Re: [LegacyUG] Archives

2008-11-05 Thread Susan Daily
David, these are the ones before June 2006: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/maillist.html I don't know why the archives seem to stop in August 2008. For some reason, the link Earlier messages doesn't show up after page 13. One workaround is to manually type

Re: [LegacyUG] Age in reports

2008-07-25 Thread Susan Daily
you can't select a range of RINs! Susan Daily On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 8:17 AM, Ruth Nerud [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a way to get the age at marriage to print in reports? Some of my ancestors' ages are for instance he was 65, she was 17, or he was 20, she was 38. I think it would

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging individuals

2008-07-21 Thread Susan Daily
Always make a back up first. When merging, you will get check marks next to the different items on both persons. You check which info you want merged into the main person. (Select the one who is most correct as the main person, I thnk it goes on the left.) Be sure to notice all the tabs in the

Re: [LegacyUG] V7 Invalid event date [was Unknowns]

2008-06-12 Thread Susan Daily
entry. I ignore the errors generated now, also. Susan Daily On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 7:06 AM, Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is one little problem that has me stumped, some time ago someone suggested using the Events to record addresses for people and it works beaut except for a current

Re: [LegacyUG] Mapping specific locations that are in the same town in Version 7

2008-06-11 Thread Susan Daily
of acceptable practice or is it just to get the desired results in Legacy? Thanks, Chuck On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chuck, the only way to do this would be to add more locations to your master location list. If you create locations that follow

Re: [LegacyUG] Images in rtf reports

2008-06-09 Thread Susan Daily
Jan, I haven't seen the original email so will respond to the one copied below Ron's. I did not have trouble embedding pictures into an RTF report in ver.6. I have not tested this in ver. 7 yet. When you open Word, go to one of the pictures that is not being resolved. (I found that I had about

Re: [LegacyUG] Married names

2008-06-08 Thread Susan Daily
From the index view, you will want to click on Options at the upper right, and select the other names types you wish to show (AKAs, and/or married names). Susan D. On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 3:24 PM, Art Seddon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just installed version 7 and selecter the married name

Re: [LegacyUG] Mail delivery

2008-06-08 Thread Susan Daily
Hi Elizabeth, Yes, the mail delivery is being affected because it shares the same servers as the Testing email lists (which allow attachments, which take up memory) and the web site with all the ordering options. So with the heavy demand on the web site and the higher than normal volume on the

Re: [LegacyUG] Mapping specific locations that are in the same town in Version 7

2008-06-08 Thread Susan Daily
location, and keep the town in order. In most cases, the VE mapping engine will pick up these additional IDs if you use a dash rather than enclose the info in parenthesis. Susan Daily On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Chuck Arbogast [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I was wondering what the best

Re: [LegacyUG] IGI Search-V6 Deluxe

2008-06-07 Thread Susan Daily
Hi Rich, I searched the Help file for BEPSC which then led me to search for LDS Ordinance Marks. The help file says: The list displays columns labeled B, E, P, S, and C, meaning Baptism, Endowment, seal to Parents, seal to Spouse and seal Children. A search of the archives for BEPSC yieled a 4/15

Re: [LegacyUG] Ver 7 mapping and push pins

2008-06-07 Thread Susan Daily
Dede, since cemeteries and churches, etc. are used by more than one person, generally, it doesn't add tremendously to the Master Location list (although I do have 1401 locations, so maybe it does). So then you can place the pin for that cemetery and church more specifically. I wouldn't do

Re: [LegacyUG] V7 Potential Problem Reports

2008-06-07 Thread Susan Daily
Phil, I tested this on a copy of the Sample file and can confirm the same result (I have build 45, ver 7). It seems that potential problem should not be tested when theat option has been selected in the Data Format tab. I'll report this as a possible bug. Susan Daily On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 3:23 PM

Re: [LegacyUG] V7 Potential Problem Reports

2008-06-07 Thread Susan Daily
Dede, I enetered all my surnames with Initial Caps, but used the Options to turn them into All Caps. I ran the potential problems report and it told me I had surnames all in caps. Well, duh! (heh) So one would think that with a little extra programming, the potential problems can check to see if

Re: [LegacyUG] Run-Time Error

2008-06-06 Thread Susan Daily
Claudia, Is there an associated error number? I don't know what this error is, but maybe others do. Susan D. On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 4:28 PM, Claudia Gibson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I downloaded Legacy 7 this morning on my home computer. Now I'm tryint to put it on my laptop. When I do the

Re: [LegacyUG] best practice for information collaboration

2008-06-06 Thread Susan Daily
Paul, there is something called intellishare - you can read the Help file to learn a little more about it. I've never used it, so can't give the step by steps to take. You might search the archives for intellishare also to see what the regular users of it have to say. Here is part of the Help

Re: [LegacyUG] What USR file has mapping options [was Coordination - Desktop and laptop?]

2008-06-06 Thread Susan Daily
Keith, Since you've had no replies, you might write directly to support as they should know, rather than us new users of Legacy 7 here on the list! I think we would like to know, though, for future reference. Saving the correct pin locations and transferring them can be useful. Thanks, Susan On

Re: [LegacyUG] Convert sources

2008-06-06 Thread Susan Daily
As mentioned a few times on the list, this option is not available, and there is no date for when it will be made available. Susan D. On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 7:23 PM, Jim Keener [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've read everything new I can find on Legacy 7, but I can't find the source converter.

Re: [LegacyUG] no maps in Master Location list

2008-06-06 Thread Susan Daily
JLB, do you have Internet Explorer v.7 installed? That is required to use the mapping option. If you do have it installed, some people with Norton have noted a problem showing maps. The first time I used it, no maps showed. But when I checked back later it did. And sometimes it only loads

Re: [LegacyUG] Searcxh Results v7

2008-06-06 Thread Susan Daily
Hi Graham, I tried your steps, and was not able to replicate. On the Search List results pop-up, have you selected Options, and Include both married names and AKAs? I checked those off, and then they appeared, but before that, I just had all names from birth. Susan D. On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at

Re: [LegacyUG] Event Sentence Structure

2008-06-05 Thread Susan Daily
Carol, if you look up sentence in the Help index, you will find some information there. A Deluxe feature allows you to redefine the sentences. You can either click on Sentence override for each individual event, and create a new sentence structure there, or you select an event name in the drop

Re: [LegacyUG] Using parentheses after town name in Master Locations

2008-06-01 Thread Susan Daily
. (VE=Virtual Earth mapping by microsoft) I hope this helps, Susan Daily On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 1:42 AM, Penny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you put an address in parenthesis after a town name in a location (master location list), does this mess up any of the automatic things Legacy does

Re: [LegacyUG] Parentage source

2008-06-01 Thread Susan Daily
for that particular individual. Susan Daily On 6/1/08, Heeren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a way to attach a source to the *relationship* between a parent a child? I have been adding the source to the name of the person but that doesn't really show that I have a proof of parentage. For instance, I have

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Book Report

2008-05-29 Thread Susan Daily
Thanks, Gene. In GMAIL, my emails always look like plain text. I'll be sure to double check in future. Susan On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Gene Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Susan Daily wrote: Hi Anne, Since you are new, this is just an FYI: [And please also check the etiquette

Re: [LegacyUG] Re: IE7 required

2008-05-25 Thread Susan Daily
I had been using the new Legacy ver 7 without IE7, at first. People can use the program if they plan to not utilize the new mapping feature. This feature is little more than a pretty thing that you can see on your computer, but you cannot save the maps (as JPGs, etc.) to your reports or your

Re: [LegacyUG] V7 Legacy - mapping outside USA?

2008-05-25 Thread Susan Daily
Kimberly, The mapping system uses Microsoft's Virtual Earth program. You can go online and check to see how it does with your international sites, and that is about how well it will do with Legacy. Keep in mind that the locations as entered in Legacy is how VE will be processing them. Here is the

Re: [LegacyUG] getting DELUXE Legacy 7

2008-05-25 Thread Susan Daily
Click on Help. The last item on the drop down menu will be to unlock the deluxe features. This is where you will enter your name and your customer number. After it is entered, you will receive a confirmation message indicating that the Deluxe features have been enabled. Later, when you click on

Re: [LegacyUG] help: V7 source writer

2008-05-24 Thread Susan Daily
, but I wanted to convert my older sources as described in the manual. -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Susan Daily *Sent:* Friday, May 23, 2008 5:05 PM *To:* LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG

Re: [LegacyUG] Faulty Gedcom Legacy-

2008-05-24 Thread Susan Daily
Robert, I'm thinking you will have to use the Merge program. I would think that Legacy imports what it gets without using any cleaning step, probably since that cleaning step is available with the merge programming. Sometimes two people are very similar in data entry, and you don't want Legacy to

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Book Report

2008-05-24 Thread Susan Daily
aboard! Kind regards, Susan Daily On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 3:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm new to Legacy, having purchased V6 about two weeks ago. I've been using FTM for several years, but wanted Legacy in addition – mainly because of its ability to export reports as text files. I prefer

Re: [LegacyUG] Recording Individuals before Surnames started

2008-05-23 Thread Susan Daily
/Newsgroup_Gateways/GEN-MEDIEVAL.html I bet they will have more familiarity with the issue. [I hope this is of help, since you haven't had any LUG replies yet.] Best wishes, Susan Daily On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 6:18 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm working on some medieval records that go back to a period

Re: [LegacyUG] help: V7 source writer

2008-05-23 Thread Susan Daily
Doris, click on Options-Customize-Sources to find the check mark at the bottom that turns on Source Writer! Good luck!!! Susan On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 2:25 PM, Doris Miller-Beck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a newly converted Legacy user, I was really excited to get Legacy 7 upgrade in the

Re: [LegacyUG] v7 update to 7.0.0.38

2008-05-23 Thread Susan Daily
Jess, you have to enter your deluxe customer number to be able to download from the Legacy home tab. The map is sometimes blank, and seems to reappear after you come back to it. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with your connection. Susan Daily On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Jessica

Re: [LegacyUG] Close button on Merge screen

2008-05-17 Thread Susan Daily
. This will remind you what you've submitted. I keep mine in the Legacy data folder. Susan Daily On 5/16/08, Carl Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is probably not the time to mention this, with all the excitement over *7*, but when I do long merges I find myself hitting the wrong button. when I am

Re: [LegacyUG] No Legacy v7 this week

2008-05-15 Thread Susan Daily
by suddenly noticed the 7 too and got in line to purchase! So I really think there are a lot of experienced Legacy users who were the purchasers yesterday, not just newbies. I was hoping to recognize some names from this list, but didn't, which was a shame. Susan Daily p.s. hope you got

Re: [LegacyUG] to the powers that be

2008-05-15 Thread Susan Daily
Valerie, When we went from Version 5 to version 6, LUGers were asked to put the VERSION they were asking about in the subject heading, so for example: VER 6 Index question. I hope we will all be good enough to remember to do this again. Susan Daily in Kansas City ;-) On 5/14/08, Valerie Garton

Re: [LegacyUG] Identifying immigrants

2008-05-07 Thread Susan Daily
I would tag everyone that DOES have USA, then search for tag# equal to Untagged. Susan On 5/6/08, Jay S. Van Zeeland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to map the emigrants to a Google map of Europe and I am hoping that someone can help me with a search to show me the immigrants. I thought

Re: [LegacyUG] Date Formats in CSV

2008-04-29 Thread Susan Daily
Kris, Some spreadsheet programs do not recognize dates before 1900 as real dates, so they do not match the format of the more modern dates. Someone once gave me a program that loads with Excel, so that it recognizes all dates. I forget if it was through Legacy, but it may have been, so might be in

Re: [LegacyUG] Column Size on Index List

2008-04-01 Thread Susan Daily
Gayle - after you change the widths of all your columns following the advice on this list, be sure to save it! I called mine tight so I'd remember this was the setup where everything fits in tightly. (I think you right-click over a header and instead of load, you can save setup... if this isn't

Re: [LegacyUG] Need advice on entering info from crew lists

2008-03-25 Thread Susan Daily
Joyce, If this person were in my tree, I would use one employment event, then list the range of dates he is listed as 1947-1960. In the notes, I would indicate the various positions he held, since that is interesting, and maybe a few of the names of the ships. Then in the source, I would enter all

Re: [LegacyUG] Back stabbing - was Version 7

2008-03-14 Thread Susan Daily
Valerie, I know I am one of several persons on LUG who has forwarded mean-spirited and derogatory emails written privately (sent off list) to Legacy Support so that they can decide whether or not to remove the offender from the subscription list. Please consider doing the same. It can help the

Re: [LegacyUG] Possible to search sources

2008-03-14 Thread Susan Daily
Mary, I don't think you can. What I do is export everything (sources and notes) to a GEDCOM file and then open it with Notepad (or a Word processing program) to search with Find to look for the phrase I am hoping to find. An extra step, but it should be findable that way! Susan On 3/14/08, Mary

Re: [LegacyUG] Alternate Names

2008-03-01 Thread Susan Daily
Richard, I will answer just the first question. When you do alternate names, check out how the reports handle them. For example, if you just use the last name, one Legacy report will say, Anna was also known as Smith. And that wouldn't probably be what you would want to see. Also, in the name list

Re: [LegacyUG] Line Spacing

2008-02-26 Thread Susan Daily
, and not really be able to publish what prints out in a PDF file. I discussed publishing a family book from Legacy software on this list previously, and my post can be found in the archives here: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/msg17009.html Susan Daily On 2/26/08

Re: [LegacyUG] Download speed very low

2008-02-25 Thread Susan Daily
said just be patient, and let it do its thing, it will eventually download 100%. Not sure if this is what you are experiencing, but thought I'd mention it. Susan Daily On 2/25/08, Erik Pilgaard Vinther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Yesterday i wanted to download the latest updates to Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Documenting negative searches

2008-02-24 Thread Susan Daily
Michele, like Kristin says, the To-do list is your permanent record of your searches. You want to keep the negative ones so that you know you did look for them once in those conditions. Just make a note of it in the Results tab after you close it. Another good thing, too, is that it dates when

Re: [LegacyUG] Updating Legacy

2008-02-22 Thread Susan Daily
Stuart, To upgrade to version 6 Deluxe, from Legacy version 5 deluxe, you will need to pay an additional fee. The web site says, Those who purchased Legacy 5.0 Deluxe Edition can upgrade to the new 6.0 Deluxe Edition for just $21.95 Follow the links to the download version only. You will get a

Re: [LegacyUG] Help locating reference to missing media file

2008-02-22 Thread Susan Daily
Hi Mark, What message do you actually get when it says it cannot find the photo? Could it possibly be connected to a to-do list item? Odd that the latest GEDCOM does not show the path to the new photo. Double check the new photo -- I would detach and reattach it as new, just in case. Susan On

Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Backups

2008-02-21 Thread Susan Daily
Tish: I have seven regular backup files, one labeled for each day of the week. So as I log off for the night, I select the file for that day. Once a month, I save my file as a GEDCOM and label it by the month, and upload it to Rootsweb's WorldConnect. I don't delete these monthly backups. But

Re: [LegacyUG] General Note Problem

2008-02-18 Thread Susan Daily
Bob, Go to this person's individual record. Does he have an employment event? If so, click on the event. You should see a print of how the sentence will read below the notes box. Does it read: He was employed followed by your notes? If so, this is because you did not put anything in the

Re: [LegacyUG] CHILD OF UNMARRIED PERSON

2008-02-17 Thread Susan Daily
Dick, I think had a relationship with is the most generic thing you can use. That covers boyfriend/girlfriend, casual friendship, partnership, even marriage. Try mother/father and see how it reads in a report. Good luck! Susan On 2/17/08, Dick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gary Exactly my point

Re: [LegacyUG] Missing Data Report

2008-02-17 Thread Susan Daily
Bill - a quick fix is a figure of speech. He meant that there exists no report that you are specifically looking for, but if you follow those lengthy (not quick) steps, you will end up with a list of people who are missing items. Ron's suggestions also will also work, but you will end up with

Re: [LegacyUG] Multiple Family Trees-Beginner!

2008-02-17 Thread Susan Daily
Hi Momalot, YOu don't need to Merge these trees, since they are all in the same Legacy file. What you need to do is select existing individuals when you need to add a mother, for example. Let's look at: Next is my first cousin's Mother-in-law . . . still don't have her maiden name! I'm trying.

Re: [LegacyUG] Advice on (compound) event

2008-02-16 Thread Susan Daily
, was a servant, and carried one bag. Mary A., age 15, was also a servant, but had two pieces of baggage. They were off to stay in Ravenna, Ohio. I hope these ideas help, Susan Daily On 2/16/08, Erik Pilgaard Vinther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need some advice on how to document a person's initial

Re: [LegacyUG] Advice on (compound) event

2008-02-16 Thread Susan Daily
Erik, Yes, I agree! Do include as much narrative as you can stand to in your database! It really makes the book writing so much easier! You can use the privacy brackets to increase flexibility, too (like I did with correcting the surname -- Killelea was the accurate translation, but Killides is

Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports

2008-02-15 Thread Susan Daily
Barbara, Yes, they are called Privacy brackets (probably more detail if you search in Help for them). Lots of us use them in all sorts of ways. I put much of my research data into brackets, and when I want to see that stuff, there is a checkbox on reports that says Print [[Private]] and Print

Re: [LegacyUG] February 74% OFF

2008-02-14 Thread Susan Daily
suggest if spam arrives in your inbox that you do not open it, but if you do, please definitely do not respond with it inside your email to the list! Susan Daily Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com

Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports

2008-02-14 Thread Susan Daily
Barbara, Try adding a fake child to your brother and his fourth wife. Now run a report where he is the last generation. Does the fourth marriage show up? Susan On 2/14/08, Barbara Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did try unlinking the fourth wife from my brother and relinking. No change. Still

Re: [LegacyUG] February 74% OFF

2008-02-14 Thread Susan Daily
Yes, Dede, he has sent at least 16 emails to LUG since 2006. On 2/14/08, Dede Holden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought of that after I clicked the button. My reflexes are too quick when I see Viagra! Every now and then, an e-mail from LUG gets sent to my Spam file. Fortunately and I can

Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports

2008-02-13 Thread Susan Daily
Barbara, Can you select just your brother and run a descendants report (3 generations) starting with him, and see what marriages are listed? Try all three: Descendants Report; Descendants Book Report; and Descendants Narrative (Book) Report. Also, in Spouse view for your brother, do you see all

Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports

2008-02-13 Thread Susan Daily
. Paragraph 3: double-checked, and no. On Feb 13, 2008 5:31 PM, Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barbara, Can you select just your brother and run a descendants report (3 generations) starting with him, and see what marriages are listed? Try all three: Descendants Report; Descendants Book

Re: [LegacyUG] Adding people who are not alive

2008-02-12 Thread Susan Daily
Well, you can always go to Options - Customize - Data Defaults - Living Indicator - NO Susan On 2/12/08, Valerie Garton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a way to add people who are not alive and have the not living button on permanently to save having to select it every time ? Regards from

Re: [LegacyUG] Going from To Do Item to Individual

2008-02-09 Thread Susan Daily
Thanks Cathy - I added the number to show on All Name Lists and on Family View and Pedigree View. I'm guessing to do items fit in one category or the other! It was an Individual To-Do item. I was able to open the to-do item, but I wondered why I couldn't go from the to-do item to the individual

[LegacyUG] Going from To Do Item to Individual

2008-02-07 Thread Susan Daily
I had a To-Do Item appear on my reminder list. I wanted to go right to the person, from the to-do item, but there is no way that I can figure out how. Why isn't there even at least a RIN associated with this to-do item? If there isn't a way, then I will add it to the enhancements request list.

Re: [LegacyUG] Finding All Twins

2008-02-06 Thread Susan Daily
Hi Barbara, I'll answer your second question. If you click on View-Childrens List, you can highlight a child, then select a Child Status for them. I select Twin. (If it isn't a default, you can make a new entry called Twin.) Next, you can search for Individual - Child Status - Equal to Twin. I'm

Re: [LegacyUG] Is anybody there?

2008-02-04 Thread Susan Daily
Myrna, remember - check the archives to see if you are missing any messages! Susan On 2/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank goodness. I was afraid my ISP was playing games since it has been over 24 hours with no messages. Not only is it sunny but it was hot today. Got all

Re: [LegacyUG] User ID

2008-02-03 Thread Susan Daily
Do you mean MRIN or RIN? From Help: Custom User ID Numbers This option [go to Customize, then click on Other] creates and automatically fills in a custom user ID number containing the RIN number and optional text. This ID number can be placed in all User

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Charting Companion--PDF Exchange Driver

2008-02-02 Thread Susan Daily
Legacy Charting Companion is a purchased add-on to the Legacy software. He is not talking about Legacy Chart beta. Is there a separate list for Add-ons? I don't think so. This is the place to ask the initial questions. http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LCComp.asp Susan Daily On 2/2/08, Don Brown

Re: [LegacyUG] Finding those archives .... was Entering same gender partners

2008-02-02 Thread Susan Daily
Good question, Penny. Doesn't make much sense to call it an archive if they end in Nov 2007. (I checked also.) They should have gone back to June 2006. These archives ended in June 2006, and go back at least six years before then:

Re: [LegacyUG] Show living

2008-01-26 Thread Susan Daily
Where is your name not showing up? In a report? In family view? On 1/26/08, Jim and Carol [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can someone tell me how to show the living in Legacy 6 Deluxe? I cannot even see my own name and for the life of me I cannot catch on. Jim Ganley Cushing, WI Legacy User

Re: [LegacyUG] Show living

2008-01-26 Thread Susan Daily
: Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Show living Where is your name not showing up? In a report? In family view? On 1/26/08, Jim and Carol [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can someone tell me

Re: [LegacyUG] Pedigree charts

2008-01-25 Thread Susan Daily
FYI - I am printing in Portrait with no boxes. On 1/25/08, Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sherry, Do you know if this problem has been resolved? I was printing a Pedigree Chart today (ver. 6.0.0.155) and the information on the far right overlaps (birthdate over name below

Re: [LegacyUG] Pedigree charts

2008-01-25 Thread Susan Daily
Sherry, Do you know if this problem has been resolved? I was printing a Pedigree Chart today (ver. 6.0.0.155) and the information on the far right overlaps (birthdate over name below). These would be for ancestors numbered 32-63. Thank you, Susan Daily On 1/16/07, Sherry/Support [EMAIL

Re: [LegacyUG] Location sort

2008-01-24 Thread Susan Daily
Go to the Master Location List. Click on the Sort button at right. Under Pre-defined USA sorts, select the second option: Country, State, County, City. To the right, select Left to Right. Click OK. Make sure a check mark is selected next to the Sort button. --Susan On 1/24/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy gedcom Preparation ? and HTML feature at WorldConnectTree

2008-01-23 Thread Susan Daily
JB, Legacy can't do this automatically. First off, you need to upload your photos to the internet. Legacy won't know where those files are located or what they are named. So even though you don't want to, you would have to take each of those individuals for whom you have photographs and load

[LegacyUG] Number of Sources on Home Page

2008-01-22 Thread Susan Daily
I checked help, but didn't get a full answer: Statistics: This box shows you how many individuals, families and sources are currently in your family file. On the Home Page tab, it says I have 299 Sources. But when I did a large book, that branch of the family had about 950 sources cited. So are

Re: [LegacyUG] Event--[WifeSurname] versus [WifeMarriedSurname]

2008-01-21 Thread Susan Daily
Gary - I didn't follow the whole thread, so I'm sorry if this was asked. Was the event created in Marriage Events or Individual Events? I would think it cannot work in Individual Events because the program would not know which marriage to take the surname from. At least a Marriage Event would

Re: [LegacyUG] Event--[WifeSurname] versus [WifeMarriedSurname]

2008-01-21 Thread Susan Daily
in Marriage Events. I do very little placing of events there because of Legacy's limitation of not having the information appear on Individual Reports. Gary -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:LegacyUserGroup- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Daily Sent: Monday, January

Re: [LegacyUG] How to record Gravestone information

2008-01-20 Thread Susan Daily
John: I usually put the headstone information as the source, but I also list it in the burial notes, not death notes. If you attach a photo to the burial notes, it will not print in reports. So I also created an event called Headstone which I attach the photo to. Susan On 1/20/08, Jenny M Benson

Re: [LegacyUG] My emails not showing on list

2008-01-20 Thread Susan Daily
has appeared to the list yet. Susan Daily On 1/20/08, John Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello List I find it strange that within the past hour I have sent two emails to the list seeking advice but they have not appeared on my computer even though I have received answers to the questions

Re: [LegacyUG] Suppressing source detail citations

2008-01-19 Thread Susan Daily
I was looking at your steps, and they don't quite match Descendants Narrative reports. When you click on Report Options, you click on a tab called Sources. There you select Print Source Options. I don't see the -- following selections, i.e. Include source details on source citations on reports

Re: [LegacyUG] Searching problems

2008-01-18 Thread Susan Daily
Elizabeth, If you get a report that has that event statement below, and you go back to that individual, do you find no events for him? Could you possibly have redefined an event, or maybe it is blank, but with a sentence defined? I'd like to know what you actually find - how the event is labeled,

Re: [LegacyUG] Date descriptions

2008-01-17 Thread Susan Daily
Hi Cathy, I use Est for estimated dates, that is, dates, where I do simple calculations (like subtract 30 years from a birth for a father's birth) or make assumptions about a date. I use abt when I have an age and a year, and can calculate within 1 or 2 years the correct date. I have no problem

Re: [LegacyUG] New Jan 14th Revision

2008-01-15 Thread Susan Daily
Hmmm - good question since it doesn't say on the web site: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/RevisionHistory6.asp On 1/15/08, Mike Fry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK then! What's changed? -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg. Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] Desc. Narrative-Can I show more of this family?

2008-01-15 Thread Susan Daily
Jan, Since they aren't descendants, or spouses of descendants, they won't be listed in the narrative. What I did in my book report was to list the information in notes so that it would appear. You can use the control characters to make the names bold in the notes, too. Susan On 1/15/08, Jan

[LegacyUG] File Maintenance Question (blank file) and temporary LUG break

2008-01-14 Thread Susan Daily
Momalot: On the day that you wish to unsubscribe, go to the link as noted at the bottom of each email. (Sending unsubscibe to the list won't/shouldn't unsubscribe you.) To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp When you are ready to resume, you can resubscribe at the same

Re: [LegacyUG] Predefined Event - World War I Draft Registration Cards

2008-01-14 Thread Susan Daily
relationships (if any), birthdate and place of birth, physical description, and signature. In the signature, you can note that it came from his Draft Card. Kind regards, Susan Daily On 1/14/08, Arnold Sprague [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now that 24,000,000 U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards

Re: [LegacyUG] Predefined Event - World War I Draft Registration Cards

2008-01-14 Thread Susan Daily
Ron, What a great suggestion. I had forgotten about that. Legacy is so flexible! Susan On 1/14/08, ronald ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snipped] to include WW1 Draft Registration as a default Event. You can add this as an Event yourself via ViewMaster ListEvent DefinitionAdd. Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Individual Placement Issue... Help

2008-01-14 Thread Susan Daily
, in reports, you lose a whole generation, and relationships won't calculate properly (sister instead of niece etc.). Susan Daily On 1/14/08, Jim Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to enter a grand-daughter to an individual without adding a blank or unnamed daughter, into my database Any

Re: [LegacyUG] Criteria you use to add an individual to Legacy?

2008-01-13 Thread Susan Daily
://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GETdb=cullivansid=I417 Susan Daily On 1/13/08, Kirsten Bowman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heaven bless the name collectors! I wouldn't have the patience for it myself, and at one time I used the term with a touch of scorn. Who in the world would be crazy enough to put

Re: [LegacyUG] Non-alpha characters in name fields

2008-01-13 Thread Susan Daily
(uncheck Export Private indiviiduals) or Reports. Susan Daily On 1/13/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've received some data concerning purported children of a man. This data is not proven, but is, according to the researcher, a collection of data from various unsourced web

Re: [LegacyUG] multiple marriages

2008-01-12 Thread Susan Daily
Hi Elizabeth, In the family view, select the spouses icon for either the husband or the wife. You should see the spouse listed four times. Check to see which marriage has the actual data entered, then select and unlink the other marriages one at a time. You may find that you will have to add the

Re: [LegacyUG] Criteria you use to add an individual to Legacy?

2008-01-12 Thread Susan Daily
I'll second George's response. I have a little over 6,000 and they were all researched by me. You can use the GEDCOMs online as clues. If and when you add those 3 or 4 people who are of interest to you, just be sure to source them, mark their Surety Level at a 0 or 1, and provide the name of the

[LegacyUG] Re: Adding second marriage -odd behavior

2008-01-12 Thread Susan Daily
either marriage yet, I just clicked on Save or OK. I noticed later that the Dowd MRIN was something like 95. On 1/11/08, Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am using Legacy Deluxe 6.0.0.155. [Note older version.] I just added a second spouse to a woman who already had a first husband

[LegacyUG] Adding second marriage -odd behavior

2008-01-11 Thread Susan Daily
don't know why it didn't last time. I'm just pointing it out in case anyone else wants to try to duplicate it. If someone doesn't notice, they'll end up adding info for the first MRIN by accident. Susan Daily Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived

Re: [LegacyUG] location notes

2008-01-07 Thread Susan Daily
to go and edit my notes to be in sentence form, rather than just a list and bulleted items. Susan Daily On 1/7/08, ronald ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm. It seems to me that these notes can only be included in the Location Report and the Location Index. The former IMO is probably

Re: [LegacyUG] Master Source

2008-01-07 Thread Susan Daily
Are you talking about the window that pops up asking you for Source Detail for ---? If that is the case, you might want to consider at least selecting the date that you are sourcing the item and the surety level, even if you have no further detail to add. Then you may wish to save this into your

Re: [LegacyUG] past tense wording on web page report

2008-01-07 Thread Susan Daily
The only way to do it is to redefine the event. You can either redo events so that they are nearly identical, i.e.: Occupation-Living, and then use present tense verbs in the various sentence definitions, or you can use the traditional event, and then just change it for that one particular event,

Re: [LegacyUG] Pop up of connect window

2008-01-06 Thread Susan Daily
From the Home Tab - look at the upper right of the window. Do you see an Options button with an icon of a ruler, etc. on it? Click on that. Then Click on Options. Under Internet Options tab, select the second choice. Never. Took me a while to find that button!! Susan [And I don't know the answer

Re: [LegacyUG] Wrong gedcom

2008-01-04 Thread Susan Daily
emeail your DYAS Legacy file to someone recently? All those can be considered back-ups, too. If not, then I hope someone else can tell you how to delete those 800 people quickly. Susan On 1/4/08, Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Valerie, check and see if you have the backup of your DYAS file

Re: [LegacyUG] Wrong gedcom

2008-01-04 Thread Susan Daily
Valerie, check and see if you have the backup of your DYAS file before you made the import. That might be your best bet. Otherwise I think you would have to go in to the Index and right-click select Delete for each of the 800 people. Susan On 1/4/08, Valerie Garton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

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