To me the logical conclusion would be providing a report option that would
include names listed in the Alternate Name area in reports if so desired.
I agree. Simple and avoids weird work arounds. Hope Legacy is listening.
Jeff
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From: malkajef [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Printing a Book
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:25:27 -0500
Windows XP uses the HD
Windows XP uses the HD for additional memory. Is your HD near being filled
up? That could be the cause of the crash. If so, delete some unnecessary
files (and empty the recycle bin to make that deleted space available.
Jeff
ronald ferguson wrote:
I have had a great afternoon - crashing my
I too support Legacy remaining a pure genealogy program. However for me
that includes
a) the ability to export its reports to a wordprocessor for further editing
(which it does)
b) and - because it has become a accepted part of genealogy programs - much
improved charting capability
Jeff
From: Jenny M Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 6:23 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] acid-free ink
malkajef wrote
Unfortunately the technology to read CDs (or other computer media) may not
be commonly available 10-15 years from
When it comes time to print out the family history documents, it is
obviously wise to use acid free paper which lasts longer without
deteriorating. But, is the ink used in the inkjet or laser printer acid
free? If not, the acidity would render valueless the use of acid free
paper.
Does
the paper and may slough off
in time..how much time is always an interesting
question.
Also, some of the newer inkjet inks claim to have a
long life but not forever which is what we all want.
Nick Cirillo
--- malkajef [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When it comes time to print out the family history
documents
Thank you Jane.
Unfortunately the technology to read CDs (or other computer media) may not
be commonly available 10-15 years from now (remember the 5 inch and 3.5 inch
diskettes, beta max and soon even VHS tapes). So it is only good for
temporary storage and I use it for that purpose
Well since Ron entered the thread, I will too. grin
There are many ways one can get infected on the internet. Having an updated
virus checker, spyware checker and firewall are essential components of
computing today.
As for email spam and bad stuff, there are many ways to deal with it. Here
is
What does the popup say?
Jeff
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] big problem
Hello Ruth Ann,
Thanks for the inquiry. My cd will run but I get a windows
Sounds like it is the CD that got corrupted. That sometimes happens,
especially if one tries to overwrite a file on a CD that is just writeable
(one time), but NOT erasable and re-writeable: RW.
CDs are not like hard drives or floppy disks on which you can overwrite or
rewrite data. On a CD
When doing genealogy, one is never finished. So, even though not finished
yet, I would sugest making at least one backup (in addition to the regular
backups) onto a CD which is kept NOT in your home but, somewhere else: with
a family member living elsewhere or even your safe deposit box in a
I quickly searched the internet and found the following. I have not tried any
of them but you might wish to. Many have free trial versions:
A rescue utility at http://www.naltech.com/cddr.htm
or
http://www.911cd.net/
http://www.cdroller.com/
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/77
This is a rather basic question asking for suggestions.
After a document is placed in an archival safe acid free sheet protector,
what is the best way to physically attach its assigned FileID number to it?
Sticky labels attached to the outside of the protector tend to fall off with
age and time.
I do not wish to add more email to this busy list but I could not help
replying to this one.
What a model of courtesy and example of adult mature behavior! Instead of
raving and abusing the original emailer for unforgivable errors, David has
made him feel welcome and assumed the use of HTML
Hi Katrina
I would suspect that Brewsaugh is the phonetic writing of what was originally
Brusseau: a location with a collection of small bushes.
Jeff
- Original Message -
From: Katrina
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 2:04 PM
Subject:
an archive
point of view - the link between the File ID / Reference number and the
information about the item is lost!
Hope that makes sense.
Regards . Susie Z
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From: malkajef [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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malkajef
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 10:16 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] One tested method of organizing files
Thank you. That makes sense.
Question: Besides category, what determines
See embedded comments:
You are quite right - we need to make sure our research papers are
organised in some fashion - a great message for the New Year.
You'll find several methods listed in the Legacy News.
Personally, I can't cope with any method that requires copying or
cross-referencing. I
Thank you. That makes sense.
Question: Besides category, what determines the numbers assigned (...001,
...002, etc)? Just the sequence in which they happen to be discovered, or
some other system?
Jeff
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From: Cathy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
disappearing ... one can only hope and dream.
Wm. H.
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From: malkajef
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] PDF files and Picture Center
Thanks Dave.
I see. I too
the flash drive gets corrupt or I loose the flash drive.
That would be one of my main concerns: losing the flash drive and having
that info fall in the wrong hands. Do you encrypt the data on the flash
drive and does that not affect the speed of use?
Jeff
David S Brookes wrote:
Hi Diane,
Rather than castigate you, I applaud you. You have the right attitude.
Jeff
Yvonne Murgatroyd wrote:
I will also be castigated for this question I expect.
Why is it that so many people on this particular list are so touchy
when
someone happens to 'stray off the subject'?, after all we are
This is for the developers.
Jewish genealogy is today a very active field (see www.jewishgen.org) with
many potential customers and some trees going back to 13th century Spain.
Legacy has great potential to capture that market with only minor
modifications. If it added the ability to add names
Could you share with us how to do that? I'd love to know.
Jeff
Keren wrote:
With some help from someone who mailed me privately I am now able to
put
Hebrew into notes/events!! And in the detailed text part of the
sources.
I had to make some adjustments to the regional and language options in
Keith
My census records come as jpg images. When you say yours are pdf files, do you
mean the transcript you typed of the listings or the actual census page
converted into pdf format? Is there an advantage in having them as pdf files?
Jeff
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From: GeoSci
To:
was hoping to be able to use the Picture Center.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of malkajef
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 6:40 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
FWIW, using the same version of Legacy, my files are correct. The dvorced
are marked as such and the others are not.
Jeff
Margaret Bauer wrote:
Hi All
I downloaded the 28th August build quite some time ago now, and
everything has seemably been working just fine.
However. I have
Contact me direct...I have over 342,000 individuals linked in one file and have
had no problems as such.
342,000! Now that IS impressive.
Jeff
- Original Message -
From: Henry T. Peterson Jr.
To: RoadRoy ; LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Saturday, December 02,
I agree, but how do you print these huge everything charts? Don't you
need a professional printshop?
Jeff
Terry Foxcroft wrote:
Generations did this, as does Reunion. And do it very very well.
Things move easily and borders, photos etc can be added.
Family Historian also does it, but the
about too much. Had a little look at TreeDraw and didn't
find it that intuitive. Intuitive is important for me - I just now need
to
learn to spell it without the spell check!!
Best Wishes
David
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Sent
David
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of malkajef
Sent: 25 November 2006 04:44
To: LegacyUserGroup
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] New TreeDraw V3?
Genbox does have a lot of interesting features, and in its comparison chart
it showed a lot of features
: [LegacyUG] New TreeDraw V3?
Jeff,
You could export a GEDCOM from Legacy and then import that file into
GenBox. I have both programs and use that method with great success to
create charts in GenBox.
Bob
malkajef wrote:
Thank you. But I believe that Genbox is more than a charting program
Will do so. Thanks.
Jeff
- Original Message -
From: David Street [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I would certainly recommend downloading the trial copy of GenBox and
playing with it.
David
Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at:
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
To find
From: Jack Earnshaw
The problem of not showing half relatives was created in 6.0.0.110 and has
been fixed. It is supposedly in the next release.
Which is due to appear when . ?
Jeff
Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at:
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
To
Genbox does have a lot of interesting features, and in its comparison chart
it showed a lot of features it had that Legacy did not.
Would someone more familiar with Genbox, compare it with Legacy, especially
in what features Genbox is inferior to Legacy. (The Legacy comparison
webpage does not
When I wish to search for an individual and open the namelist to do so, I
usually start typing the name. Unfortunately the cursor seems to default to
then note field and what I type appears in the note field (instead of the
surname or first name fields) - even though the last time I used the
Corporation
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We are changing the world of genealogy!
When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence.
Thanks.
malkajef wrote:
When I wish to search for an individual and open the namelist to do so, I
usually start typing
include all previous correspondence.
Thanks.
malkajef wrote:
When I wish to search for an individual and open the namelist to do so, I
usually start typing the name. Unfortunately the cursor seems to default
to then note field and what I type appears in the note field (instead of
the surname
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From: Mike Fry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Namelist typing default
Brian/Support wrote:
Ah Ha! I was just able to duplicate his problem! I initially had Asa's
One aspect of genealogy is medical genealogy where one can follow the
presence or absence of certain hereditary medical conditions (diabetes,
etc.) through families. So it would be useful to be able to look and see
what medical conditions had been entered in Legacy.
It would therefore be
://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/Grimshaw/
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From: malkajef [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Medical conditions
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 08:27
Thanks. I intend to add an event but first I needed to find out what had
been entered in the medical notes because that is where Legacy had placed
the imported gedcom's cause of death field.
I may end up using the event for medical information rather than the
notes-medical field. I never
There are a lot of problems with IE7 (nothing to do
with Legacy) and most of the experts are avoiding it for now. Some of the
Windows MVPs are even avoiding it. So there are a large number of complaints in
the proper newslists. There is no IE7 newslist yet and they are directing
questions
Hermosa Beach, CA
Just another day in paradise.
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From: malkajef [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Medical conditions
Thanks. I intend to add an event but first I needed to find
ronald ferguson wrote:
Additionally Firefox and other Mozilla based browsers are much less
forgiving of program errors than IE, so something which on IE displays
correctly may not on other browsers. What is certain is that if it
does not display correctly on IE then it will not display
Interesting suggestion. I had not used that option.
It brings up an interesting question: with that option selected, would the
numbers placed in the User ID field be replaced by the newer RINs when and
if the RINs need to be renumbered as mentioned by Sherry?
Jeff
- Original Message
I am trying to organize the pictures I included in my Legacy file. In doing
so I am encountering several problems I could use help with:
1) I have customized Legacy by setting a default path for pictures. Yet,
despite that, when I try to add a picture, the folder that Legacy opens for
me to
I found the Access table that lists the images and ther locations. It is
TBLbr. So I have the answer to #2.
#1 is still valid. The customaized picture pad does not seem to stick.
Jeff
malkajef wrote:
I am trying to organize the pictures I included in my Legacy file. In
doing so I am
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malkajef wrote:
I am trying to organize the pictures I included in my Legacy file. In
doing so I am encountering several problems I
the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/Grimshaw/
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From: malkajef [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Re
@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] multimedia files and locations
On 3 Nov 2006 malkajef wrote:
Do you know why my installation would not follow the picture location
I set for it? I'm working with the latest version in Windows XP.
Actually, its defaulting
Thanks Cathy. I am delighted to know I can do it wholesale and not one by
one.
Jeff
Cathy wrote:
Hi Jeff,
Go to Options Customise - Sources tab
This is where you set the defaults. You can also Reset.
Choose your options and click the Reset button.
This is an all or nothing option. In
, AND so you don't have to retype
headings and titles and the like. See bottom right of
every report options window.
Peter
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Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 3:17 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Of malkajef
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 4:07 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Descendent Narrative table of contents
I generated a report/Book/Descendent narrative which included a table of
contents that included the following:
generation 1... page
://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/Grimshaw/
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From: malkajef [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Descendent Narrative table of contents
Date
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Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 12:38 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Descendent Narrative table of contents
Thank you Peter. That explains it. I assumed that the report I had
previously created was the Descendent Narrative (assuming
I agree that Spybot is excellent and I use it too. But alone, it is not
sufficient as it misses some spyware. Using Spybot and also Lavasoft's
Ad-Aware SE personal provides excellent protection.
You also need a good firewall (I use Zone Alarm which is also free) and a
virus checker, of
I do not know ScanSpyware and therefore cannot comet on it, but are you
sure it is not spyware? A lot of antispyware utilities (including several with
names very similar to the good ones) are themselves known to be spyware ..
So who knows about ScanSpyware? I never heard of it and do not
all previous correspondence.
Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of malkajef
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 11:05 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] exportinf todo list
Is there a way to export the todo list
In checking for potential problems,
1) Legacy picked an event where I put for the date 1870's. It did not
like the extra characters. What would be an acceptable way to enter a vague
date like that?
2) Legacy did not like an event with date entered as 1944 - abt 1954 or
1944 to abt 1954. How
of that error.
Hope these ideas help.
Susan
On 10/28/06, malkajef [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In checking for potential problems,
1) Legacy picked an event where I put for the date 1870's. It did not
like the extra characters. What would be an acceptable way to enter a
vague
date like that?
2
I, on the other hand never saw the manual but I purchased the video lectures
and I can attest that they are excellent. They go much beyond the just how
to use the program and teach a large number of useful but often hidden
features that I would otherwise never have uncovered. I highly
I was wondering if there were suggestions on how to handle potential
relatives within Legacy. By this I mean individuals who might be related
but for which there has not yet been a connection made. Entering them just
as unlinked individuals would cause them to be lost within the database. I
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Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 5:46 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] handling potential relatives
I was wondering if there were suggestions on how to handle potential
relatives within Legacy. By this I mean
Northern Virginia does too.
jef
The Kepleys wrote:
If there are any Kansas users, apply for a Kansas library card. Then
you
can access Heritage Quest, from your own computer, for free! Maybe
other
states do this too?
Teri
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL
In my area (Fairfax County, Virginia), the public libraries have free access
to Ancestry.com library edition as well as Heritage Quest online. The LDS
Family Centers also have free access to Ancestry.com. If you live in the DC
area, the Library of Congress also has free access to all sorts of
I think you are right in that most people are not computer savy enough to
realize they are sending html and do not know enough about it to change
their default settings.
However HTML email does pose a security risk and therefore should be avoided
when possible. Especially vulnerable are the
The 'To-do's screen can be sorted in several very useful ways. One of these
is by Locality which would make it very useful to get everything done at
once when at a locality. Is there a way for the To-Do screen to show the
'Locality' in a column?
The only work around I have found to do this
An apology:
As the user who started this thread I wish to issue an apology and a
clarification. In no way was I intending to start a flame. For what it is
worth, I think Legacy is a superb genealogy program. It has numerous
features that make it an excellent choice for any genealogist
I personally (maybe it is me) find entering source details confusing and
prone to error and inconsistency.
For instance in entering census data for an individual there seems to be 2
places where one might inadvertently enter the details of what is on the
census sheet.
a) in the event notes
Marriagenotes, Death certificate into death
notes- I had failed to understand about the source details. I have
been reading odd things about this and am now thinking I have been doing it
wrong.
Any guidance would be much appreciated before I do more data entry.
Liz
From:"mal
://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/Grimshaw/
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From: malkajef [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering source details
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:03
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From: Jenny M Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Entering source details
malkajef wrote
Actually I agree with you that census is not really an event.
I have to say that I do not understand why
@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 7:27 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Entering source details
malkajef wrote:
... without prompts I cannot always remember exactly how or where to
enter this or that data if there is no clearly suggested path.
The proper place to enter information will vary
It's OK. I found the answer to my own question by discovering View\Tree
Finder.
Sorry.
Jeff
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From: malkajef [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:51 AM
Subject: [LegacyUG] unrelated individuals
I know
Hi everyone
I have MS Access and would be very interested in this topic. Has anything
come of it? I briefly searched the news archives and found nothing further
about it.
If this is 'off topic' for this list, could Geoff or anyone write me
privately?
Thank you.
Jeff
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might be desirable, Some may even be added into
future updates. You might want to join the B testers.
Rich
--- malkajef [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi everyone
I have MS Access and would be very interested in
this topic. Has anything
come of it? I briefly searched the news archives
and found nothing
personal regardless of how they
were used as a source.) Perhaps you can edit all your Master sources
so they will sort that way eventually.
Maybe someone else has figured out listing by type. Good luck!
Susan
On 10/5/06, malkajef [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there a way to show the master list
I too use Firefox for everything except Windows OS updates and would
strongly support your suggestion for security reasons.
Jeff
Ed Lawler wrote:
Brian,
Why must the Legacy internet functions use IE? Do they use ActiveX
controls, etc.? Firefox is the only browser that I use (apart from
they
were used as a source.) Perhaps you can edit all your Master sources
so they will sort that way eventually.
Maybe someone else has figured out listing by type. Good luck!
Susan
On 10/5/06, malkajef [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there a way to show the master list of sources sorted by Type?
I
Not necessarily. Legacy is very customizable. One of the options for date
entry is to uncheck the default check date formatting which I believe then
leaves dates the way you write them.
I have however not used that option so someone else may need to verify this.
Jeff
- Original Message
I agree. In one of my earliest messages to Legacy, that was my primary
complaint: the sources screens need to be more stratified by type of source.
I own a very old DOS genealogy program, my first one, that was written in
the 1970s which even then modified the source entry screen to contain
The geoDB is quite large (several hundred MB). Is there an advantage in
keeping it on the hard drive? Do I give up anything if I move it to a CD? Is
it needed within Legacy for anything other than looking up a location?
Thanks.
Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at:
.
click on view
click on master lists
click on location
select the desired location
click on show list
This process will show each person who has this place entered on the
standard birth, christened, death, or marriage fields.
Dawn
malkajef wrote:
In Legacy, the Search
What are these errors in Pedigree web Pages?
Jeff
- Original Message -
From: ronald ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] problem with sourcing
I am still of the opinion that a change is
: Transparency with The GIMP, Downloadable UK History Timeline *
Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/Grimshaw/
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From: malkajef [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
correspondence.
Thanks.
malkajef wrote:
Legacy version 6.0.0.110
Build date: 28 Aug 2006
This is an imported gedcom.
When the screen to edit an event is opened from the main family screen
there is the resulting sentence created at the bottom (great feature!).
Most of the time there is what looks
Customer Support
Millennia Corporation
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http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
malkajef wrote:
Legacy version 6.0.0.110
Build date: 28 Aug 2006
This is an imported gedcom.
When the screen to edit an event is opened from the main family screen
there is the resulting sentence created
I ran the Check/Repair on my Legacy 6.0 file created from an imported
gedcom. The only errors it found were listed under the grouping
There are 5 Master address records that are blank which contained:
Look for !Fix this address-1 in the Master Address List
Look for !Fix this address-2 in the
the world of genealogy!
When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence.
Thanks.
malkajef wrote:
I ran the Check/Repair on my Legacy 6.0 file created from an imported
gedcom. The only errors it found were listed under the grouping
There are 5 Master address records
Thanks Cathy
What a superb program. Just gets better all the time. :-))
BTW, I did follow your advice and have ordered the Training video tapes (vol
1 and 2).
Jeff
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From: Cathy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Tuesday, September
I only wanted it as a way to check up on my import. Still doing that
Jeff
- Original Message -
From: Cathy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Question about viewing sources
Hi Jeff,
The
Thank you.
Jeff
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From: Cathy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] strange imported characters
Hi Jeff,
You could try
Search Search and Replace.
You'd have to copy and
E.Rodier wrote:
Years ago I received a GEDCOM full of interesting obits that were cut
to three lines, the standard GED 5.5 length of a particular source
field used by Legacy. PAF 5 was limited to a single line for the same
information. Researchers often make changes for many weeks in a new
I am still trying to clean up the gedcom data I imported into Legacy 6. In
some of the sources, some of the text entered as the source list name
contains squares. I believe these corresponds to 'new-line' (returns) in
the original imported data.
Without re-importing the gedcom in a
A big thank you to the many of you who have shared your experiences with
both Legacy and TMG (including those who replied off line). It pretty much
parallels my very short experience with both these programs.
I've been doing genealogy for quite some time and am therefore not a novice
at it.
.
Peter.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of malkajef
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 9:48 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] full report of contents
As a new user of Legacy I have imported my gedcom into it and
would
In recommending genealogy software, Legacy and The Master Genealogist seem
to often come up together.
1. How do they compare?
2. What features does one have that the other does not?
3. Has anyone used both?
Jeff
Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at:
As a new user of Legacy I have imported my gedcom into it and would now like
to see what exactly the Legacy file contains and check for possible
interpretation errors. Which Legacy report most completely puts
everything the Legacy file contains into a report, preferably in a PDF or
txt file?
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