Re: [LegacyUG] RECORDING SOURCES

2006-06-12 Thread Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson-Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara-
Gail Yes, this is exactly what I was referring to. The linking methodology used in Picture Center seems the ideal process to use when assigning Sources to multiple individuals. The Clipboard appears to work. However, it does not appear to be as efficient either in time nor space required as the

[LegacyUG] PDAs and Legacy

2006-06-11 Thread Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson-Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara-
Thank you to all who responded regarding the purchase of my first PDA. In summary I have learned that: 1) A Palm uses Gedstar Pro but is read only 2) A Windows platform PDA uses Pocket Genealogy Advanced and can be used to read AND update then synced back to Legacy My conclusion is that: 1) A

[LegacyUG] RECORDING SOURCES

2006-06-11 Thread Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson-Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara-
I have read with much interest the various methods to record Source data under Master Sources and Source Details. It appears the preferred method by those most experienced is to record very general Master Source information, e.g.: Source Name List: Death Certificate Type: Document Author:

Re: [LegacyUG] RECORDING SOURCES

2006-06-11 Thread Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson-Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara-
Gail Rich Nestor writes: ... you might want to have something a little more specific than death certificate as your master source. If your author is Missouri State Board of Heath, Bureau of Vital Statistics, then what will you use when you have a death cert. from North Carolina?... Good point

[LegacyUG] PDAs and Legacy

2006-06-04 Thread Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson-Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara-
I am considering my first PDA. The model looking like it comes closest to fitting my budget/needs is Palm Tungsten E2 retailing at around $180, with 32mb of memory. A $60 keyboard is an add-on option also being considered. My Legacy file contains about 1,800 names with a sizeable picture

[LegacyUG] Provenance of family heirlooms and other property

2006-05-12 Thread Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson-Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara-
I am proposing a method be designed to record the provenance of family heirlooms and other property. I am curious who among the group may find this useful. Perhaps the suggestion has been previously submitted in some form and either shelved or denied. But it may be time to revisit the concept.

[LegacyUG] Error Message...

2006-05-10 Thread Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson-Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara-
I'm in need of a little advice again from the more experienced users... I did some recent swapping around of photos. Now when running a File ID Report I get an error message Event Not Found. After clicking ok the File ID Report processes to completion with no apparent ill affect. Is there a

[LegacyUG] Users Group Site

2006-05-04 Thread Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson-Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara-
I'm needing a little help from experienced users of the Users Group Site: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@mail.millenniacorp.com/ Is there a way I'm not seeing to respond to message threads while I'm at the site? I've hunted around for a respond key but can't seem to find it. Only

[LegacyUG] Alphabetical Photo Listing

2006-05-03 Thread Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson-Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara-
I am trying to obtain an alphabetical listing within Legacy of everyone in my file with a picture attached. Besides name, the list would preferably include picture file ID number, caption, description, and date. I can get a listing sorted by Picture File ID which includes name and RIN using the

[LegacyUG] Preferred Pictures with GEDCOM

2006-04-27 Thread Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson-Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara-
Forgive me if this has been addressed before. This is my first attempt exporting a GEDCOM 5.5 with ANSI character set. I was not able to retain the Preferred Picture setting when exported. It appears the Preferred Picture defaults to the first picture position when exported to GEDCOM. I didn't