. I'm using a PC with XP operating system with all the last updated Service Packs. The Legacy version which I am using is 7.0.0.100 So, does anyone else have this problem or am I the only one? I would appreciate your assistance in testing this issue. With thanks, Cathy Legacy User Group

RE: [LegacyUG] To Do List problem -- is this a bug?

2009-08-02 Thread Cathy
know where to start to begin narrowing down what the issue could be. If you or anyone else has any thoughts as to what I should do next, I would certainly appreciate hearing them. With thanks, Cathy Curiouser and Curiouser, said Alice in Wonderland. At 12:37 PM 8/2/2009 -0400, you wrote

RE: [LegacyUG] To Do List problem -- is this a bug?

2009-08-02 Thread Cathy
Ron, Your suggestions worked! Thank you very much! I use the To Do Lists for a lot of follow up and I would have felt lost without them. I now see the reports in Previous and in printing on paper. Thank you, Ron and Dan, and everyone! Cathy At 05:56 PM 8/2/2009 +0100, you wrote

Re: [LegacyUG] To Do List problem -- is this a bug?

2009-08-02 Thread Cathy
To Do List report prior to printing it. Clicking on the Reset button doesn't make a permanent change. So, resetting each time for each person is a work-around but I would certainly like it to clear up the problem permanently when I reset Does anyone else find this an issue too? Thanks, Cathy

RE: [LegacyUG] To Do List problem -- is this a bug?

2009-08-02 Thread Cathy
their web site and re-install and see where that leaves me. Again, my thanks, Cathy At 07:45 PM 8/2/2009 +0100, you wrote: Cathy, As I clicked the button to send my last post, I remembered something, and sure enough after checking I found it! Before going as far as deleting the USR file try

RE: [LegacyUG] To Do List problem -- Problem now fixed

2009-08-02 Thread Cathy
is working well. Again, my thanks to Ron and everyone. Cathy At 07:45 PM 8/2/2009 +0100, you wrote: Cathy, As I clicked the button to send my last post, I remembered something, and sure enough after checking I found it! Before going as far as deleting the USR file try FileFile MaintenanceMaster

[LegacyUG] Repository of Photos and other items

2009-07-08 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
of the document or book in their possession? Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http

[LegacyUG] Personal Knowledge vs. Interview?

2009-07-03 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
I'd ask for more input. Thanks. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA 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

[LegacyUG] Census Source Citation Question

2009-06-25 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
, etc, would it be appropriate to list John Smith Family as the ID of Person on the Detail Source for all family members resulting in one citation in the endnotes? Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages

RE: [LegacyUG] Census Source Citation Question

2009-06-25 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
in the Source Citation in the endnotes. For just that entry in the Detail Source screen for the Source Citation, would you enter each person separately or use a generic ID for all so there is just one Source Citation listed in the endnotes rather than a Source Citation for each person? Cathy Vallevieni

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Source Citation Question

2009-06-25 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
Thank you all who responded. Now I feel comfortable entering just the household name and having one citation for the Census without being concerned about breaking some citation rule. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 11:52 AM 6/25/2009, you wrote: Cathy, In this situation, I still use

Re: [LegacyUG] Location Names and Addresses--mapping

2009-06-25 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
order to see the migration of an individual but just looking at the map still shows gives you a picture of everywhere the person was. Play with the aerial view and 3d view, too. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 12:16 PM 6/25/2009, you wrote: You all have piqued my interest in mapping

Re: [LegacyUG] Location Names and Addresses

2009-06-24 Thread Cathy
. Just curious. Cathy At 06:42 PM 2/8/2009 -0700, you wrote: Here is how I use the four fields to keep my city, county, state, country organized: 1. Always use the 4 fields inserting commas if you are missing data. 2. Handle Cemeteries, Churches, etc by using a - Here is an example: Cemetery

Re: [LegacyUG] Location Names and Addresses

2009-06-24 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
Cathy: I have the same reasons as everyone that already replied plus I use the mapping feature to view and track the history of where a person lived and died and key places like their homes and burial locations. It seems like an extra step to use the Burial Address section when it can

RE: [LegacyUG] Location Issues

2009-06-22 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
include in a location, it always sorts them perfectly and you can find them instantly yet reports have all the information you want on them. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 01:03 PM 6/22/2009, you wrote: Ross, A few days ago, someone on this list pointed out to me the right-to-left sort

RE: [LegacyUG] Location Issues

2009-06-22 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
needs to be changed pretty easily. If this doesn't answer your question, please let me know. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 09:19 PM 6/22/2009, you wrote: So then... the question is will the program convert the current locations system wide or will I have to manually convert each

Re: [LegacyUG] Report of children and their spouse

2009-06-21 Thread Cathy
Have you looked at a Family Group Sheet? It would give you all of that, depending on what options you include. At 05:33 PM 6/21/2009 -0400, you wrote: I can't find any option that allows me to get a list of children of a particular couple and include the child's married names. I know I

[LegacyUG] Cite Undertaker as an event?

2009-06-14 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
? Is this too gruesome? Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, California 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

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources for Notes

2009-06-07 Thread Cathy
I have an event called Miscellaneous Notes which I use. As I have not associated any specific sentence structure with it and it includes only notes and sources, it allows me to do just what you suggest below in your email. At 12:20 PM 6/7/2009 -0400, you wrote: I would like to enter a

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 - question re software corruption

2009-06-03 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
' solution: Cathy and I have (sort of) resolved this off list. I thought I would post the solution for anyone else that sees this problem. I took a look at Cathy's tblNX. tblNX contains, among other things, the married names. Her tblNX married names were all dorked up. I suggested she turn off

RE: [LegacyUG] new event

2009-06-02 Thread Cathy
I had set one up entitled Military Draft Registration as this allows me to differentiate between someone who served in the military and one who only registered for the draft. Also, I set up the sentence structure as follows: [FirstName] registered for the military draft for [Desc] [onDate]

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 - question re software corruption

2009-06-02 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
you to the incorrect person. (Man, this is confusing!) Dennis Kowallek, maybe you can confirm that this sounds similar to my problem and perhaps the same solution will work for her that you suggested for me? Lisa, I'm not saavy enough to give you advice, so wait for Dennis' comment. Cathy

Re: [LegacyUG] Printing Name List

2009-05-19 Thread Cathy
1. From the Family View screen, click on View from the top menu. 2. From the drop-down menu, select Name List 3. At he bottom of the window, click on the print button 4. A new window entitled List Report Options will open 5. Select your options and then preview it before printing to make

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing a Name Found in Obituary

2009-05-19 Thread Cathy
While I have an event labeled Obituary where I would place the entire Obit into the Notes section, for the source citation I use the newspaper in which the obituary was posted as the source citation. That's how I handle them. At 04:51 PM 5/19/2009 -0700, you wrote: I have a woman's

[LegacyUG] Any unusual Events with their sentence structures?

2009-05-09 Thread Cathy
add them as Residence. But what about any unusual events you've found? What are they and how did you enter them into the Events with a sentence structure? Thanks, Cathy Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail

Re: [LegacyUG] RINs showing up incorrectly in INDEX and SEARCH for 3 women's married names

2009-05-05 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
Dennis: I did it and no problem. I'll check it each time I change an MRIN and post again if it happens. Maybe just a perfect storm of events that made it happen before. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 02:40 PM 5/5/2009, you wrote: On Sun, 03 May 2009 14:34:16 -0700, Cathy

Re: [LegacyUG] RINs showing up incorrectly in INDEX and SEARCH for 3 women's married names

2009-05-05 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
I'm pretty sure it wasn't anything that happened at the time I changed the MRIN but no guarantees. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 02:40 PM 5/5/2009, you wrote: On Sun, 03 May 2009 14:34:16 -0700, Cathy Vallevieni cathyv...@cox.net wrote: I have never changed a RIN. I have changed MRINS

[LegacyUG] RINs showing up incorrectly in INDEX and SEARCH for 3 women's married names

2009-05-03 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
of the women. These errors also show up when using the SEARCH function. Any ideas how to correct these 3 additional assigning of incorrect RIN #s for the married names of the 3 women? Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp

RE: [LegacyUG] RINs showing up incorrectly in INDEX and SEARCH for 3 women's married names

2009-05-03 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
day's enjoyment! Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 02:53 PM 5/3/2009, you wrote: Cathy, Try using FileFile MaintenanceCheck/Repair. Repeat until no corrections are shown. Then FileFile MaintenaceSet File Sorting Order. Please come back to us if this does not work, as theoretically what

RE: [LegacyUG] RINs showing up incorrectly in INDEX and SEARCH for 3 women's married names

2009-05-03 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
Ron: Thanks for trying to help. At least it isn't really affecting anything as long as I remember it when I do searches or look at the Index. I think I'll leave it alone for now. Maybe it will go away on it's own! (I don't expect that but we can always hope.) Cathy Vallevieni Orange

Re: [LegacyUG] I lost my parents!

2009-04-28 Thread Cathy
. Cathy At 04:40 PM 4/28/2009 -0400, you wrote: Thanks to Wendy and Elizabeth for your help. Here is my problem: On the start up page my name comes up first - standard procedure - but where my parents names should be it now shows Unknown. If I click there it brings up a blank page

[LegacyUG] Can Genealogy Web Sites Make it Easier to Cite Sources?

2009-04-21 Thread Cathy
, I thought that I would pass the web link along to you LUG readers. What do you think? Cathy Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to print an all in one report that includes adopted children, half siblings and step children?

2009-04-13 Thread Cathy
Joyce, In the marriage window, did you place a check mark in the box next to the words: This couple did not marry. By checking that box, it should change the verbiage from husband and wife to male and female. Cathy At 10:26 AM 4/13/2009, you wrote: Plus - the scenario - a man has

[LegacyUG] Family Group Sheet question

2009-04-12 Thread Cathy
is if there is a way to print one FGS for him showing all three of his families with all children and all wives and all the wives' events as well.. Does anyone have any thoughts? With thanks, Cathy Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http

[LegacyUG] Missing footnotes in Mod. Register Report

2009-04-12 Thread Cathy
, Cathy 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

Re: [LegacyUG] Missing footnotes in Mod. Register Report

2009-04-12 Thread Cathy
a tick mark in them. Cathy At 05:29 PM 4/12/2009, you wrote: Cathy, I've never done a Modified Register Report so I thought I'd choose that option and see what happened. I usually use endnotes but for this exercise used footnotes as you did. All of my pages that had names had footnotes

Re: [LegacyUG] Missing footnotes in Mod. Register Report

2009-04-12 Thread Cathy
on the page. Cathy At 03:39 PM 4/12/2009, you wrote: Hi Cathy, Do some of your events have multiple citations? Try this. Click on Report Menu (Charts). Click on Report Options at the bottom center. Click the Sources tab On the left side, third box down, make sure that the box for if an event has

[LegacyUG] Thank you for the To Do List options and reports

2009-04-06 Thread Cathy
up the good work! Cathy 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

Re: [LegacyUG] Which is the correct name to use in reports?

2009-03-25 Thread Cathy
The correct name is the one that you use as a standard throughout your database. Some people like to use those names found on the birth certificates as the main name. However, one of the nice things about Legacy is that you can also include all the other alternative names listed on the

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages - Tracking Individuals

2009-02-16 Thread Cathy
In adding a census event for a person, I mention in the notes section of a person that another unrelated person was living with them. I'll also add a add new unlinked individual with their information. Then I can always look under View Tree Finder and see what the unlinked trees are in

RE: [LegacyUG] Naming photos

2009-02-14 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
Source list for each person's Census event. Bottom line I duplicate the Census everywhere so there's a separate record for each family. This makes it easy to find and orgainzed. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 09:18 AM 2/14/2009, you wrote: Hi Bruce, Thanks! Another question

Re: [LegacyUG] Reports showing 2 adopted children instead of 1

2009-02-09 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
figured it out for awhile without researching your question. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 03:17 AM 2/9/2009, you wrote: Cathy Vallevieni wrote: I have a family that adopted one child. I entered an event of adoption for the child. I changed the Child Status to Adopted for both

[LegacyUG] Reports showing 2 adopted children instead of 1

2009-02-08 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
: Chronology for the father Individual Report for the father Family Group Descendant Descendant Narrative I have Legacy Deluxe Version 7.0.0.86. Does anyone else have this same problem? If not, does anyone have a suggestion? Thanks. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA Legacy User Group guidelines

Re: [LegacyUG] Location Names and Addresses

2009-02-08 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
another perspective. There is a whole thread on it in the archives (see the bottom of this e-mail for archives) and enter Need Overall Help and just read through the whole thread. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 03:26 PM 2/8/2009, you wrote: I'm a new user to Legacy 7 (DE), having

[LegacyUG] How to identify the commonly used first name?

2009-02-07 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
named Robert Blair who went by Blair should be entered at Robert Blair but how else to show this is the name he used? Thanks for any ideas. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http

Re: [LegacyUG] sorting AKAs

2009-02-03 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
Richard in Seal Beach: If you are in Seal Beach, California, there is a monthly LUG meeting next Monday, Feb 9. Richard Schulties and I drive up together. If you are interested in learning about it or coming with us, contact me offline at cathyv...@cox.net. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County

Re: [LegacyUG] Washington D.C.

2009-01-31 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
in Legacy states: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA (or maybe this is something I inadvertently added) For short location I have entered: Washington, DC. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 06:58 AM 1/31/2009, you wrote: What is the correct way to enter

RE: [LegacyUG] Need overall help

2009-01-31 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
response. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 07:59 AM 1/31/2009, you wrote: Cathy, The only reason why you might not want to have 5 places for some USA addresses and 4 for another is sorting. In the master location list you have the option to sort the list in any manner you'd like. However

Re: [LegacyUG] problem with source in report

2009-01-31 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 11:24 AM 1/31/2009, you wrote: I am noticing that when I create a report, if there is more than one source for a particular event, such as a census and a birth registration, the printed citation comes out in one paragraph. There are a few small dots

[LegacyUG] File types

2009-01-31 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
to be opened? I have paper copies but I'm trying to make the best long-term decision about the saved file type. Thank you. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com

Re: [LegacyUG] File types

2009-01-31 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
Thank you all for your responses. I have no experience with GEDCOM files but I know it's covered in Legacy Help so I will check it out. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 08:20 PM 1/31/2009, you wrote: Given the state of increasing storage capacity, why not save all three. More

Re: [LegacyUG] Need overall help

2009-01-30 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
mapping them or creating more locations on the Master Location List. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 06:16 AM 1/30/2009, you wrote: I'm not new to genealogy, but I feel like I am so snowed under with legacy 7. I had been using FTM since it came out, but was not happy with their new

Re: [LegacyUG] Need overall help

2009-01-30 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA , At 08:22 PM 1/30/2009, you wrote: On 30 Jan 2009 Cathy Vallevieni wrote: For places that I want to know exactly the address and that I want to map to that exact address, I enter them in the long description as: City - 123 Main St, County, State, Country

[LegacyUG] Reason to Print An Individual Report

2009-01-30 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
you. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA 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

[LegacyUG] Entering Events After A Spouse Dies

2009-01-30 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
Kris: One of your comments brought up another thing I would like to find out how others are handling: Those who enter events during the marriage, once a spouse dies, I assume you enter subsequent events under the surviving spouse individually because there's no longer a marriage? Cathy

Re: [LegacyUG] Incorporating Narratives From Sources into a Report

2009-01-28 Thread Cathy
has more detailed information including the page number and column number on the page. Cathy At 06:57 AM 1/28/2009, you wrote: I would appreciate knowing how other handle sources that contain marvelous narratives that would make wonderful reading in a report or a book, but are too long to put

Re: [LegacyUG] BOOK overprint error

2009-01-23 Thread Cathy
Sorry, I can't seem to follow what you are saying. Would you please restate your suggestion in baby steps? Thanks! At 08:00 AM 1/23/2009, you wrote: Got rid of the OVERPRINT on Table of Contents by taking out all the booklets, removing the book name from the Saved Files list, and

Re: [LegacyUG] Cemetery photos

2009-01-06 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
result. I think this was your question. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 01:36 PM 1/6/2009, you wrote: This is from a recent thread...OK, so I'm a little slow picking up on it! ha ha Is there any indication that a photo is available using this method? The Photo Icon on the main Family

Re: [LegacyUG] Cemetery photos

2009-01-06 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
GC: I just tried attaching a picture to an occupation and it did show up under the occupation in the pictures and next to the occupation on the report. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County At 04:24 PM 1/6/2009, you wrote: Cathy, What you say is true, but. When you click on the half shaded

Re: [LegacyUG] Cemetery photos

2009-01-06 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
categories and they show up on different locations on the reports? Maybe if you add a photo under events that are entered as occupations then they show under occupations on the scroll bar and print next to the occupation on reports? Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, cA At 04:24 PM 1/6/2009, you

Re: [LegacyUG] Use for USER ID numbers

2009-01-05 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
JL: Yes, I understand. Thanks. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 11:27 PM 1/4/2009, you wrote: Family Group numbering system? While I was brushing my teeth it occurred to me that there's a difference in how we're using this system. I think you're only working with paper documents

Re: FW: [LegacyUG]Want to go back to version before lasts year update

2009-01-05 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
Eileen: I wanted to let you know that I saw both of your messages so both were posted but I don't have an answer. I'm sure someone more knowledgable will answer when they check their e-mail. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 01:41 PM 1/5/2009, you wrote: Are you blocking messasge

Re: [LegacyUG] Census vs Residence

2009-01-05 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
take long. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA 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

Re: [LegacyUG] Use for USER ID numbers

2009-01-04 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 04:17 AM 1/4/2009, you wrote: I just realized I could put that extra USER ID field to good use. When I post info for someone to http://findagrave.comfindagrave.com I put the Find A Grave Memorial # in the User ID field. I set the fields showing on my main

Re: [LegacyUG] Use for USER ID numbers

2009-01-04 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
or ??? that help me to repopulate the fields. If not, I'm still covered. You could also print a hard copy list of your people with the MRIN listed if you don't like the idea of going back to look at a back up file. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 12:32 PM 1/4/2009, you wrote: Though I like

Re: [LegacyUG] Newbie questions

2009-01-04 Thread Cathy
with cemetery names. It also allows me to run to see a listing of everyone within the specific cemetery. Or I can also see everyone with an event within a specific location. Just my two cents. Cathy At 12:12 PM 1/4/2009, you wrote: 2) Place names: Coming from TMG, I very often show a place

Re: [LegacyUG] Use for USER ID numbers

2009-01-04 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
Ron: I'm sorry. I thought I was sending in plain text since no one has ever said anything to me before. I made a change in the defaults. Did this come through as plain text or HTML? Cathy Vallevieni At 03:35 PM 1/4/2009, you wrote: Cathy, Please send your messages to the list in plain

Re: [LegacyUG] Use for USER ID numbers

2009-01-04 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
JL: What you say sounds logical. Somehow it just seemed easy for me to look at the User ID and know which family book and which file in that book contained all the paper documents for that person. I'll consider what you have said. As always, thanks for your continued input. Cathy

Re: [LegacyUG] Marriage Events on Individual Report

2009-01-04 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
. Otherwise, there's really no point in entering an event under the Marriage since it also has to be entered in both the husband and wife's records as well. If anyone else sees the value of this, please let Millennia know. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 05:01 PM 1/4/2009, you wrote

Re: [LegacyUG] Use for USER ID numbers

2009-01-04 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
JL: Another great tip. I never tried clicking the Show Entire Source; I always clicked Edit to see the File ID. I guess this is a reason to try every option on every screen to see what is available! Lesson learned. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 07:56 PM 1/4/2009, you wrote

Re: [LegacyUG] Use for USER ID numbers

2009-01-04 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
at a glance in the future and maybe on the reports as well Time will tell. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 09:49 PM 1/4/2009, you wrote: Those numbers also print out in reports if you want them to, right along with the source citations, on reports where you have the options

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to bulk fill in the User ID field for a tagged list of people?

2009-01-03 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
way more organized. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 02:58 AM 1/3/2009, you wrote: Many thanks to Jenny Benson, Cathy Vallevieni for solving this problem. I contacted Dennis K, as suggested by Cathy, and managed to do the job in less than five minutes, so particular thanks to Dennis

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to bulk fill in the User ID field for a tagged list of people?

2008-12-27 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
of them displayed (or at least more than 3). Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 06:11 AM 12/27/2008, you wrote: Many thanks - that's worked well. Now if I could just display 4 tags instead of 3, that would show me at a glance which line each person belongs to! Cathy Vallevieni wrote

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to bulk fill in the User ID field for a tagged list of people?

2008-12-26 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
and everyone else of this generation)? Would the husband's ancestor line determine it (i.e. Vallevieni for my husband and I and our kids since we are all named Vallevieni) or what about using the 0-999 group for the descendants? Thanks again. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 01:51 PM 12/25/2008

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to bulk fill in the User ID field for a tagged list of people?

2008-12-26 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
John: JL mentioned that Dennis K. helped him do this. Check out http://ltools.kowallekfamily.com/ and/or contact him offlist at mailto:lto...@kowallekfamily.comlto...@kowallekfamily.com. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 04:48 AM 12/26/2008, you wrote: Could you please tell us how

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to bulk fill in the User ID field for a tagged list of people?

2008-12-26 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
JL: Again, thank you for the advice. I'll consider all you said since I haven't yet implemented the new system. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 09:05 AM 12/26/2008, you wrote: Some things need to be fudged. Since I start my division at parents, not grandparents, there are less

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to bulk fill in the User ID field for a tagged list of people?

2008-12-26 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
At 02:53 AM 12/26/2008, you wrote: This sounds exactly what I would like to do. Would you be so kind as to outline the steps involved, please? Obviously set tabs 1-4 for each line, then tag each line, but this is where things sometimes go awry with me. 1. How can I be sure that EVERYONE in any

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to bulk fill in the User ID field for a tagged list of people?

2008-12-26 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
). Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 09:05 AM 12/26/2008, you wrote: Some things need to be fudged. Since I start my division at parents, not grandparents, there are less descendants. I don't have many documents there but the ones I do have, for instance my own birth certificate, goes under my

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to bulk fill in the User ID field for a tagged list of people?

2008-12-25 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
. I know the User ID is intended to be a unique number for each individual but I want to use it to permanently record the ancestor family group (i.e. which grandparent lineage they are part of) and the location of the paper documents for the person. Thank you. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to bulk fill in the User ID field for a tagged list of people?

2008-12-25 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
the possibilities. Thank you, Dennis. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA I'll At 05:08 AM 12/25/2008, you wrote: On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:31:57 -0800, Cathy Vallevieni cathyv...@cox.net wrote: I want to use the User ID field to note in which book that person's documents are filed. Eventually I may (one

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to bulk fill in the User ID field for a tagged list of people?

2008-12-25 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
JL: This works for viewing on the computer. I'm also trying to create a printed list of the individuals that shows where their documents are filed. Thanks for your continued assistance. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 09:11 AM 12/25/2008, you wrote: The only thing I can think

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to bulk fill in the User ID field for a tagged list of people?

2008-12-25 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
JL: Thanks for another workable solution. You are very generous with your guidance. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 09:15 AM 12/25/2008, you wrote: Other choice. Print your tagged lists one at a time as csv, import them all into a spreadsheet, sort by name (or whatever you want

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to bulk fill in the User ID field for a tagged list of people?

2008-12-25 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
). That aha moment occurred between my first posting and receiving Dennis' response. Again, thanks to both of you for all of your advice. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 10:47 AM 12/25/2008, you wrote: Dennis M. Kowallek wrote Won't you end up with text+rin in the UserID field then? I'm

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to bulk fill in the User ID field for a tagged list of people?

2008-12-25 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
grandparent lines that I am also researching (for my kids and grandkids). Just in case someone else is considering using the color coding on the computer. Thanks. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 10:46 AM 12/25/2008, you wrote: JLB wrote The only thing I can think of that's built into Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to bulk fill in the User ID field for a tagged list of people?

2008-12-25 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
(husband is glued to the Law and Order marathon on TV) to work on genealogy but we are leaving soon to go to the movies/dinner with friends so I'll grudgingly have to tear myself away from the computer. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 12:55 PM 12/25/2008, you wrote: Cathy V., It's

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to bulk fill in the User ID field for a tagged list of people?

2008-12-25 Thread Cathy Vallevieni
. Better now than later, though, when I will have many more people and documents. Thank you (and Dennis K. offline) for your Christmas-day assistance. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA At 01:51 PM 12/25/2008, you wrote: With a little help from Dennis K. I was able to put my MRIN's

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