Howland; If you are changing the Root preferred person and then using the "set preferred line", for any other person besides yourself,
then the setting for any preferred ancestors of the Root person will be changed to become the natural ancestor or the root person. (as Kathy described in her example) If you are fairly new to Legacy, you should always read the HELP file for any menu item you click on to ensure you understand what changes it can/will.should make. As the HELP for SET DIRECT LINE READS: *Set Preferred Line* As you move from younger generations to older one in both the *Family View*and the *Pedigree View*, Legacy automatically chooses the preferred parents of the current individual. (You can change the preferred parents, if there are more than one set, by right-clicking on an individual and choosing *View / Parents List*.) As you move back down to younger generations, you will often get "lost" because you can't remember which child to select. You can have Legacy automatically reset all the direct line ancestors of a specified individual to be preferred and display them in a bold typeface. This way, as you navigate up and down through the generations, you can find your way back down the same way as you went up. (In the Family View, you can click to the right or left of the *Children* window to automatically select the preferred child to be moved up to the Husb/Wife position. This is a fast way to move back down a preferred line.) *To set all the direct-line ancestors of a particular individual as preferred:* 1. Display the *Set Direct Line Ancestors as Preferred Line* window by choosing *Set Direct Line as Preferred* from the *Tools* menu. 2. Make sure the starting individual is shown in the text box. If you need to select a different person, click *Change*. 3. Click *Set Preferred Line* to automatically mark each ancestor as the preferred one. Now, when you move back down to younger generations, each preferred child is marked with an asterisk. You can either double-click the preferred child or click to the right of left of the *Child List* to move the preferred child up to the current Husb/Wife position. (Note, to turn on the bold names feature, you must select the *Indicate direct-line children in lists *option on the *Data Format *tab of the *Options > Customize *window. See Customize - Data Format for more information.) On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 1:19 PM, Howlanddavisii <[email protected]>wrote: > LUGgers <#14088c9bd1f737e4_>: > > I have my third wife marked as preferred (I have selected her, saved > and closed). But when I come back to my family screen, my first wife's > information is displayed. > What am I not doing to change it. I had two children with my first > wife and the children with the second and third wives are 1/2 children > (i.e., I am not the father although I wish I was. They treat me better > than mine do.); is this the problem or is it something else entirely? > > Howland <#14088c9bd1f737e4_> Davis > > > > 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
