Re: [LegacyUG] Sources from one project to another?

2014-08-29 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 29/08/2014 04:03, mvmc...@aol.com wrote: I have a variety of projects (I'm still working in 7.5). I want to move several volunteer projects, that I'm working on for the NJ Maritime Museum, into V8. They are not related people so I have them in separate files. They are actually people on

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources from one project to another?

2014-08-29 Thread Cathy Pinner
Hi Marie, The sources of course will be converted to version 8 when you convert your various files. However, I think you are asking how you copy the Master Source list from one file to another as the files have a related topic even though the people aren't related so that they use many of the

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources from one project to another?

2014-08-29 Thread singhals
Cathy, Won't that move what sources Marie entered in the other file, not /just/ the template for data-entry? Cheryl Cathy Pinner wrote: Hi Marie, The sources of course will be converted to version 8 when you convert your various files. However, I think you are asking how you copy the

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources from one project to another?

2014-08-29 Thread R G Strong-genes
Cheryl, Yes, since she mentioned that she didn't want to reenter them I would assume she meant that her sources were her templates that were filled in. -Original Message- From: singhals Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 10:15 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG]

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources from one project to another?

2014-08-29 Thread MVMcgrs
OK, I knew what I meant. I only want to copy the template. I created various templates for sources that I use over and over. Example is the 1850 Federal population census. I save it as 1850 Fedrl, then when I have another 1850 Federal, I just pull up the template, add the particulars for that

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources from one project to another?

2014-08-29 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 29/08/2014 19:49, mvmc...@aol.com wrote: What I want to do is copy the basic templates Master Sources? to a new project. I don't want to transfer already filled in source templates, Source Details? just the basic template. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources from one project to another?

2014-08-29 Thread Brian/Support
Marie, If you go through the Master source list in the file which contains your templates and tag only those which are templates then when you go to the new file and select the Import Lists there is an option when copying/importing sources to only include those you have tagged. In your example

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources from one project to another?

2014-08-29 Thread MVMcgrs
Here is what I call a template. I use templates for my citations of sources. This is for the 1850 Federal population census: family entry; p , lines , [city], County, [state] Population of Census; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, roll ); Seventh Census of the United States,

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources from one project to another?

2014-08-29 Thread MVMcgrs
Thank you Brian. That's exactly what I need. Will give it a try. Thanks to the others that replied as well. Marie Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG, CGL Melchiori Research Services, L.L.C. --- CG, Certified Genealogist and CGL,

[LegacyUG] List of individuals with Ohio connections

2014-08-29 Thread Rebecca Williams
I go to the Ohio Archives nearly every month. I would like to make a list of the people in my database who connected with Ohio at any time. Is there any way to do that? I’ve been hunting around in the reports and tried an advanced search, but to no avail. Help? Rebecca Sent from

Re: [LegacyUG] List of individuals with Ohio connections

2014-08-29 Thread Ron Taylor
Rebecca, It is pretty easy. 1) Clear tag1 2) Master Locations List, sort as needed, highlight all desired locations (hold Control key while clicking) 3) Click OptionsShow List then wait until the list of All Individuals who use this location is displayed 4) Click Tag Everyone in List with

Re: [LegacyUG] List of individuals with Ohio connections

2014-08-29 Thread Leon Chapman
Rebecca: Here is a solution, assuming you have followed the 4 field definitions when inputting your data as City, County, State, Country using Legacy 8 1. Go to View, Tools, Master Lists, Locations 2. Select the Sort button and sort by State, City, County, Country 3. In Master Location window

[LegacyUG] Import Gedcom from Family Tree Maker

2014-08-29 Thread Gary Davis
I created a tree in FTM from a Gedcom out of Legacy. It was a very large file - about 18,800 individuals. Over several months, some updates were done to both files, independently of the other. In order to sync my files again, I created a Gedcom from the modified Family Tree Maker and imported it

[LegacyUG] Focus Group

2014-08-29 Thread Pat Hickin
I am trying to generate a focus group that will be the basis for a .gedcom doe a relative. In Leg 8 Help Focus Groups, I am told The *Focus Group* window can be reached from several locations. 1. From the *Export* window, click *[1] Record Selection*, choose the [2] *Selected Records

Re: [LegacyUG] Focus Group

2014-08-29 Thread Cathy Pinner
Pat The instructions aren't quite accurate. At step 2 where you choose the radio button for Selected Records Contained in the Focus Group you'll see a big button under that line EDIT FOCUS GROUP How did you miss it? Cathy Pat Hickin mailto:pph...@gmail.com Saturday, 30 August 2014 8:55 AM I

Re: [LegacyUG] List of individuals with Ohio connections

2014-08-29 Thread Cathy Pinner
Provided locations are entered in a consistent way, you can do this whether or not you follow the 4 field entry method. I don't use the 4 fields but find everyone living in a particular place often. I just sort my location list Right to Left and then find the first entry with my search term in it