Thanx Brian - just what I needed to know. Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood!
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Brian/Support <[email protected]>wrote: > The German researchers will be able to open your family file, send them > a backup of your family file and the multimedia files. If you want to > only send a portion of your file (the line they potentially belong to > for example) you can export to a Legacy file under a new name. During > the export you can limit the records transferred. Make a backup of that > file and its multimedia. > > Both the paid and free version use the same file format. With the paid > version you have extra features that they will not have access to but > they can open the file. > > Of course all the data you have entered in English in Notes etc. will > still be in English in their copy. The German version displays screen > using German for the labels of fields and such but does not translate > user entered data. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > [email protected] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > -- > > On 24-Apr-13 12:13, John Roose wrote: > > My Legacy file is in English (American) and I have had the good fortune > > to be working with several people in Germany (perhaps relatives, not yet > > sure). I know there is a German edition of Legacy. My questions are: > > > > 1) Do I export my file to his German Legacy via "Export to a Legacy > > file" or a GEDCOM? > > > > 2) Are there any problems and/or workarounds to be expected? > > > > 3) My Legacy is the paid version, can it be opened in the free version? > > My hope/expectation is he will upgrade but I will encourage trying the > > free version first. > > > > We are far from knowledgeable about each others language! > > > > Thanx for the help. > > > > John > > > 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
