Because you changed the subject line I didn't realise you've allready found it. Evert
2011/6/13 Evert van Dijken <[email protected]>: > This is from the Help file (Entering Dates in Date Fields): > > Approximating Dates > > If you have a birth or marriage date for an individual, you can > approximate many other missing dates. In general you can estimate > that a man was married when he was 25 and a woman when she was 21. > You can then estimate that their first child was born one year later > and that subsequent children were born every two years after that. > For example, if a couple was married in 1863, you can estimate that > the man was born in 1838, the woman in 1842, their first child in 1864 > and the second child in 1866. As another example, if a woman was born > in 1800, you can estimate that she was married in 1821, her husband > was born in 1796 and their first child was born in 1822. > > When entering an estimated date, use an appropriate prefix, such as: > > Estimated or Est > > About or Abt > > Before or Bef > > After or Aft > > Evert van Dijken > > 2011/6/13 <[email protected]>: >> When you click on the research tab it will give you a timeline for that >> person including some estimated dates (dates that are missing and the >> program guesses based on the dates that you do have). If I wanted to enter >> these date how would I do that? I don’t want to put abt or cal because >> “estimated” is a more accurate description. Is est a legitimate entry? I >> consulted the book “Getting It Right” but it doesn’t address this. >> >> Michele >> >> 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 >> > > > 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 > > > 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
