(Does anyone know why I am getting "2" copies of every email I post to the list??? I've never had that happen with a list before so I don't know what could be wrong)
Elizabeth =================================================== On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]>wrote: > Elizabeth, > > There are people on this list who have created much more comprehensive > books > than I, so I am going to leave that detail to them. But, why do you keep > saying "copy/paste rtf .files". Legacy will let you save in that format - > see the options usually on the bottom right of the report page? > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > From: elizabeth > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 6:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] book production > > list who have actually created family books, using Legacy features, since I > haven't quite figured it out yet......... > > How did they enter their info into Legacy in such a way that it was quick > and easy to copy/paste into a .rtf file? > > > Elizabeth > ================================================ > > > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 4:20 AM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> > wrote: > Elizabeth, > > The thing to remember is that Legacy is a program for the storage and > retrieval of data, and has some options for the production of reports. It > is > *not* a word processor, and in my opinion hopefully never will be. > > To do as you wish you really do need to be looking at word processors such > as Word or the free OpenOffice.org and Libre Office. You can save your > Legacy data as a .rtf file and upload into any of these, which have the > capacity for editing as you suggest. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > From: elizabeth > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 6:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Report for Family Reuion > > Syble, and group, > > I am also trying to create a book for my family and understand exactly what > you are saying. There is ssoooooooo much repetition of information such as > Events and Census data!!! > > I want my book to be more of a 'biographical sketch of each family', tying > the whole family together rather than a long list of facts (Events, etc) > but > I have not figured out how this can be done. > > I have "lots and lots" of newspaper articles, obituaries, family stories, > etc that I want included as part of the narrative, not entered as a long > list of Events. And I want the census data to be for the whole family, not > each person separately. > > Surely there must be folks on this list who have created narrative books > for > their families who might be able to help us........I hope so. > > Elizabeth > > > > 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 > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1410 / Virus Database: 1520/3910 - Release Date: 09/21/11 > > > > > 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
