Lynda, It was Ron Taylor, not myself, who sent the original method, which as you say is the one required for At-DNA.
Good luck with the decoding of it!! Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ GOONS #5307 "Lynda SoRelle" <[email protected]> wrote: >Ron, > >The names were listed in the AKA box, not in quotes in the given name box >(which >is usually how I list a nickname). I did not use an appropriate example for >what >I place in the AKA box. I usually only put spelling variations such as >"Bersheba" for Bathsheba or very different names that they may be known by, and >not nicknames, in the AKA box. In this example, "Bersheba" would appear as the >ancestors name in the FTDNA gedcom and not "Bathsheba Traylor". Bersheba was >not >her nickname, just a quite frequent transcription error? > >I will remember to check that box the next time I export another gedcom (which >I >will do soon for my daughter). > >I was exporting a gedcom for a Family Finder DNA test, not a Y-DNA test, and I >did want both male and female lines included. Following the instructions you >gave me it did include all the direct line ancestors, both male and female. > > >Thanks again, > >Lynda > > > >________________________________ >From: Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Sun, October 28, 2012 2:47:50 PM >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom of Direct Line Ancestors > > >Lynda, > >You do not say where you are including the AKA “Sally” – in the AKA box or in >quotes in the name? > >If the former, on Export to GEDCOM click the Customise Button and on the list >*not* to export, at the bottom of the page, check “Alternate Names” > >BTW. if you read my comments to Ron Taylor these were based on the premise that >you only required the male ancestors of your husband, since for Y-DNA the >females play no part. > >Ron Ferguson >http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > >From: Lynda SoRelle >Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 6:58 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom of Direct Line Ancestors > Ron, > >Thank you for your helpful info, it worked. I now have a direct line (both male >and female lines) for my husband. My Legacy software book (older version), >Legacy software help menu, nor online info was able to help me figure it out. > >One would think, with all the new DNA genealogy, that Legacy developers would >make it easier to select lines of people (whatever their criteria) for a >gedcom. > >One interesting note, when I upload this gedcom to FTDNA, all of the people >that >have an alternate name in the Alternate Names button on the family page >overrides the Given and Surname field when it is uploaded. An example is Sarah >Smith (with alternate name of Sally) shows as only Sally with no last name. I >am >having to go through and delete that info from each person's page if I want >their name to display correctly. > >Thanks again! > >Lynda > > >________________________________ > From: Ron Taylor <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Sat, October 27, 2012 10:32:00 PM >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
