Re: [LegacyUG] Ancestor Color coding

2007-01-11 Thread Jenny M Benson
R G Strong Genealogy wrote The step that corrected it was when you recalculated relationships. Whenever you add new people to your direct lineage after you have calculated relationships you need to redo this step. One way to tell that it hasn't been done is the colors and another way is the

Re: [LegacyUG] To-Do List Ideas?

2007-01-11 Thread Dave Hook
Kirsten: I structure my to-do list items in a similar fashion to how you do it - i.e. Find John Smith's birth certificate. Then I put the to-do item under the repository that I want to search first - i.e. 'findmypast.com' or whatever. If a search of the repository comes up negative, I note

Re: [LegacyUG] To-Do List Ideas?

2007-01-11 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I use a spreadsheet and two sheets. One for the BMD info and one for the census information. In my case since I'm in england 1841 - 1901. Very useful as before this I once ordered the same marriage certificate twice. Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92

RE: [LegacyUG] To-Do List Ideas?

2007-01-11 Thread Nicholas Cirillo
I have so cluttered and fouled my To Do List that it has been useless. A lot of what I did was before I knew much about Legacy, or genealogy for that matter. Now I would like to purge the entire To Do list and try again. How would one do this? Nick Cirillo Fairfax VA --- Nancy Bender [EMAIL

[LegacyUG] Relationship calculator wrong...again...v6.0.0.118

2007-01-11 Thread JRAYMOND651
I have yet another problem with the relationship calculator and the problem can be duplicated. Robert and Larry are brothers. Larry has son John out-of-wedlock with Sarah. Sarah's data has been entered as the mother and the marriage status is set as unmarried and there is no marriage

[LegacyUG] 2 versions of Legacy.

2007-01-11 Thread MNill50012
I have found the 2 family files, one named Legacy family file 4.0 and the other named the Nill family. I can't compare them as I have the standard Legacy 4, and apparently that is only available in the deluxe version. Should I combine these 2 files and how do I do it? Thanks for any help

[LegacyUG] Adoption and how it shows on a report

2007-01-11 Thread rf
I have and adoption on one child who was adopted by the mothers 2nd husband, I have the child listed as under bio father and mother, and adopted father and bio mother, I only want it to show up in a descendants report under the 2nd marriage.

[LegacyUG] Family Group Report a again (Printing)

2007-01-11 Thread Walt Marie
There is a BUG REPORT on them already. Have gone around Parent Child Relationship by deleting them. Added them to Child Status a nice side effect is that they shown on the Family View screen which is nice. Since the 118 up date this is the first time we have started to work on FGR

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Group Report a again (Printing)

2007-01-11 Thread Leon Chapman
Under Family Group Report, Report Options, if the RINs MRINs box is unchecked, you will not have RINs or MRINs on your Family Group Record. If it is checked, then both will appear. It would appear you cannot choose to print only RINs. I am using the latest version 6.0.0.118 of Legacy. Leon

[LegacyUG] Is there a daily digest?

2007-01-11 Thread stuart churchill
Im getting rather alot of messages, is there a option to have a complete days messages in one? If so, how do I get it? Cheers Stuart _ Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters!

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a daily digest?

2007-01-11 Thread Susan Daily
No the option is not available any longer. If you search the archives (link at end) you will see this has been asked many times since they moved to the new server last year, and you will find some very good and helpful instructions on how to deal with the onslaught! Best wishes, Susan On

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a daily digest?

2007-01-11 Thread Wendy Howard
No, there is no digest option with this list. Suggest you set a filter in your mail box to extract list mail and direct it to its own folder, so it is kept away from your other mail. You can then concentrate on it when it suits you, and ignore it when it doesn't. Search the archives for

Re: [LegacyUG] 2 versions of Legacy.

2007-01-11 Thread Carl Cox
I have found the 2 family files, one named Legacy family file 4.0 and the other named the Nill family. I can't compare them as I have the standard Legacy 4, and apparently that is only available in the deluxe version. Should I combine these 2 files and how do I do it? Thanks for any help you

RE: [LegacyUG] Adoption and how it shows on a report

2007-01-11 Thread jmccall93
On one of the older versions of Legacy there was a screen (tab) right behind the main couple view that allowed you to see a descendent view but it also included the multiple wives and children of the person highlighted on the main screen . The newer version doesn't seem to have this anymore. Does

RE: [LegacyUG] To-Do List Ideas?

2007-01-11 Thread Cathy
Hi Nick, To delete To Dos You can go to the To Dos from the icon on the Toolbar or View To Do List Make sure the Drop down box at the top has All To Dos showing rather than just General To Dos or Individual To dos. Highlight a To Do in the list - then Options - Delete etc. You don't appear

Re: [LegacyUG] Ancestor Color coding

2007-01-11 Thread Cathy
Hi Russ, No, the step that corrected the missing colours was Resetting the Ancestor Colours - Tools Apply Ancestor Colours. Note that you can Set Relationships to one person and Ancestor Colours to someone else. Re-setting the relationships doesn't add the Ancestor Colour to the ancestor

Re: [LegacyUG] Marriage events

2007-01-11 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
I used as events the various bridal showers for my wife, (2 states). Gift lists, etc. Rich --- Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How common is it among this group to use Events on the Marriage screen to record common activities of the marriage?

RE: [LegacyUG] Adoption and how it shows on a report

2007-01-11 Thread M Couch
Jill asked *On one of the older versions of Legacy there was a screen (tab) right behind the main couple view that allowed you to see a descendent view but it also included the multiple wives and children of the person highlighted on the main screen . * This feature is still

[LegacyUG] Help Source options

2007-01-11 Thread Laurence E Stephenson
12/01/2007 1:16:54 PM Hi All, In family view, when you input a citation the item name (say birth) can be made to change colour so you know that item has a source. HELP how do I turn that on. Thanks in anticipation May all your brick walls be little ones. -- Regards,

RE: [LegacyUG] To Do list priority in Research Guidance

2007-01-11 Thread Geoff Rasmussen
There's not, but good idea. I'll talk with Luc about it. Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy Bender Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 6:31 PM To:

RE: [LegacyUG] To-Do List Ideas?

2007-01-11 Thread Nicholas Cirillo
Cathy, Thanks. As I feared there is no simple way. I'll try your process but if it is too time consuming I may abandon the To Do process and do something else, possibly use paper!! Nick --- Cathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Nick, To delete To Dos You can go to the To Dos from the icon on the

RE: [LegacyUG] To-Do List Ideas: Thanks

2007-01-11 Thread Kirsten Bowman
Thanks to everyone for your very useful tips on formatting the Legacy To-Do List. Kate's suggestion for building the list through Research Guidance is a route that I hadn't tried before, but preliminary experiments look very promising. Now all that's needed is the self-control to create and

RE: [LegacyUG] Adoption and how it shows on a report

2007-01-11 Thread Cathy
Hi Jill, If you mean the Descendant Tab, this is a Deluxe feature - have you reverted to the Standard version for some reason? You may need to scroll to see the other spouses. Features haven't been removed from Legacy. Some features have been added. Margaret has explained a new feature on the

Re: [LegacyUG] Help Source options

2007-01-11 Thread Cathy
Hi Laurence, Unfortunately not in Family View but in Individual View. It's to do with Colours. If you can't see the changed colour for the labels in the Individual View, go to Options Customise Colour tab and choose a different colour for the Contents (on a button about half way down the

RE: [LegacyUG] To Do list priority in Research Guidance

2007-01-11 Thread Nancy Bender
Thank you, Geoff. I wasn't sure if it was there and I was missing it, or if it wasn't there. Hopefully it will be, someday. Nancy Original Message Follows From: Geoff Rasmussen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com

Re: [LegacyUG] To-Do List Ideas?

2007-01-11 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
In my desire to minimize ink usage, My ToDos use: BC HI 1858 Taylor, James Townsend I leave off all verbs. (they are implied anyway). BC = birth Certificate. MC = marriage certificate I include more details in the task description. Rich --- Dave Hook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kirsten: I

Re: [LegacyUG] Recording census records as a event,am I doing it right?

2007-01-11 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
I have created hundreds of Census Events, using the Event clipboard. This keeps the time keypunching to a minimum. Rich --- stuart churchill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, been using Legacy for awhile and Im wondering wether im doing it right? Im recording census's as a event, creating

[LegacyUG] Re: recalculating relationships, was Ancestor Color coding

2007-01-11 Thread Richard Van Wasshnova
Jenny, You are correct in saying that the relationships listed above each person *do* appear automatically as each new person is entered, but try this: Create a new island family with husband H, wife W, son S, and daughter D. Now go to any End of line ancestor and add a parent bt linking to