Cherie, First, let's understand what you want to do...
You *import* one file into another - the gedcom or PAF is imported into your Legacy Family File. Then you *merge* the duplicates in that file. However....we recommend that you import the PAF or gedcom file into a *new* Legacy Family File. Then after doing that, clean up the file - run File > File Maintenance > Check/Repair, run the Potential Problems Report, verify the spellings in the Master Surname List and Master Location List, etc. After doing this, back up your main Family File (File > Backup Family File) then import the new one into that file (File > Import from... > Legacy File), if you want all that data in it. You may only want some of the individuals, in which case your best bet would be to use the Split Screen Drag and Drop feature. You'll find information on importing, merging and using Split Screen on our website www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > Help Center > Tips, as well as in the Help file in Legacy. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Cherie Brumfield <[email protected]> wrote: > What I really need is step-by-step directions, or even just general > directions, for merging 2 Legacy databases into one. Merging 2 people in a > single database has plenty of directions, which is really not a particularly > difficult task; and merging a database from a gedcom or from PAF has clear > directions, but there is nothing on merging two Legacy databases (unless one > is supposed to "export" one of the databases as a gedcom, then re-import it > into the desired database?). > > Thanks in advance for any help offered. > Cherie Brumfield > 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
