I can't help but smile. Twenty-three steps to do this? I think you need to be standing on just your left foot, it has to be done on a Tuesday and it will only work on Dec. 21st when all the stars are in alignment.
Here is an opportunity for Legacy to provide a good, new feature. The step-by-step process to automate at least parts of this is already provided. 2 cents, ~Don On Oct 28, 2012, at 6:02 AM, "Ron Ferguson" <[email protected]> wrote: > Ron, > > Did you check that? > > Since the OP uses the Basic version and not Deluxe I tested your method in > the Basic version using myself as the start, and found that my mother was > tagged and all her direct line ancestors, of both sexes. > > I then ran the same in the Deluxe version with the same results. > > I would not say that this is a bug because the radio button for including > spouses, sates clearly “include *other* spouses†i.e. *not* the preferred > spouse (in my view). > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > From: Ron Taylor > Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 3:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom of Direct Line Ancestors > > Here's how it is done. > 1) Check the box "Enable tagging options" in > Options>Customize>General>Tagging Options. Click "Save". > > 2) Navigate to the individual for whom direct line ancestry will be exported > to a GEDCOM so that person is highlighted (called the "current individual"). > 3) Control-T to open the Advanced Tagging window. It should show the > highlighted person from step 2 in the field just below "Individual Tagging". > 4) Set the "Untag" radio button and set "Make changes on #:" to a tag number > that can be cleared. > 5) Next Set the "Tag" radio button, keep the "Make changes on #:" tag number > that was cleared in step 4. > 6) Click on the "Ancestors" button. The individual highlighted in step 2 > should show in the field just below "Current Individual". > 7) Enter the "Number of Generations to include" that will be tagged. > 8) Set the "Direct Line Ancestors" radio button. > 9) If the export will be to a GEDCOM, this step is unnecessary because the 3 > boxes described will be set again at step 18. An export to another Legacy > database will use the 3 boxes at this step. Uncheck the 3 boxes just below > that radio button titled "Include Other Spouses", "Include Siblings", and > "Include Spouses of Siblings". (If you wish to export complete group sheets > for all the direct line ancestors, then leave these 3 boxes checked.) > 10) Click "OK" to have the designated ancestors tagged. > 11) Click File>Export to>GEDCOM file to open the "GEDCOM Export" window. > 12) Click the "Privacy" tab and check the boxes as desired. If you want all > private items to export, click the button "Check All" and it will set all > the other boxes for you. > 13) Click the "Options" tab. > 14) Select from the pull-down menu "Produce file for:" the intended file > format for the export. > 15) Select from the pull-down menu "Character Set:" the intended character > set for the export. > 16) Set or check any of the remaining options for the export. > 17) Click the button "Record Selection" then set the radio button > 18) Set the radio button "All records with an individual tag of:" and the > tag number from step 5. Then uncheck the 3 boxes that were described in > step 9 or check them if desired. > 19) Click "Close". > 20) Click "Select File Name and Start Export". > 21) Enter a file name that will receive the GEDCOM exported data. > 22) Legacy will export the GEDCOM information to the file specified in step > 21 and then display a "Message" window that shows how many individuals and > families were exported. Click "OK". > 23) Use the exported GEDCOM file as desired. > > Ron Taylor > > > > > > 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
