Hind sight is golden, but what I do with lenghty e-mails for future usage, I make a word document of it, then I don't store it in my e-mails, nor plan to retype later (I am a horrid typist). I sometimes delete stuff I left there by accident. The longest I had was 116 pages. Or if my provider goes away, I don't need to 'emergency' move stuff. Rich in LA CA
--- On Fri, 11/12/10, Kathy Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Kathy Meyer <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] adding stories > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, November 12, 2010, 10:07 AM > Thanks everyone; I do not have the > electronic emails in this case; I > printed them out 7 years ago (ok, I admitted it; I print > things out > and stuff them in a file to work on later and it's much, > much later!) > Otherwise, I would definitely copy/paste; these are fairly > long emails > so will take some typing; luckily I'm a pretty quick > typist! > > Yes, I want them to show up in reports somewhere other than > endnotes; > of course, it would be good to be able to choose whether to > show it or > not. I have not printed too many reports; really just > some basics to > share with various branches of the family. > > So I'm hearing that if I create an event for each email > (email from > JohnDoe 1 Jan 2003) and then put the text of the email into > the > details of that event. I'm not seeing a source > reference I would > attach to that because everything would be right there in > the event; > it would be self explanatory. Then I would copy that event > to the next > person and highlight the details pertaining to the 2nd > person, the way > I do with census transcriptions. > > Just let me know if I'm understanding you all correctly. > Thanks, Kathy > > On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Connie Sheets <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi, Jenny, > > > > I assumed Kathy did not have the electronic e-mails, > only hard-copy print-outs of them. If she has actual > e-mails, I agree I would copy and paste. > > > > My reason for posting, however, was to point out that > if she puts the transcriptions (or copy/paste) only in the > Source, not in the Event Note (or General Note), they will > print as footnotes/endnotes, not in the body of the report. > > > > To each his/her own, of course, but I'd want that > information in the body of the report, not buried in the > source citation. > > > > To the extent that I attach scans/images in Legacy, it > is for the purpose of using Legacy as my filing > cabinet/finding aid. I usually don't bother printing > images in Legacy reports unless it is the preferred photo of > the person. > > > > Connie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Kathy Meyer > "To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must > do things > you have never before done." > --Richard G. Scott, "Finding the Way Back," Ensign, May > 1990, 74 > > Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and > expecting > different results. ~ Albert Einstein > > > > 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
