Re: [LegacyUG] Geographic Search for Time and Location

2006-02-26 Thread Mary Young
On 2/26/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote I found this site http://gos2.geodata.gov/gos/help/Search.htm Super site - but I don't have any forebears in US boohoo. Mary Young Edinburgh, Scotland Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History

Re: [LegacyUG] It opened!

2006-02-26 Thread C.G. Ouimet
If you were on the Legacy Home tab, the file most probably opened everytime you opened it. It's just that Legacy doesn't change tabs (Family, Pedigree, etc) for you when you open a file At 2006/02/25 22:31, you wrote: when I went to file and clicked on the family file I wanted, it would

Re: [LegacyUG] Correcting faulty Legacy 5 update install

2006-02-26 Thread Brian Kelly
Winifred, You could always get a new copy of the Version 5 Install program then and save it to the Download Folder. Previous versions of Legacy can be downloaded from http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/helpDownloadVersion5.asp. The proper full install version is the second choice and is 16.4

RE: [LegacyUG] It opened!

2006-02-26 Thread Katherine Bennett
The Legacy Home Tab does not have to be the first screen. You have several choices. Click on OptionsCustomizeGeneral Then, in the Program Start-up section, click on the bullet that indicate which view you want to see when Legacy opens. Kathie -Original Message- From: C.G. Ouimet

[LegacyUG] Intellishare Merge Help

2006-02-26 Thread Lee Weed
When importing a Legacy file back into the master file which of these options do I choose to have the new individuals RIN / MRIN numbers in sequence with the master file? Create a new family file (recommended) Add the Legacy information to the existing file Next Screen Try to keep original

Re: [LegacyUG] Correcting faulty Legacy 5 update install

2006-02-26 Thread winmcl
Brian: I guess I need to uninstall my old copy of Version 5 before installing the new download, don't I? Thank you so much for your help and advice, and so quickly. Winifred - Original Message - From: Brian Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@mail.millenniacorp.com Sent:

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File won't open

2006-02-26 Thread my5k5
I had the same problem, I could not open the Family File, either the sample or my family file. I do not know what happened, but it works now. The mystery of gemology! Roger Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File won't open On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:47:15 -0800, Tish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I

[LegacyUG] Dates

2006-02-26 Thread Melanie Armstrong
Has anyone else had trouble with dates? When I try to put in a date like March 17, 1685 it double dates it unless I turn the double dating feature off. If I turn the double dating feature off it turns all my dates that are double dated such as March 17,1685/86 to March 17, 1685. It does this with

Re: [LegacyUG] Dates

2006-02-26 Thread Jenny M Benson
Melanie Armstrong wrote Has anyone else had trouble with dates? When I try to put in a date like March 17, 1685 it double dates it unless I turn the double dating feature off. If I turn the double dating feature off it turns all my dates that are double dated such as March 17,1685/86 to March

Re: [LegacyUG] Dates

2006-02-26 Thread Melanie Armstrong
Yes, I have this problem putting in dates like March 15, 1302. It makes it 1302/03 Melanie --- Jenny M Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Melanie Armstrong wrote Has anyone else had trouble with dates? When I try to put in a date like March 17, 1685

[LegacyUG] UserID

2006-02-26 Thread Daphne Eze
I've been using the userId for individuals as well as for marriages. I really like the way the individual UserID works and is displayed on Family screen and on the Name List. Is there any way to get the userID showing on the marriage list? Also how many characters will fit in the userid

Re: [LegacyUG] UserID

2006-02-26 Thread Dennis Kowallek
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 11:21:24 -0800, Daphne Eze [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also how many characters will fit in the userid field? If you just start entering characters you will find that the field is 50 characters long. -- Dennis M. Kowallek [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Enter the

Re: [LegacyUG] UserID

2006-02-26 Thread Wm Voss
Yes: Options/customize/view and select Numbers to add to names = User ID 47 Wm Voss Daphne Eze wrote: I've been using the userId for individuals as well as for marriages. I really like the way the individual UserID works and is displayed on Family screen and on the Name List. Is there any

RE: [LegacyUG] Correcting faulty Legacy 5 update install

2006-02-26 Thread Ian Howard
I am interested in the possibility of reverting to Version 5. I have updated to Standard Version 6 (operating on Windows 98) but it seems to be a lot more resource intensive. I am running out of memory (even with other programs closed) and have several times managed to get the message Run-time

Re: [LegacyUG] Correcting faulty Legacy 5 update install

2006-02-26 Thread Wm Voss
Regrettably, v6 requires substantially more resources than v5 and will prove a losing battle on machines below XP. The future bodes no better. I believe that your file will still work correctly after installing the last available build of v5; you can always install it before removing v6 to be

Re: [LegacyUG] UserID

2006-02-26 Thread Daphne Eze
Thank you. I've done that and the individual user ID shows where it should but on the marriage list I get the MRIN not the USERID for the marriages. Cheers Daphne Wm Voss wrote: Yes: Options/customize/view and select Numbers to add to names = User ID 47 Wm Voss Daphne Eze wrote: I've

Re: [LegacyUG] UserID

2006-02-26 Thread Wm Voss
Do you want the ID in place of the MRIN in the MRIN/HUSBAND/WIFE go-to boxes? If so, that can't be done. The best you can do is have the ID number following the name in the list. Wm Voss Daphne Eze wrote: Thank you. I've done that and the individual user ID shows where it should but on the

Re: [LegacyUG] UserID

2006-02-26 Thread Daphne Eze
So basically the UserId in the marriage screen is useless. Thanks Daphne Wm Voss wrote: Do you want the ID in place of the MRIN in the MRIN/HUSBAND/WIFE go-to boxes? If so, that can't be done. The best you can do is have the ID number following the name in the list. Wm Voss Daphne Eze

Re: [LegacyUG] UserID

2006-02-26 Thread Wm Voss
For sorting purposes, yes. Wm Voss Daphne Eze wrote: So basically the UserId in the marriage screen is useless. Thanks Daphne Wm Voss wrote: Do you want the ID in place of the MRIN in the MRIN/HUSBAND/WIFE go-to boxes? If so, that can't be done. The best you can do is have the ID number

Re: [LegacyUG] Correcting faulty Legacy 5 update install

2006-02-26 Thread Brian Kelly
That is always a good idea. You could be safe installing on top since it is Legacy 5 on top of Legacy 5. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all

[LegacyUG] RIN numbering problem after merging

2006-02-26 Thread Lee Weed
After merging a file into the master file using Intellishare when I add a new individual or marriage the numbering is out of order. Lets say the master file had 500 individuals and the file that was into it had 510. Now when I add to the master file the numbering starts with 1011, however I

[LegacyUG] FW: John Gregson. Question about Exporting Reports to a Word Processor. Posted Thursday, February 23, 2006 @10:20:49.

2006-02-26 Thread James A. McIntosh
From: James A. McIntosh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 5:55 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: FW: John Gregson. Question about Exporting Reports to a Word Processor. Posted Thursday, February 23, 2006 @10:20:49. Dear Legacy User Group Staff: On February 24,

Re: [LegacyUG] FW: John Gregson. Question about Exporting Reports to a Word Processor. Posted Thursday, February 23, 2006 @10:20:49.

2006-02-26 Thread Wm Voss
Could you not have set a good example by deleting the second iteration of your own propaganda banner before sending along this diatribe? Wm Voss James A. McIntosh wrote: From: James A. McIntosh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 5:55 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'

[LegacyUG] Exporting Reports to a Word Processor

2006-02-26 Thread Noelene Jenkinson
I posted a query some days ago about generating text, photos and index in one file. Thanks to Elizabeth and Peter for their responses. I've been fiddling and struggling with it ever since, trying to work it out myself, but since James' query today - and give the gent a break, he's only venting his

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting Reports to a Word Processor

2006-02-26 Thread Laurence E Stephenson
Noelene Jenkinson Go to your send box and look at what you sent That is why there is so much garbage in the digests -- Regards, Laurence E Stephenson www.users.bigpond.net.au/steppayne I am Researching:- Butcher..Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.1856

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting Reports to a Word Processor

2006-02-26 Thread Cathy
Hi Noelene, Yes if you produce an RTF file with Legacy then you have to create the Index and Table of Contents within Word. If you didn't create them AFTER you've done your editing, then all or many of the page numbers would be wrong. Legacy imbeds the necessary codes into the RTF file if

RE: [LegacyUG] Correcting faulty Legacy 5 update install

2006-02-26 Thread Steve Hayes
On 26 Feb 2006 at 19:33, Ian Howard wrote: I never had these problems with Version 5. If I go back, what happens to the family files that have already been converted to the new format? Will I still be able to open/edit them? As I understand it, the last version of 5.x was able to read the

[LegacyUG] exporting and editing reports

2006-02-26 Thread Noelene Jenkinson
Cathy, Thanks for your help. I wasn't aware of the Index Tables function, having never needed to use it. I notice that I can edit my WP file, once generated as RTF from Legacy, and even if I make changes, so long as I don't generate the contents and index until last, they will remain accurate.