Thanks Sherry. I'm a happy little Aussie very content with European format. I was printing a chart for an American friend so thought it would be nice to customise it for their US eyes :)
Thanks for the reply :) Margaret On 18/02/2010, Sherry/Support <[email protected]> wrote: > At this time, "what you see is what you get". > > I never thought of the formats as "European" vs "American". I've always > used the 21 Nov 1853 format in my genealogy research as that was the way I > was taught to do it when I first started in the late 1960's and it appears > to be a genealogy standard. > > "When recording dates, use the accepted European standard of DAY, MONTH > (spelled out) and four digit YEAR. This is different, for example, than most > Americans are used to entering dates. Do not enter dates using a number > format. If you enter a date as 02/01/01, people will not know if you meant > February 1 or January 2 or if you meant 1801, 1901 or 2001. Example: 30 > June, 1993" > http://genealogy.about.com/library/lessons/blintro1e.htm > > Thanks for using Legacy. > > Sherry > 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 previous correspondence. > Thanks. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Margaret Turner [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 11:16 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Charting - Change to US Date formats > > Thanks. > > So I can only print charts in European date format regardless? > > :) > > Margaret > > On 18 February 2010 02:38, Sherry/Support <[email protected]> > wrote: >> That feature will be included in a future release of Legacy Charting. >> >> Thanks for using Legacy. >> >> Sherry >> 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 previous correspondence. >> �Thanks. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Margaret Turner [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:56 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [LegacyUG] Charting - Change to US Date formats >> >> Hello, >> >> I am trying to print a chart with US date formats. >> >> I have changed my legacy Options | Dates | Dates Displayed As �to "Nov >> 21, 1953". >> >> In the Charting | Help & Options | General | Options I have only View, >> User Information, Folder Locations. The help sydtem says I should have >> a "Date Options Tab", which I do not have. >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> >> Thanks. >> >> :) >> >> Margaret >\ 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
