Jane, Did you see my reply to this yesterday? It is doable by using the marriage note or marriage event for that family. If you are not sure how to add a new category to the Events list then check in the help section under Adding Catagories:
Adding Categories Simply type in the new category name. The entry can be up to 30 characters in length. It will be added to the Master To-Do Category List so you can quickly enter it again in the future. The Add Category screen is reached by clicking the Add button on the Master To-Do Category List screen. (The Master To-Do Category List screen can be reached by clicking the down arrow at the right side of the Category field on the Add To-Do Item screen, or by choosing Master Lists / To-Do Category from the View menu.) 5-51 Russ From: sarlesinsi...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 10:52 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: Re: [LegacyUG] Placement of file I am speaking of scanned letters. Each letter gives information about a number of people in the family. I wish there was some sort of general category where we could put information and material that pertains to the family as a whole, rather than having to always assign to one family member. I guess its just the way my brain works. Thanks for all the ideas and comments. Jane Sarles On Mar 30, 2011 6:06am, Jenny M Benson <ge...@cedarbank.me.uk> wrote: > On 29/03/2011 22:24, Jane Sarles wrote: > > > I have 5 letters scanned that relate to one of my families. I don't > > > want to put each scan into any one of the siblings file because they > > > have family information that relate to other members as well. I don't > > > know the siblings father's name, but i have him in as "Mr. Mayo", so > > > that I can get his children in as a family. > > > > > > I put the letters in his record as "Mayo Correspondence" > > > > > > Can anyone suggest a better place for scanned information that relates > > > to the family at large? > > > > I'm not quite sure whether you are referring to storing paper copies of > > the scanned letters or attaching the files to people in your Legacy > > database. Either way, I don't think I'd have a problem about keeping > > multiple copies, one for each person, although that is not the way I > > handle paper files myself. > > > > To clarify, if you are talking about paper copies, why not have one copy > > in each peron's binder and if talking about electronic files, attach > > them to each person. > > > > As far as paper files go, my system is to have them stored in binders > > according to type (letters, reports, newspaper clippings, etc) cross > > referenced by means of UserID(s) marked on each sheet of paper and File > > IDs recorded in each Source Citation. > > > > -- > > Jenny M Benson > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
