Sherry, Yes, that WILL show "direct line", but it will NOT show "blood line". In other words, it will not show if they are a blood relative or an adopted (or whatever) relative.
We are, instead, looking for some way to indicate graphically if someone is a direct blood relative vs if they were adopted/guardian/legal-custody/family-cared-for/etc. ALL: Please don't take this to be a slap in the face to folks that are adopted (or whatever) - I have a couple of my own. Non-blood kids are just as important as blood kids. It is just that sometimes it is important to know the blood-line relationships (usually for medical purposes, sometimes just for curiosity purposes, etc). We know we can change the "RELATIONSHIP TO FATHER" (or MOTHER) fields, but this does not get indicated in the graphs/charts. (See the e-mail I sent on 11/12/2011 entitled "new feature suggestion: Connector line indicate blood-line" for more info). Thanks for the suggestion though, Bob On 11/14/2011 10:29, Sherry/Support wrote: > Go to Tools> Set Direct Line as Preferred. > > Then go to Options> Customize> Data Format and set th "Indicate > direct-line children in lists (bold). > > All individuals in the direct line you set as preferred will be bolded > in the Name List, Index view, and (in next update), Descendant view. > Also the children who are in the direct line will be bolded in the > Children's lists > > In reports, go to the Format tab and select "Highlight direct-line children" > > Using the color coding system will also indicate your direct lines. > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > > On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Virginia Majewski<[email protected]> wrote: >> I place an asterisk (*) in the suffix data box of my direct blood line >> relative. If I have a suffix such as M.D. then I follow the suffix with the >> asterisk (*). So it would look like John Doe * or John Doe M.D. * This >> way I can see at a glance whether it be on my computer, laptop, tablet, >> handheld device and any reports or printouts exactly where my direct line >> blood line falls. When doing reports, enter a footnote indicating such. >> >> >> Ginny Majewski > > 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
