Robert to sort children place mouse pointer over children and press right mouse key, then as if my magic a dropdown menu will appear and bingo your on your way. Switching to Legacy is your choice but I personally know it would be one of your better choices. when you need help you might like to try the help selection at http://www.Legacyfamilytree.com or one of the training guides that are there. Reg
From: Robert Arens Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 8:56 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Children Sort Order Evert, I'm one day old into Legacy 7 Delux. I cannot find the 'child sort' thingy under 'Tools'. Is 'Ltools' something different from 'Tools'? I've used FTW for about 20 years. I'm thinking of switching. On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 1:38 AM, Evert van Dijken <evandij...@gmail.com> wrote: Ltools can do this and doesn't mess up the order. From Ltools Help: LTools will sort the children of ALL marriages where ALL children have a populated birth or baptism date. It's a Deluxe item in Ltools so you have to pay 10 dollars (about 7 euros). Evert 2009/9/20 Michele Lewis <cranberryf...@charter.net>: > It does not sort the children. I suggested that as an future feature of > Legacy about a year or so ago. I was told they don't want to do it because > many people do not want to sort the children (they know the birth order but > don't necessarily have dates, sorting would mess up the order) but I asked > for it to be an optional check box just like the sort events is. > > michele > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Jones" <a...@ajsquared.us> > To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 10:39 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Children Sort Order > > >> I have not tested it and it may not work but have you tried File -> File >> Maintenance -> Check/Repair? Under there is a check box to "Sort all >> events by date" I don't know if it will sort children and just not say >> so but if you have not tried worth a shot till someone says it won't work. >> >> >> >> Doris wrote: >>> >>> Does anyone know if there is blanket way to perform a “sort order of >>> children” for a family file as a whole? So far, I am doing it with >>> each married couple with children but this way is taking too long and >>> I keep missing some so this becomes a common occurrence on my >>> potential problem report. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Doris >>> >>> Legacy User Group guidelines: >>> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >>> Archived messages: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >>> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >>> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >>> >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> >> >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.108/2383 - Release Date: 09/19/09 > 17:50:00 > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp -- Bob Arens V.P. & CFO EagleVisions Energy LLC http://www.eaglevisionsenergy.com/ 1-952-430-7000 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
