Re: [LegacyUG] Test Message

I also agree... Facebook and social media has effectively killed this list. On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 12:49 PM, CE WOOD wrote: > I couldn't agree more! It's a real shame they did that instead of making > the easy fixes to this list whereby screen shots are safe. > > > > > CE > >

Re: [LegacyUG] Help with Source Writer & Clip Board

It should be mentioned that SourceWriter sources are converted to basic in a GEDCOM. On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 6:12 PM, Cathy Pinner wrote: > JoAnne, > > If your Basic sources are well formatted there is no point in converting > them to SourceWriter sources. > If they aren't,

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy User Group Mail List vs Facebook User Group

Discussion of this list vs Facebook IS a Legacy issue. The future of this list depends on it. On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 6:31 PM, Cathy Pinner wrote: > This list would have far more life and usefulness if you quit discussing > Facebook and Email lists and discussed Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy User Group Mail List vs Facebook User Group

LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On > Behalf Of *Charlene C > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 14, 2016 3:58 PM > *To:* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy User Group Mail List vs Facebook User >

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy User Group Mail List vs Facebook User Group

;ge...@cedarbank.me.uk> wrote: > On 14-Sep-16 08:24 PM, Chick Lewis wrote: > >> Thank you Michelle for your response. I understand that questions will >> be answered either here or there, but my concern is that people on only >> one format will not see all the questio

Re: [LegacyUG] Mailing List vs Online Forum

The mail list posts are searchable by category or thread in the archives On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Michele/Support < mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> wrote: > Yes, it is searchable. If it is a tip that the staff or a beta tester > posted it will also have a hashtag making it even easier to

Re: [LegacyUG] Mailing List vs Online Forum

You can also pick and choose on this forum. Just go to the archives... On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 12:22 PM, Michele/Support < mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> wrote: > We do have an online forum, it's called the Legacy Users Group Facebook > page > :) > >

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy User Group Mail List vs Facebook User Group

the need for a forum in two places. I wonder how other members feel about that. On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 11:46 AM, MikeFry <emjay...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 14 Sep 2016 20:34, Chick Lewis wrote: > >> Are the posts on this mail list the same as the ones on Facebook? >> >&

[LegacyUG] Legacy User Group Mail List vs Facebook User Group

Are the posts on this mail list the same as the ones on Facebook? It seems to me that having a Legacy Facebook page as well as this Legacy Mail List defeats the purpose of users helping each other. Is it necessary to belong to both groups to get all the posts? Discouraging because I don’t

Re: [LegacyUG] LUG vs FB

..."and never the twain shall meet." -- Unfortunately On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 11:36 AM, Michele/Support < mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> wrote: > Those people that want to communicate via the mailing list should continue > to do so > > Those people that want to communicate via Facebook should

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 home tab

Mine displays correctly too. I am using Legacy 8 and Windows 7 On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 8:36 PM, Cathy Pinner wrote: > John Hannigan, > > This is not a normal error. > > Have you contacted supp...@legacyfamilytree.com? > What did they say? > No one apart from Support people

Re: [LegacyUG] Why don't I receive emails?

Sounds like some of your e-mails are going to spam. If not yours, then I suggest you check with your ISP. 2) As stated by CE, I constantly receive posts replying to previous posts that I never received. Fortunately the previous posts are usually embedded in the replies so I can tell what the

Re: [LegacyUG] Adding a Word Document to Media

How do you get a pdf file into MSWord? I have word 2010 but it will not read or open a pdf file. On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 6:54 PM, Cathy Pinner wrote: > I don't really mind how Word does it, it has worked fine for me but I > haven't yet edited a Legacy generated PDF. > >

Re: [LegacyUG] Box Size in Legacy Charting

ed which require more space. > Since the marriage date/place is included for the males their boxes will > be larger to include that extra line as well. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > br...@legacyfamilytree.com > http://www.LegacyFamilyTr

[LegacyUG] Box Size in Legacy Charting

Is there any way to make all the boxes in a chart the same size? Sizing options controls the length but not the width independently. “Make all boxes the same” in the Box option controls the shape. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages

[LegacyUG] Global Master Source Conversion

I have a mixture of Basic and Sourcewriter sources. Since gedcom-ing SW sources results in them being converted to Basic sources, Is there a way to do a global conversion of all my SW sources to Basic sources without having to gedcom the whole file and risk losing media and other info that is

Re: [LegacyUG] Global Master Source Conversion

:20 PM, Chick Lewis cglewi...@gmail.com wrote: I have a mixture of Basic and Sourcewriter sources. Since gedcom-ing SW sources results in them being converted to Basic sources, Is there a way to do a global conversion of all my SW sources to Basic sources without having to gedcom the whole

Re: [LegacyUG] Sorting by date of birth

This capability has been requested before but not incorporated by Legacy. However, it can be done with LTools, thanks to Dennis Kowallek. The Legacy Index tab can be changed to display the User ID instead of the RIN (see Options), and thus can be sorted by that column. So the trick is to populate

[LegacyUG] Combining Master Sources

Is there a way to force two master sources to merge or combine in Legacy V8? I have selected combine duplicates in the master source option menu but it says there are no duplicate sources. I know the names of the two sources have to be identical and I have tried renaming them, but the program

Re: [LegacyUG] Combining Master Sources

different templates. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 19/08/2014 2:37 PM, Chick Lewis wrote: Is there a way to force two master sources to merge or combine in Legacy V8? I have selected combine duplicates in the master

Re: [LegacyUG] Combining Master Sources

Thanks Gene. I searched on the wrong keywords. Source and Merge. Obviously I need another cup of coffee as well as new glasses.. On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Gene Young n2...@cfl.rr.com wrote: On 8/19/2014 4:11 PM, Chick Lewis wrote: Thanks Brian and Jenny. That worked!! I did not see

[LegacyUG] No Pictures in Legacy Charts

I am unable to insert pictures in charts using Legacy Charting and Legacy v8.0..427. Pictures are properly selected in Box Items. If I open a chart that was previously made with pictures, the pictures are there, but if I click on refresh they are all lost. What am I doing wrong? Chick Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] No Pictures in Legacy Charts

. It should be finally fixed in the next update. If you desperately need a chart before then use Search - Search and Replace on the Media Folders and replace [Default Media Folder]\ with the actual path. Cheers, Cathy Chick Lewis mailto:cglewi...@gmail.com Monday, 14 July 2014 7:42 AM

Re: [LegacyUG] Clicking and/or right clicking is getting MORE than annoying

Thank you, Sherry... and Amen On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Sherry/Support she...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: I beg to differ. Years ago I clicked on an image that came to me ​by email ​ and got a nasty virus! ​ Hubby had a couple from doc files being passed around his company. I have

[LegacyUG] Charting Warning Message

Every time I open a chart in Legacy8 Charting I get the following warning: The genealogy file could not be found Some editing features have been disabled I click on OK and the file opens normally. Why am I getting this warning and how do I get rid of it? Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] Charting Warning Message

computer with full administrative permissions or with a user account that has limited permissions? Jim Legacy Family Tree Technical Support Original Message From: Chick Lewis cglewi...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 12:44 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com

Re: [LegacyUG] Charting Warning Message

at since I don't have his Family File. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Chick Lewis cglewi...@gmail.com wrote: Every time I open a chart in Legacy8 Charting I get the following warning: The genealogy file could not be found Some

Re: [LegacyUG] Charting Warning Message

Message From: Chick Lewis cglewi...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 1:41 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Charting Warning Message Jim, Thanks for your reply. Legacy is installed properly in Program Files (x86) Family File is saved

Re: [LegacyUG] Charting Warning Message

Jim, After clearing the list, the Update Current List is greyed out. I noticed that I only get that warning msg when I try to open a chart with ext.lwc. Charts with *.lwcx open normal. Chick On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Jim Terry/Support jimte...@legacyusers.comwrote: Chick, Try this.

Re: [LegacyUG] Two Sets of Parents in Legacy Chart

will have the wording (duplicated) in the box. Font options for that are on the appearance tab. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.combr...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 09-Jan-2014 10:05 PM, Chick Lewis wrote: I have

Re: [LegacyUG] Two Sets of Parents in Legacy Chart

12:51, Chick Lewis wrote: Thanks Brian, but it just seems confusing to see the same person on a chart in two different families without any explanation. Is there some way to indicate adoption on the chart? On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 7:29 AM, Brian/Support br...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote

Re: [LegacyUG] Two Sets of Parents in Legacy Chart

will have the wording (duplicated) in the box. Font options for that are on the appearance tab. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 09-Jan-2014 10:05 PM, Chick Lewis wrote: I have a case where two children, Ann and Mark

[LegacyUG] Two Sets of Parents in Legacy Chart

I have a case where two children, Ann and Mark lost both parents in an accident. Both were adopted by their mother’s sister. The children are shown biologicaly with their birth parents, and I also show them as adopted by their aunt and uncle. This is easily explained in notes. BUT, in Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] When to use est and when to use abt

I created a master source called Guesstimate and use it as the name implies... On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 10:15 PM, grayscot2 graysc...@gmail.com wrote: That all sounds very responsible, but though our forebears probably were better at calculating ages for days, months and years,

Re: [LegacyUG] Delete 7.5?

There was a previous question about keeping and running v8 and v7.5 on the same computer. Was there an answer? Also, does V8 read V7.5 files or do they need to be converted? On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 6:17 PM, lio . likeitouts...@hotmail.com wrote: I see Legacy 8 installed to its own directory

Re: [LegacyUG] Delete 7.5?

No it has not been answered or no it is not possible to run both V8 and V7.5 on the same computer? On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 6:39 PM, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.ukwrote: Leo, No to all questions, except with respect to using the same database. Because V8 changes the format, the same

Re: [LegacyUG] Tool to add missing period after an initial in a name

How about Harry S. Truman? The initial S does not stand for anything but is followed by a period. On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Brian L. Lightfoot br...@the-lightfoots.com wrote: Really? I’ve never run across any such practices. I’ve run across many individual with no middle name but

Re: [LegacyUG] Another problem -- sorry! -- with source list names in a new .gedcom

Sherry, I decided a while back that I no longer wanted to use SW. As a result I now have both Basic and SW sources. I would like to make them all Basic. Are you saying that it would be feasible to GEDCOM my data back into Legacy to accomplish this? On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 8:18 AM,

Re: [LegacyUG] Moving source citation

That's the conclusion I came to also, but can't help thinking there is something wrong with this method of getting rid of SW sources. On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot br...@the-lightfoots.com wrote: Not trying to stir up trouble but if I followed the previous GEDCOM thread

Re: [LegacyUG] Moving source citation

-Original Message- From: Chick Lewis [mailto:cglewi...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, 8 October 2012 11:51 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Moving source citation That's the conclusion I came to also, but can't help thinking there is something wrong with this method

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter conversion to Basic

Thank you, Alan and Mary. I think I will do the conversions in the existing file rather than mess around with the GEDCCOM. I appreciate your comments. Lew On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Mary Moyer mgmo...@juno.com wrote: Lew Alan's right - it might be easier to do the conversion to Basic

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7.5 and source citation import?

I have been following both these threads and have come to the conclusion that SourceWriter is not all it's cracked up to be. I stopped using SW several months ago and have been contemplating returning to Basic Sources. After following this discussion, I have decided to do that. I know most

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

... Chick Lewis On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 2:52 AM, Jenny M Benson ge...@cedarbank.me.uk wrote: On 16/10/2011 02:06, James Cook wrote: For #2, the best I can come up with is to go to the Assigned Sources screen for each individual.  From there, you can select the source in the list on the top half

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

James, I notice that several months ago you were contemplating dropping Source Writer and going with the Basic system. Did you? If not, what changed your mind? It's true that it exports something, and that something will be imported just fine. The problem with it, and the reason for my

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

to be meaningful. They are good enough that others can contact me if they are interested in learning more.  Like I said, suits me so far. More that you asked for, I'm sure :) JC On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 5:36 PM, Chick Lewis cglewi...@gmail.com wrote: James, I notice that several months ago you were

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

Amen to that !!! On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 5:20 PM, James Cook jc1...@gmail.com wrote: I a hoping that if/when the day comes to move to another software that it will read native Legacy files.  Also, a message was posted recently about Legacy sharing it's templates with a group working on making

Re: [LegacyUG] How do I include - no issue (children) and exclude unknown

Just a thought... I haven't tried it, but how about putting a couple of spaces or an inconspicuous character in the name field? On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 2:16 AM, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote: Olwyn, I really do wish that I shared your confidence that the printing of

[LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

I am trying to clean up my mixture of basic sources and Sourcewriter sources and at the same time split some of my lumped master sources. Since Gedcom is still the only way to transfer from one program to another, and because of problems associated with Sourcewriter and Gedcom, I have decided to

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Name Filing System

Are you saying that Source Writer does not transfer well via GEDCOM? If that is the case then I for one will stop using Sourcewriter. I am also a former user of FTM and that program has many features that I miss. I wish there was an easy way to use them both. Chick On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at

Re: [LegacyUG] Picture Center resizing

Kirsten, I am sure you have tried resizing by dragging the sides and top or bottom to desired size. BUT, after you do this, exit by the menu - (file then exit.) DO NOT X' OUT OF THE PROGRAM. Lew On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Kirstin catlady1...@yahoo.com wrote: I've been struggling with a

Re: [LegacyUG] The man crossed the road

Reminds me of a tombstone I once saw: This is the grave of Mike ODay He died defending his right of way. His right was clear, his will was strong, But he's just as dead as if he'd been wrong. Everyone have a nice week-end and drive carefully... On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Book Problems

from displaying on a new page in a book and shouldn't the current book title be displayed somewhere? Also, is it possible to save just the report settings for use in another book without saving the whole book. Chick On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 2:44 AM, Jenny M Benson ge...@cedarbank.me.uk wrote: Chick

Re: [LegacyUG] Book Problems

I just noticed that when I originate or reply to a post, it appears twice in the LUG. Are the rest of you seeing my posts duplicated or is this a peculiarity of g-mail? On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Chick Lewis cglewi...@gmail.com wrote: You are welcome, Jenny.  You have helped me

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Reports Question

) and then click the Print button. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Chick Lewis cglewi...@gmail.com wrote: Would this be considered a work-around for a Direct Descendant Report which Legacy is not capable of doing? -- Legacy User

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Clip Board

That is very interesting Dennis. The latest Legacy 7.4 help file says there are 10 source clipboards, but I couldn't find them either. Did they forget to update help? On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Dennis M. Kowallek kowal...@iglou.com wrote: On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 18:51:31 -0400, Bobby Johnson

[LegacyUG] Book Problems

I am experimenting with creating a book from within Legacy Publishing Center, but running into problems. 1. I have created three different books and saved them with different file names. Why does the title at top of screen (blue bar) always show “New Book”? How can you tell which book is

Re: [LegacyUG] Book Problems

Jenny, I think I may have found the problem with selecting sources. On the Additional Tab, uncheck (or in your case check) the source option. Chick On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 3:40 PM, Jenny M Benson ge...@cedarbank.me.uk wrote: Chick Lewis wrote 2. I have two reports in one of my books,  an ancestor

[LegacyUG] Charting Hint

that makes the printing too small to read. I hope some of you will find this hint useful. Chick Lewis Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived

Re: [LegacyUG] Deleting Charts

by opening, getting the do not exist message, closing and re-opening. Strange way to clear the menu but it worked. Thanks, Chick On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 1:49 AM, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote: Chick Lewis wrote: When I start Legacy charting, a welcome screen comes up offering me

Re: [LegacyUG] Reports adding word someone AND the person's name

://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ Chick Lewis wrote: After editing a report in an external word processor, how do you get it back into Legacy in order to create a book index? On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote: Tom

Re: [LegacyUG] Pop up boxes squished

I have seen this problem before and agree that monitor resolution and/or font setting is the culprit. I would guess that just about everyone having this problem has upgraded their monitor. It can be fixed by changing the appearance screen on the display properties. Right click on the desktop

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Charting into MS DOC

If you really need to get it into an MS Word document, it can be done by exporting the chart to PDF and then saving it as an RTF which can be opened in MS Word. On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Wendy Howard wendy.how...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Michele, Is there anyway to get these charts onto a

Re: [LegacyUG] Controlling picture size in Charts

one. I then named them Bill Smith small, and Bill Smith large. I did it in Legacy's Photo tool. Rich in LA CA - Original Message From: Chick Lewis cglewi...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tue, January 5, 2010 8:41:43 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Controlling

Re: [LegacyUG] Controlling picture size in Charts

- Original Message From: Chick Lewis cglewi...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 1:10:35 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Controlling picture size in Charts Thanks, Rich.  I take it from your answer that it CANNOT be done. Lew On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 10

[LegacyUG] Controlling picture size in Charts

Is there any way to control the size of a picture in an ancestor chart? I am using Legacy Charting and trying to make a 4 generation chart to fit on one page. The chart fts fine without pictures and would fit very nicely with pictures if I could make the photos a bit smaller. I know that the