Terri, Yes, they are different. A RIN is simply a number which Legacy allocates to an individual when the individual is added to the file. In actual fact the RINs are in the order in which an individual is added, i.e. the first individual has a RIN of 1, the second 2 and so on.
Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk From: T Tasker Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 1:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] order of entering names Hi, Wendy, Thanks for the quick response! It's very helpful. I was afraid I'd start one way and then hours later realize I'd messed up. ha! Do I understand that the RIN is different from Ahnentafel numbers? Ahnentafel numbers are what my uncle showed me years ago (and he's gone now). Thanks again, Terri > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] order of entering names > Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 10:22:05 +1200 > > Hi Terri, > > > I have just purchased Legacy 7.5. I have hundreds of names to be > > added. My question: is it better to start entering with my name first > > or start at the oldest date/name? > > I don't think it matters as far as Legacy is concerned. > > What I do find useful is that I know my RIN is #1, so I can quickly jump > to me when I want by bringing up the Name List (by pressing the letter i > key), <Shift><Tab>'ing twice to go back across two fields from the > surname to the RIN, and typing a 1. Otherwise, if I kept to the > (default) surname order, I'm *way* down the list with a first name > starting with a W! I could of course stay in the surname field and type > my surname, followed by a comma, then the first letter of my first name > to get there too. I'm comfortable with keyboard commands/shortcuts, and > prefer them to reaching for the mouse or touchpad, so that's my personal > preference. > > My partner is not a convenient RIN #2 in my database, but #246 which I > find easy to remember. I can't tell you anyone else's RIN's - just > those two. I'm often changing the relationships set, from my family to > his and back again, which is pretty much the only time I use the RIN, > and that's only 'cos it's the quickest for me using the keyboard.. > > Have a think about the order of entry that will be convenient to you - > that should probably be the greatest priority. If you were working from > a book, it would probably be easiest to start at page 1 - that sort of > convenience is what I mean. > > Remember that you can add individuals that don't connect to your other > people, and connect them further down the line. So you can start with > yourself and work backwards, then jump to a particular line and start at > the far end and work forward - and then link the two together when the > right people are in the database. > > In other words, you can change your mind about how to approach the task > once you've started, and it will all work out fine in the end. > > And if do jump around like that, and then you forget that you'd already > added a person as a parent (say) and add them again as a child of their > parents, you can merge the two together. > > Hope this helps. :-) > > Wendy > 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
