For the avoidance of doubt what has been copied across is one or more record(s) not a file. --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ GOONS #5307
"Sentz" <[email protected]> wrote: > >Thanks Brian and Ron. T >he drag and drop technique works and then moves into the merge process. >I did see the Help directions for D and D now that I know what to look >for. Yesterday I was also getting a message that said one can't copy a >file over. Legacy continues to amaze me with all of its terrific >features. > > >------ Original Message ------ >From: "Ron Ferguson" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: 2/15/2013 3:49:54 PM >Subject: Re: Re[2]: [LegacyUG] Manual Merge >>Cathy, >> >>If you don't have that, then what do you have? Have you looked at the >>Help files? I suggest that you go to Family View and try as Brian >>indicates. You are given a number of selection options >>--- >>Ron Ferguson >>http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >>GOONS #5307 >> >>"Sentz" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>No I haven't. I am assuming that one would have to have a split screen >>>with one family file in each screen view to do this. >>> >>>------ Original Message ------ >>>From: "Brian/Support" <[email protected]> >>>To: [email protected] >>>Sent: 2/15/2013 3:09:55 PM >>>Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Manual Merge >>>>Have you dragged and dropped the individuals into your primary file? >>>>You >>>>cannot merge them until both copies are in the same file. >>>> >>>>Brian >>>>Customer Support >>>>Millennia Corporation >>>>[email protected] >>>>http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com >>>>-- >>>> >>>>On 15-Feb-13 14:26, Sentz wrote: >>>>> Hello All >>>>> >>>>> What I want to do is get the info from about 6 individuals in >>>>>family >>>>> file B moved and merged into the records for the same individuals >>>>>in >>>>>my >>>>> primary family file A. >>>>> >>>>> Is it possible to use the manual merge to merge individual records >>>>>from >>>>> two family files. I tried this and it didn't work. Kept getting a >>>>> message that I couldn't select the same person for the right hand >>>>>side >>>>> of the screen. I had split screen up and both of the individual >>>>>record >>>>> names highlighted. >>>>> >>>>> If there isn't a way to do the manual merge for the situation >>>>>above, >>>>>is >>>>> there any other way besides tagging them and separating them from >>>>>Fam >>>>> File B then merging them into Fam File A as explained in "Help" >>>>>Merge >>>>> best practices? >>>>> >>>>> Cathy >>>>> >>>>> >> >> 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
