Thank you for the Links. Your example is helpful. That's what I did with my small book in 2005, I used Legacy for the skeleton and rewrote it for my family.
I checked the Hatcher book on Amazon and there is another one that looks good also. I'll check my local library and store to look them over first. I wonder if anyone ever published a book on using Legacy as the base of a Family History book? There is one on Amazon for Family Tree Maker, but my version (12) is too buggy to depend on. I am not interested in formally publishing anything, just something for family members, but it looks like there is a lot of useful information in those books. I wonder how much of it would help in tips on entering information into Legacy. It would probably be more helpful as I learn the program better. There are different ways and ideas on entering data and I guess I'll learn by trial and error. Peggy >________________________________ > From: Gavin Nicholson <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 4:14 AM >Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Link to a site that has a nice way of presenting the >family info > > >I will add my vote to those that use Legacy just as a database and not a >report generating tool. This link is an excerpt from my book which I did in >Word: >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?0y7d08opdwcjsg7 > >If I was starting again I would possibly use Legacy to produce the skeleton of >the book and then I would re-write it from there. > >I used Patricia Law Hatcher’s book “Producing a Quality Family History” as my >guide. I am onto my second book now which is just an addendum to the first. >You have to stop sometime or you will never produce anything!! I tried where I >could to flesh out the names, dates, places with history to put it into >context and make it interesting, which I had mixed success with as some people >have so little information about them to begin with. I firmly believe no one >will read it if you don’t do that. I liked chapter 4 of this: >http://familystories.shancjackson.com/Tapestry_Downer.html as it really >intertwined history with the family. > >Thought you might like some more ideas. >Gavin... > >From:Marg Strong [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, 28 February 2012 1:46 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Link to a site that has a nice way of presenting the >family info > >Actually, I was looking at it more from the viewpoint of printing out a "book" >than as a website presentation. I liked the interspersing of images with text >since I think the average person not into family history might find that more >interesting. I would make changes, but it added to my ideas for presenting a >"book." I'm not sure how legacy prints out the media files with reports >because I am far from learning that as yet. > >> >>________________________________ >> >>From:Sherry/Support <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] >>Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 6:38 PM >>Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Link to a site that has a nice way of presenting the >>family info >> >>Definitely more contrast! A lot of us have vision problems which >>require good contrast. >> >>If I had found that site through a google search of my surnames, I >>would have immediately backed out of it because it's too hard to read >>and, if I could find your contact info, send you an email to that >>fact! >> >>Check out www.WebAim.org for information on web accessibility for >>those with vision and other disabilities. >> >> >>Sincerely, >>Sherry >>Technical Support >>Legacy Family Tree >> >> >> >>On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Paula Ryburn >><[email protected]> wrote: >>> That certainly is nicely done, though I would have more contrast between >>> background and font color. I'm sure others on this list will be chiming in >>> on how feasible it is to expect that sort of output from Legacy. >>> >>> --Paula in Texas >> >> >> >>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 > > > 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). 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