I've been a happy Legacy user since 1998 perhasp 1997. I am slowly changing and learning begining with names, standard events and "head" photos.
Slowly moving with census images, documents (certificates, transcripts, military, electoral rolls, ..). :) :) Margaret On 21/12/2009, Deborah Trounstine <[email protected]> wrote: > Good point, Helen. I agree that working with the program has given me a > good idea of what I DON'T know and need to learn. > The biggest problem that I have created for myself is in how I manage my > events and my sourcing. I could have made a plan for how I was going to > do this if I'd studied Legacy more before I plunged in with a huge > family file. A good example of this is just deciding how you're going to > enter the census data, or newspaper articles. By individual person, by > date, by title? If you decide before you start, then it's easy to find > the items and you have consistency for reports. > I came to Legacy after using a less sophisticated program and just > continued my old habits. So I revise my advice. It's a good idea to > familiarize yourself with the program but before you do any _major_ > entry work, it's a good idea to learn how Legacy works best. We all > spend so much time and money researching, it seems worthwhile to learn > to use the software so that re-doing our entry work doesn't become a > another huge expenditure when it doesn't have to. > Oh, and ditto from me on the embarrassment! :) > > [email protected] wrote: >> The problem with Help files or training videos is that they're >> meaningless until you've tried out the program and get a feel for how it >> works. Of course by that time, you're familiar with everything and don't >> bother checking what all the bells and whistles do. >> >> My New Year's resolution is to try out every last entry in all the >> headers (File, Edit, Add, View, etc.) across the top of the screen so I >> have a good feel for what they all do. Many thanks to the person who >> pointed out Picture Centre. It is excellent. I spent a couple of hours >> last night going through it and saved a good amount of space on my >> crowded hard drive. >> >> Another advantage is that it will spare you the personal embarrassment >> of asking questions when the answers are in front of your nose. And >> thank you everyone for being tactful enough not to mention that if I'd >> explored the program, I wouldn't be asking these questions. >> >> Helen >> >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> >> Archived >> messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> Archived >> messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> >> 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 after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived > messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > 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 after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
