I just started using it this year after putting it off since last year. I had been a faithful user of Family Tree Maker from about version 3 to 2010 until I found the company just doesn't want to cater to genealogists so I sent back FTM 2010 for a refund and switched everything over to Legacy. I'm still cleaning up my sources and it'll probably be another year before it's finished.
I wish I had moved to Legacy years ago because there are more features and tools than FTM will ever have. The problem with the later versions of FTM is once you get the information in and reorganized, it's impossible to export it into a usable format for other programs except GEDCOM. I had also used The Master Genealogist from version 4 to 7, but it was too complicated to produce reports so I dumped it too. Bill Boswell -----Original Message----- From: Deborah Trounstine [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 1:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] How long have you used Legacy? I mentioned in a message yesterday that I'd been using Legacy for a couple of years - well, hold the phone! I just ran across my first password for Deluxe Legacy v.4. I've been using Legacy since September 2003 - for more than 6 years. Time sure flies when you're having fun, eh? One would think that, in all that time, I might have read the help files, watched the training videos or even looked at the sample file. Nope, not til this week :) If you're new to Legacy - or even an "I'll just do it intuitively" long-time user like me, my one piece of New Year's advice would be to do all of the above and save yourself a lot of time and trouble. Happy Holidays, Everybody! Deborah 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
