Re: [LegacyUG] OPTION FOR DAILY DIGEST IN FUTURE ??

2009-11-12 Thread Ron Ferguson
There is a Yahoo Group at legacy-boun...@rootsweb.com, which is much the same as LUG, but not as active. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J

Re: RE: [LegacyUG] Impossible to unsubscribe?

2009-11-11 Thread Ron Ferguson
Possibly because when this question has been raised on this list the majority of users do not want it. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw

Re: [LegacyUG] unknown surnames

2009-11-11 Thread Ron Ferguson
. BTW. putting symbols into any field can be problematical should one wish to create web pages at some stage in the future - a generalisation, but worth avoiding them. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http

Re: [LegacyUG] unknown surnames

2009-11-11 Thread Ron Ferguson
for the purpose which you describe. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http

Re: [LegacyUG] Use of OF Location in location database

2009-11-10 Thread Ron Ferguson
the archives (URL at the end of every email), this has been discussed very recently. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http

Re: [LegacyUG] Fw: Mapping and IE8

2009-11-10 Thread Ron Ferguson
That is also true for me, Evert, which strongly suggests that this is a MS/Bing created problem since Legacy has not been changed. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes

Re: [LegacyUG] Fw: Mapping and IE8

2009-11-10 Thread Ron Ferguson
Mike Fry wrote: Ron Ferguson wrote: That is also true for me, Evert, which strongly suggests that this is a MS/Bing created problem since Legacy has not been changed. The API has probably been changed. Another example of the goalposts being moved by Microsoft. That would be my guess

Re: [LegacyUG] entering royal titles

2009-11-09 Thread Ron Ferguson
christening. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys

Re: [LegacyUG] How to avoid blank page

2009-11-08 Thread Ron Ferguson
Jane, Uncheck start on an odd page number on the opening screen. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw

Re: [LegacyUG] Ancestry.ca direct link to Legacy

2009-11-03 Thread Ron Ferguson
not Ancestry, so I will not discuss this point. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W

Re: [LegacyUG] Ancestry.ca direct link to Legacy

2009-11-03 Thread Ron Ferguson
of the author. The point I wish to make is that due care must be excercised when copying and subsequently reproducing from a website, or in any other form for that matter. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your

Re: [LegacyUG] Advanced Tagging

2009-11-02 Thread Ron Ferguson
View, right click one of the tag boxes. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England

Re: [LegacyUG] Tidying Up Addresses

2009-10-31 Thread Ron Ferguson
would only add that we do not use GB either, neither being countries! Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw

Re: [LegacyUG] Tidying Up Addresses

2009-10-31 Thread Ron Ferguson
for which either of these ways do not work then please give a detailed example of the Location and how you are trying to change it, what the outcome you require is and what you are getting. We may then be able to help. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial

Re: [LegacyUG] Question about mass cleanup of location

2009-10-31 Thread Ron Ferguson
, for example or even Forest Glade Cemetery, Wakefield, Middlesex, Masshatusetts, U.S.A. if you prefer it Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw

Re: [LegacyUG] Question about mass cleanup of location

2009-10-31 Thread Ron Ferguson
, location, address fields). Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http

Re: [LegacyUG] Question about mass cleanup of location

2009-10-31 Thread Ron Ferguson
Dennis M. Kowallek wrote: On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:12:05 -, Ron Ferguson rnldfe...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: Sure you can Keith, but I don't have to as it's in the Burial Location field, so I do not need the clutter of Burial Events. Just out of interest, because I can think of two, or more

Re: [LegacyUG] Of a location

2009-10-31 Thread Ron Ferguson
is found, and in general, in the England, it is for one of the spouses in a marriage, in which case I would give this as the residence of that person at the time of marriage. I do recognise that it could also relate to another time so I make a note, if the official document doesn't make it clear. Ron

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Chart with details

2009-10-30 Thread Ron Ferguson
tab in Legacy, which you may like to use to make your suggestion. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw

Re: [LegacyUG] Question about mass cleanup of location

2009-10-30 Thread Ron Ferguson
to alter the date for each individual, and would not work if you have attached to the Event different Sources, although you make no mention of these. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk

Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM import problem

2009-10-29 Thread Ron Ferguson
and see if there are any unrecognised codes, and open the GEDCOM in Notepad, or similar, and see if the details are actually present in the GEDOM (and not just the headers). Someone with more knowledge of FTM than I have may be able to help you further. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Source details

2009-10-20 Thread Ron Ferguson
don't want to have to retype everything a 2nd time. What am I missing? Thanks in Advance! Angela Nothing much, Angela, the detail should still be there, so just click Save again. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed

Re: [LegacyUG] Source details

2009-10-20 Thread Ron Ferguson
, that using the 3 bars icon instead of the - will add the source to all fields in use *and* the Events in the box below. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J

Re: [LegacyUG] installing Geo location

2009-10-18 Thread Ron Ferguson
straight to the download, and follow the instructions. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons

Re: [LegacyUG] Locations in England

2009-10-18 Thread Ron Ferguson
of Europe either. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http

Re: [LegacyUG] Locations in England

2009-10-18 Thread Ron Ferguson
are old and established countries, and have therefore a long history of development during which there have been many changes in names dating back to pre Roman times (AD50 - AD410), whilst these may prove to be somewhat confusing to non-Brits. they have a long history. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Lost and needing help

2009-10-18 Thread Ron Ferguson
at the end of each person's page. I regret that I cannot enter into an off-list discussion with you now as I am going away, but hopefully you will be able to find someone to walk you through it. Good luck, Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed

Re: [LegacyUG] More report problems

2009-10-17 Thread Ron Ferguson
in the report.) Can anyone reproduce? Cheers Jan Jan, I have just noticed that nobody has replied to this. I checked the numbering on my set up and it was fine. I would suggest that you try using the reset button on the bottom right and then set your parameters again. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Printing tagged list

2009-10-17 Thread Ron Ferguson
a plain list? Thanks in advance, Elizabeth C Elizabeth, Use SearchFindDetailed Search and create a list of those with the tag you have allocated. On the new screen you will see an option to print, click this and select the details you require. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] seacrh for modified files

2009-10-17 Thread Ron Ferguson
Mary Horner wrote: Is there a way of creating a list or searching for whatever has been modified since the last backup? Mary, Go to SearchFindDetailed Search and select the fields as follows: Individual Modified Date After Insert Date Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] installing Geo location

2009-10-17 Thread Ron Ferguson
are here, I do not know a location database that has a create button - do you mean Geo Location by any chance? If so you first have to download the databases - OptionsCustomiseOther and click the Geolocation button - Database Maintenance - at the bottom of the screen. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Verified locations

2009-10-16 Thread Ron Ferguson
to the Location Report, why don't you suggest it? Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W

Re: [LegacyUG] Search and Replace in Source Detail, Name, Text/Comments

2009-10-16 Thread Ron Ferguson
I really do not understand what you mean. There are Given name, Surname, Dates-Birth, Dates-Baptism, Location fields for each and notes, for all of which one can use Search and Replace, so exactly where are you putting this word? Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Search and Replace in Source Detail, Name, Text/Comments

2009-10-16 Thread Ron Ferguson
Thanks Christopher, without the explanation I would have got nowhere! For your information that is Source Detail Text/Comments. If you Search Replace using Citation-Text you will be able to change them all. Ron Ferguson PS please use Plain Text on this list

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources

2009-10-14 Thread Ron Ferguson
will be somewhat less than happy if you do. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources

2009-10-14 Thread Ron Ferguson
Eliz, That is very dependant on what and why. What definitely would not be allowed is the publication of documents from which they make money, except of odd examples or research and education purposes. This includes censuses and certificates. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Here is a good example

2009-10-13 Thread Ron Ferguson
/ltools/download.html. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http

Re: [LegacyUG] PAGE NUMBERING

2009-10-13 Thread Ron Ferguson
the reset button on the bottom right? Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http

Re: [LegacyUG] Death location

2009-10-12 Thread Ron Ferguson
, At Sea, The Atlantic Ocean etc. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http

Re: [LegacyUG] Death location

2009-10-11 Thread Ron Ferguson
of death, of course. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http

Re: [LegacyUG] Forms Need to know where to set location

2009-10-11 Thread Ron Ferguson
as yet. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk

Re: [LegacyUG] Forms Need to know where to set location

2009-10-11 Thread Ron Ferguson
. -- Best regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg. 10/11/09 06:39:00 Mike, For some users nothing appears at all so one can't navigate - it was that situation which I thought John meant. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website

Re: [LegacyUG] Problem with font settings

2009-10-10 Thread Ron Ferguson
in OptionsCustomiseFonts and the problem is still there. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw

Re: [LegacyUG] Tagging people question

2009-10-09 Thread Ron Ferguson
to put it on the list of enhancements then go to the Legacy Home tab in your program and at the bottom right there is an option to suggest new features. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http

Re: [LegacyUG] Here is a good example

2009-10-09 Thread Ron Ferguson
the significance in another post, has not been mentioned on-list. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons

Re: [LegacyUG] Here is a good example: Advanced Set Living

2009-10-09 Thread Ron Ferguson
across before and may be quite rare, at least in number/database. In Michele's case most of those of those involved had (their children's) names found eg. in wills, with no other record, so the best guess at a date is likely to be wildly inaccurate, could be around +/-20yrs, maybe more. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] [Legacy] Cannot Get FTP to Work for Created Web Pages

2009-10-09 Thread Ron Ferguson
Answered off list Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http

Re: [LegacyUG] [Legacy] Cannot Get FTP to Work for Created Web Pages

2009-10-09 Thread Ron Ferguson
OK, Lorraine, I have now looked at Google sites and it cannot accept HTML nor can you use FTP. In a nutshell it is not suitable for Legacy web pages. Can we first consider your concerns about your ISP's site; you say: couldn't trust that it would be completely private and it had little space

Re: [LegacyUG] [Legacy] Emailing info

2009-10-09 Thread Ron Ferguson
big for your email client, again see it's help file for the maximum size, if so there are other ways of doing it. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan

Re: [LegacyUG] [Legacy] Cannot Get FTP to Work for Created Web Pages

2009-10-09 Thread Ron Ferguson
Sorry, All, this should have been sent off-list - hence html not being corrected and other stuff! Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http

Re: [LegacyUG] No report indices in text format, other bugs in reports

2009-10-08 Thread Ron Ferguson
Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: You people drive on the wrong side of the street anyhow. :-) Brian in CA -Original Message- From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:rnldfe...@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 4:32 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG

Re: [LegacyUG] No report indices in text format, other bugs in reports

2009-10-08 Thread Ron Ferguson
Mike Fry wrote: D MG wrote: Just don't rely on the Irish this time around! ;-) I think the Ulstermen might help, and what about the native peoples? -- Best regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg. Oh dear: while America sleeps the world moves on . ;-) Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] No report indices in text format, other bugs in reports

2009-10-08 Thread Ron Ferguson
I think that Jan is certainly correct in saying that for the technical reasons she gave, one cannot have an index in a TXT file. And as I stated earlier, two files would be needed in HTML since it is not possible to have 2 pages in one file as can be done in a PDF. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Central Place for All Source Details (Citations)?

2009-10-08 Thread Ron Ferguson
is rather a large number or string? Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http

Re: [LegacyUG] How would you add this event?

2009-10-08 Thread Ron Ferguson
reasonable, for what you have described and the Event could be the name of the court. I have some Events such as Coroner's Court, Westmorland Quarter Sessions etc., Description: the type of case - this is usually on the Court Documents, Date and Place are obvious. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Here is a good example

2009-10-08 Thread Ron Ferguson
Jim, I don't understand what you are saying here. If somebody has a date in the death, no matter what their age at death then the living flag will already be set to No. Advanced set living only sets this flag. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial

Re: [LegacyUG] Here is a good example

2009-10-08 Thread Ron Ferguson
it is not working for you I can't imagine. If you would like to send me your back-up file off list I will happily have a look for you. It is almost 3-00am here so it will be about 5 hours before I will look at it. Don't forget to send off-list. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Census information

2009-10-07 Thread Ron Ferguson
I had not considered that as a possible reason as to why I am a lumper, Jim, but you may well be right. It certainly is natural way of working for me rather than something which I actually gave consideration to when I first started out. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] No report indices in text format, other bugs in reports

2009-10-07 Thread Ron Ferguson
with escalating prices in order to meet all the available customisations. Please don't think that I am suggesting for one minute, Jim, that this is your view, I feel sure that it isn't. In one form or an other this argument has been going on for years, so please excuse the rant :-) Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] No report indices in text format, other bugs in reports

2009-10-07 Thread Ron Ferguson
. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys

Re: [LegacyUG] No report indices in text format, other bugs in reports

2009-10-07 Thread Ron Ferguson
. That is to do with the text format itself. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England

Re: [LegacyUG] No report indices in text format, other bugs in reports

2009-10-07 Thread Ron Ferguson
Correction, My last post should, of course, have said .do not have indices - why should they when they don't have Sources Sorry. Ron Ferguson Ron Ferguson wrote: Of course the Individual Report, Family Group Records, Descendant Chart, Ancestor Chart amd Lineage Chart do not have

Re: [LegacyUG] No report indices in text format, other bugs in reports

2009-10-07 Thread Ron Ferguson
the names from the first chapter. Enter a suggestion at... http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/suggest.asp It was only when I read your post, Dennis, that I realised I had a translation problem, and the OP was concerned indexes! I will have to check whether that is true or otherwise. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] No report indices in text format, other bugs in reports

2009-10-07 Thread Ron Ferguson
will be not to offer an index with these two format - I can't really see the use for one really. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http

Re: [LegacyUG] No report indices in text format, other bugs in reports

2009-10-07 Thread Ron Ferguson
Please see my comment in response to Dennis - an INDICES over here is used as a superscripted number referencing another place, or a power to which a number may be raised. x squared would have an indices of 2. The superscripted number referencing a source is an indices. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Fix this source! ??

2009-10-06 Thread Ron Ferguson
Pat, I am having to go off memory here, but it is pretty obvious when you see it - if that is not an oxymoron! Open the Source Master List and I think you will find that the first one is a blank, if so then delete it. Ron Ferguson _ New

Re: [LegacyUG] Pictures of Locations

2009-10-06 Thread Ron Ferguson
Dermot, LOL, so was mine, but my divorce was terrific! Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw

Re: [LegacyUG] Pictures of Locations

2009-10-05 Thread Ron Ferguson
the replies that I probably can't! I think CE is right Regards Alastair Alastair, Just out of interest, if you are not showing where people lived as an Event, then just how are you showing their residences; or don't you bother? Ron Ferguson _ New

Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOMs From Legacy

2009-10-05 Thread Ron Ferguson
and improving performance, and in my view should be installed as soon as they are published. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http

Re: [LegacyUG] How to enter the birth family of an adopted daughter.

2009-10-04 Thread Ron Ferguson
as the focus and click the parents icon, select Link to Exisiting Parents and link Emily to them. Repeat with Emily's sister. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan

Re: [LegacyUG] Census information

2009-10-04 Thread Ron Ferguson
You can't beat a good cringe! Don't forget that in V7 one can search the Source Citations for eg. contains Alabama (SeachFindDetailed Search). Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk

Re: [LegacyUG] Census information

2009-10-04 Thread Ron Ferguson
Jim, To clarify, as far as I know citation is synonimous with Source Detail in this conext, so it only looks at the Source Detail. There is a separate search for Master Sources. I suggest you just give it a try with a few of your sources - you won't break anything ;-). Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Changing surname

2009-10-03 Thread Ron Ferguson
the parent, and if both were used by the same person then I used the AKAs. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw

Re: [LegacyUG] Changing surname

2009-10-03 Thread Ron Ferguson
Jane, You can try SearchSearch and Replace and set it so that you have to approve each change. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http

Re: [LegacyUG] What to cite?

2009-10-03 Thread Ron Ferguson
, such as Occupation, Emigration etc. in which case I use the source to Source the Event and not the name. I apply the same way of working to all records. I do prioritise according to reliability, and also use my assessment of the Surety Level. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Publishing Center - Ancestor Report

2009-10-03 Thread Ron Ferguson
Judy, It works OK for me. On the Ancestry Report screen you will see a botton on the bottom right called Reset, click that and the set you settings as you wish and see if that cures the problem. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger

Re: [LegacyUG] a different question about the web pages

2009-10-03 Thread Ron Ferguson
that I could delete a name and on entering a new one it would take the place of the one which I had deleted. In itself that is not a problem, but it certainly becomes one when using other software to look for changes in files. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Changing surname

2009-10-03 Thread Ron Ferguson
Jane, They appear as you have them in your database. If you wish the AKAs to appear then set you report parameters accordingly. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes

Re: [LegacyUG] Transcribing census errors?

2009-10-03 Thread Ron Ferguson
view AKAs and Notes should be used in order to maintain the integrity of the name fields. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Template Surprise

2009-10-03 Thread Ron Ferguson
Kirsten Bowman wrote: Confessions of a sinner . . . I've been an advocate of a rather cavalier approach to use of Legacy's source templates, primarily by putting data in any field you wish (regardless of field name) as long as the resulting citation format is what you want. Now that's come

Re: [LegacyUG] Changing surname

2009-10-03 Thread Ron Ferguson
use AKAs. In your case I would not use Daniel as an AKA either, I would put it in a note to say that the family name was Daniels. This is only *my* way of working, and I have not changed it :-). Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger

Re: [LegacyUG] Publishing Center - Ancestor Report

2009-10-03 Thread Ron Ferguson
that the Reset button does not correct this. I must be getting tired! Yes, you need to report this as a bug, as Jenny (I think) suggested - (Legacy Home Tab, bottom right) Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http

Re: [LegacyUG] Grave Photos--With Burial Event?

2009-10-02 Thread Ron Ferguson
. There is not to my knowledge a convenient way of making a transfer. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw

Re: [LegacyUG] uploading woes part II

2009-10-02 Thread Ron Ferguson
to think of it as downloading and installing a program, but with a much slower connection speed. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http

Re: [LegacyUG] Question for Ron Ferguson

2009-10-01 Thread Ron Ferguson
No problem Gene, Remember also that there is the WUL Group which is set up for that purpose at http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/WUL/ where a number of experienced users can contributed. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed

Re: [LegacyUG] Where to input census?

2009-09-30 Thread Ron Ferguson
that you should follow my practice, but I am simply giving an illustration of one different way of doing things. As others have said, the choice is yours. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http

Re: [LegacyUG] Incorrect today's date on source details

2009-09-30 Thread Ron Ferguson
this morning. Peter W. Wielhouwer, Ph.D. Mattawan, Michigan, USA pwielhou...@comcast.net Peter, This first thing to check is, of course, the date on your computer. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your

Re: [LegacyUG] marking people as not living

2009-09-30 Thread Ron Ferguson
Rita, SearchFindDetailed search. then: 1st Row: Individual, Birth Date, Equal to, leave the last field blank. AND 2nd Row: Individual, Living, Equal to, Yes. BTW. the advanced set living does work as I stated in my post. Ron Ferguson _ New

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy negligent on PDFs

2009-09-30 Thread Ron Ferguson
Which would probably explain why you do not know that, with the exception of the old style source to source writer converter, everything which they said would be there is, and why you will never know the advantages of V7. Naturally you are, of course, quite welcome to go your own way. Ron

Re: [LegacyUG] Deleting Sources

2009-09-29 Thread Ron Ferguson
individual and click the books. Highlight the Source and click Remove. Or if you mean to get rid of the sources altogether go to ViewMaster Listssources and delete as required. I strongly recommend that you back-up before doing this in case it does not give the result which you are looking for. Ron

Re: [LegacyUG] Deleting Sources

2009-09-29 Thread Ron Ferguson
Mary Beth, Which Version of Legacy are you referring to? In version 7 you can, but having looked at my post I should have written go to ViewMaster SourceShow List and delete. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your

Re: [LegacyUG] RE: address list or location list??

2009-09-28 Thread Ron Ferguson
fields. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Book Display Irritation

2009-09-28 Thread Ron Ferguson
Jenny M Benson wrote: Ron Ferguson wrote I am unable to reproduce this but there are so many settings for the report that mine may well be different to yours. It's probably not much comfort to the OP, but I *have* been able to reproduce this. It seemed to start at the Fifth Generation. I

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Book Display Irritation

2009-09-28 Thread Ron Ferguson
Ken, The bug has been recorded by Legacy and it is now in their hands to put it right. There really is nothing else that we can do now, except hope! Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Citation Report

2009-09-28 Thread Ron Ferguson
Ruth, It does not matter what you call your File IDs you cannot what you wish from within Legacy. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Citation Report

2009-09-28 Thread Ron Ferguson
:-) Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys

Re: [LegacyUG] Determining ages

2009-09-27 Thread Ron Ferguson
, it was around 1960 that in England the age of majority was reduced from 21years to 18years - I cannot remember whether it was before or after my 21st! BTW. attachments are not allowed on this list, out of consideration for people on dial-up and the risk of viruses (see the guide lines). Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Book Display Irritation

2009-09-27 Thread Ron Ferguson
am very uncertain as to whether it will be possible for us to reproduce this, if it is dependant on a specific combination of settings - unless we are lucky. Sorry that I seem to be so pessimistic, but without being able to reproduce it I have little to suggest. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Book Display Irritation

2009-09-27 Thread Ron Ferguson
. This may, of course, be simply due to the length of my 'natural line length' being different to yours, and that (obviously) I cannot tell. I will have another look tomorrow, as it is now very late here (or early morning if you wish). Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Step/Adopted Children and Charting

2009-09-26 Thread Ron Ferguson
Yes, in my reply to your first post that is exactly what I meant by appearing twice. She does, correctly, have two sets of parents even if one of the individual parents is duplicated. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed

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