Many thanks to all who helped me on this. I can't believe that I overlooked that one setting. I had thought that I had matched all the settings between the two computers but obviously I had missed this one.
Again, my thanks! Cathy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Quirk with Starting Up Family [email protected] wrote: > > Hello, fellow Legacy Users, > > I just bought a Dell Mini Netbook yesterday and loaded Legacy 7 Deluxe > version 7.0.0.109 which I just downloaded from the Legacy web site. I > then copied my databases over to the netbook. I have set the options > as > follows: > > 1. Options > 2. Customize > 3. General Tab > 4. Starting Family File: "Open last used family file automatically" > The selection under "Starting Family File" refers to which database file you wish to open. If you have several families you are researching and have them in separate Legacy files, this selection will open the last FILE you were working on. > However, regardless of which person I used last within a database and > saved information to, when I next open up the database, the starting > family reverts to another person/family all the time. Yes, it is > consistently the same person/family. I have the same problem > regardless of which database I open up -- I've several databases. > > So, what do I need to do other than the Option change above to ensure > that each time I open a database in Legacy that the LAST family used > will open up? Any suggestions? > Customize > General > Under "Starting Family" select Display last viewed family. This setting returns you to where you were working when you last closed the FILE. -- Gene Y. http://myyoungs.atspace.com/index.htm Researching Young, Zies, Harer & Cox with Legacy Family Tree Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
