On 14/07/2013 19:03, Leonard Johnson wrote: > I'm wondering why this is called Event/Fact? What exactly is the > difference between an Event and a Fact? When I think of Events I always > think of this connected with a date, while when thinking about a Fact I > don't necessarily connect this with a date. > > An Occupation is something I think of more as belonging to the category > Fact than an Event. An Occupation is something that covers a time span > and not, IMHO, connected to a specific date or it can be just a piece of > information about a person's life without any connection with a date, > therefore a fact.
You ask why this section of the program is called Event/Fact and then go on to answer your own question. That section is used to enter both Events (things which "happened", you might say) and Facts (things which "were"). -- Jenny M Benson 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
