I have mine set on both sides as well but she wanted to unset hers. Robert's solution takes care of the problem.
On 11/7/2011 8:31 PM, Wendy Howard wrote: > Hi Laura, > >> The HELP file tells you how to set a direct line as preferred. My >> friend did this but now has decided she doesn't want any direct line set as >> preferred. We cannot figure out how to undo this setting totally. > I don't think you can remove the "preferred" line altogether - there has > to be a preferred person in each family, a preferred set of parents, a > preferred marriage, etc. By default it's the first one entered in each > instance (first child, first marriage...). > > I've not paid too much attention to the asterisk against the names of > children for a long time now - I don't really have much use for it. > That's not to say I won't have a use for it at some stage in the future. > > I find it more useful to set the direct line in bold. I don't have any > children, so to have both mine and my partner's direct lines in bold at > the same time I've entered a "placeholder" child for us - and made it > very clear that this child doesn't actually exist, in case I > accidentally include him/her in a report that I send to someone else. > > I reset the relationships in my file frequently, as I add new people or > switch from looking at my side to his side. I would find it too > confusing to just set it at this "theoretical child" and have to > remember to drop down one generation for the correct relationship to me > or my partner. It's very quick to set relationships (other than waiting > while the computer does the actual work!). > > Kind Regards, > 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 > > > 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
