Yep, I understand that I can create custom events, and have experimented with it. But what I'm trying to figure out is in what cases would I use this. I'd like to learn from other people's experiences. Mike, can you give an example from your own personal use?
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Mike Fry <[email protected]> wrote: > I've always maintained that the term "Events" is a misnomer. "Facts" would be > a > better word to use. To me, an Event has a time and a place, which is what > basic > data entry part of an "Event" is all about. Even with the "standard" events as > supplied out-of-the-box, there is no requirement that a date and place is > always > entered, and the wording for these "Events" adjusts as necessary to take > account > of the missing fields. You can even substitute your own, "standard" wording > for > the standard Events. > > Also, it is possible to define your own "Events" and these need not > necessarily > require the entry of a date or a place. In which case, they become a simple > descriptive mechanism for adding facts to the persons history. 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
