That's because other programs don't support SourceWriter features. It's not defined in the gedcom standards.
However, your sources will be exported in the standard Gedcom format for sources and they will import just fine into other programs. However, if you import the gedcom back into Legacy, then you will lose the SourceWriter formatting. That's why you should *always* back up by going to File > Backup Family File and not rely on gedcoms as a backup. If you share your Legacy files with other Legacy users, send them a backup of the family file rather than a gedcom Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 6:42 AM, James Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > Proceed with caution. > Source Writer can potentially cause you problems depending on how you > would like to use your data in the future. Namely, it does not export > to GEDCOM format at all well. If you have plans to share your data > with 3rd party products, you will probably be frustrated by this. > > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Kathy Horstman <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Dear Community, >> >> I’ve recently started using Legacy... >> I chose it in great part because of the SourceWriter... 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
