Right. I agree with Ron on this. Also png is the best format, in my
opinion, because you don't lose resolution like you do in jpg and gif
is just a waste.
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 2:57 AM, ronald ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Christina,
I believe Photoshop Elements is pretty good for photo
Do you mind sharing that direct link with us? It sounds interesting! :)
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 8:58 PM, Claire Spinelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I should have checked the ever-powerful internet first! I downloaded a
research log form from the Family Tree Genealogy Book Store – found via
I agree that Legacy should handle other document formats better than
it does. Microsoft Office, Open Office and various database creation
software allows document hyperlinking. To rely exclusively on Legacy
to handle every bit of text is expecting too much. Many times we
receive documentation in
For pictures? I'm not all that concerned. I keep copies of everything,
but I don't like keeping copies directly on my computer. I've had
problems with that before. I use Picasa and I don't see that
disappearing anytime soon. In fact, this computer will likely fizz out
before Picasa does. lol!
On
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:41 AM, JLB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can only search for text in a pdf if the content is, in fact, text.
Just because something is in pdf doesn't mean it's searchable. It could
an image of text which is not searchable.
True, but why store an image as a pdf? I'm
Oops. Let me clarify what I meant.
For pictures? I'm not all that concerned. I keep copies of everything,
but I don't like keeping copies directly on my computer.
I don't save pictures directly to my computer, but to a memory stick
instead. Picasa is where I store them online and I use both for
Thank you so much to all that responded to my accidental hijack of
this thread. ;) It was very helpful. I have resisted recording those
until I was sure how best to go about it. I'm thrilled that I can now
begin working on narratives for it.
Legacy User Group guidelines:
I have several Navy men in my tree. I didn't do it that way as it didn't
give me a timeline that I liked. Because they were on different ships during
different time frames, I created an Event called ships and worded it how I
liked. Then I could enter the ship's name in the description, the dates
Funny this topic has come up, I was just thinking about this and was
going to post it myself, though slightly different.
What about stories my family has told me directly about themselves? My
grandmother told me a bunch of stories about her growing up before she
died a few years ago. These were
and hopefully someone will know. :)
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 11:27 PM, MagnoliaSouth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Right and I do the same, so it would read like this:
Jacobus Jan WIELHOUWER was baptized on March 26, 1752 in NH Church, Wouw,
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands and died on November 14, 1834
Right and I do the same, so it would read like this:
Jacobus Jan WIELHOUWER was baptized on March 26, 1752 in NH Church, Wouw,
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands and died on November 14, 1834 in Sommelsdijk,
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands at age 82.
This appears to be a standard way of entering
Actually I've seen it written and it could not have meant that they were
living there at that time. One example is John Smith of Bures, England was
living in Hampton. This particular one lived for a long while in Bures, but
obviously was not there at the time of the note as he was in Hampton. I've
Right. I too learned the hard way that a backup on your present
computer means nothing. Every single computer goes out and most of the
time its without a warning signal. I've been through more computers
than you can shake a stick at, and I'm here to say all computers get
corrupted or die in the
Actually I didn't miss that. I was disappointed to see that it was
going to be Microsoft but I understand that all of us are going to
prefer something different, and naturally we can't all be satisfied.
I still personally prefer Google and their web mapping service, but
we'll see. Maybe it'll
It's on the Individual page. Edit the individual and there is a box
near the bottom left that you'll check off.
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Roberta Greenway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Didn't there use to be a button that you clicked on when adding children
that said Had no Children? I have
Oops. I just realized something. The individual is never had children
and never married. You're talking about couples. In that case edit the
Marriage and check the box. :) Sorry for the confusion.
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 2:43 PM, MagnoliaSouth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's on the Individual page
I have to agree with the others and say that I believe this to be a
much needed feature. In my opinion, a database of any kind should be
sortable. Whether by Index, Name list or Marriage list, they all
should sort.
On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 5:35 AM, Valerie Garton
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am
Kathy, he said he'll not email it but it will be available on the site.
On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Kathy Shiell-Stokes
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ron : Certainly not. Will send you my email address so that you can
send it off list..
Thanks
KathyAt 02:49 PM 3/13/2008, you wrote:
On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 3:33 AM, JLB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you're looking for only the name Stone couldn't you tag all those
with that surname and make a gedcom of those people?
But the original poster wanted only the males.
Legacy User Group guidelines:
I need a suggestion. How would I go about searching and creating a
list of individuals in my family file, who were alive and living in a
specific county on or just before a certain date? In other words, this
would need to search all fields for the county, and not just ONE place
as Edit Find
, you wrote:
Hi MagnoliaSouth
The problem is not in the Master Source but in the Source Detail.
If there was any difference at all - even just a space - in the
Source Detail (I mean all the Source Detail tabs) of the Sources you
merged, then there will be two copies now attached
.
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 9:06 AM, MagnoliaSouth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I need a suggestion. How would I go about searching and creating a
list of individuals in my family file, who were alive and living in a
specific county on or just before a certain date? In other words, this
would need
Perfect! Thank you so much Ron.
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 11:22 AM, ronald ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
SearchFindDetailed Search.
Ensure that the Clear list before this search button is checked
Look for Whom: Individual
Where to Look: Event-Name
How to Look: Equal To
What to
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Elizabeth Richardson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm watching one of the Legacy videos, which answers this specific question!
Go to your Master Location List, select the location of interest, then show
list. Voila! Now you can either print the list, or tag these
Thanks so much to all who have offered tips on doing this. I knew it
was tricky, but I knew there just had to be a way. Legacy is great
that way.
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 6:18 PM, Cathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
It looks like we'd all do this differently - and it depends on how
you've
On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Elizabeth Richardson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Even if the sources Mr. Wheeler cites are included, do not include them at
this time because you haven't actually viewed them yourself. You might want
to make a note in the source comments section about whether you
Another way is to click the Index tab.
Click the button on the right that says Options Customize Columns.
Select the first blank field and click on the ...
Find and select Private then click close.
You can then edit each person you need to from that list.
On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 2:22 AM, Cathy
I just came across this today and realized something. If I restore a backup
file I lose those 1/2 siblings settings and have to reset my view. I suppose
backups don't save personal settings (Cathy seems to indicate this), but
that would be a nice feature to consider.
On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 8:04
I have a question, that I could not find addressed elsewhere.
I had two separate sources that I decided to merge into one. Some
records used both original sources at the same time. After the merge,
much to my dismay, all of those records I had used on both of the
original sources are now sourced
Aha! Thank you so much Bruce, Richard and Ronald! I indeed was not
going to the correct place. The Help file could probably use a fix on
wording there, but in any case I am very appreciative for the help. I
now can do it. Yay!
I used Legacy ages ago, but had a severe computer crash and my backup
Not sure how others would do it, but I'd make an unknown sibling then
add William as a child of that person with a note explaining why I did
it attached to William.
You could just add William as an unlinked person until you find the
link. The only reason I wouldn't do that is that I'd be afraid
I've had to use this as well. The best way I know of is to create the
marriage and add the child. Once done then select the member of the
family, click Edit Marriage and check the box near the top left that
says, This couple did not marry. On reports it will now say Jill
had a relationship with
Perhaps I'm not understanding this whole timelines thing. I cannot
figure out how to include a timeline or timeline event in a report.
The Help file says To select a timeline for use in a Timeline or
Chronology report, highlight the desired timeline in the list and then
click OK.
I have gone to
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