I believe I did exactly as you suggest. I still get a message "folder empty" when I click to do the gedcom.
Jane On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Dennis M. Kowallek <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:34:54 -0500, Jane Sarles > <[email protected]> wrote: > >>I am totally washing out with trying to develop a "Focus Group". When >>I go to "Focus Group" on the View menu, I get a box that allows me to >>choose the individual or family line that I wish to use for it. I >>choose the individual and pick the "Individual and Family Line" and >>click "Load". Nothing happens. Then I try clicking "Save" and still >>nothing. When I try to export to a gedcom it says the folder is >>empty. >> >>What can I be missing? > > Viewing a Focus Group only brings up a DESCRIPTION of the current Focus > Group. Loading loads a DESCRIPTION of a saved Focus Group from disk. > Saving writes a DESCRIPTION of the current Focus Group to Disk. > > What were you expecting to happen? > > *** > > From a later post, it appears you are trying to use a Focus Group for a > GEDCOM Export. If so, forget the View menu. Just go to "Export to GEDCOM > File" and click on "Record Selection". Then click the "Selected records > contained in Focus Group" radio button, then click the "View/Select > Focus Group" button. When you get the Focus Group dialog, create the > Focus Group you want -or- Load one from disk. When you are finished, > just click the "OK" button. The GEDCOM Export is now going to be > restricted to the Focus Group you have told it to use. > > DISPLAIMER: Instructions are for V6. > > -- > > Dennis Kowallek (LTools) > http://zippersoftware.com/ltools > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools > > > > 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
