There is a problem report in our system about the Descendant Chart which does ignore the users option to "just leave it blank" for non-existent spouses.
Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation [email protected] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -- On 04/10/2013 4:22 PM, Sue McLachlan wrote: > Thanks Ron, I followed this and did all of those steps, but when I go to > print or view a descendant chart (not report?? same thing?) It still comes > up with unknown printed as a spouse. It doesn't come up as unknown in other > reports. If I put it into the charting companion it comes up as "no partner" > which is slightly better. > Thanks for your help. > Sue > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Ferguson > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 8:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Solo parent adoption > > Sue, > > Sherry has given below details as to how marriage wording can be changed, > and this provides the answer to your problem. I used the sample file to test > and added a child, John Doe, to Ruth Brown, and tested using the Descendant > Report. The full procedure I used is as below. > > 1. Add an unlinked individual, name John Doe b. abt 1820 > 2. Click on the box above him to add a mother, select "link to an existing > person" and choose Ruth Brown, RIN 121. > 3. Right click on John Doe and under Children's Settings set "Relationship > to Mother" as adopted > 4. Click Marriage Information and under the General Tab check "this couple > did not marry" and change Ruth's married name back to "Brown" > 5. Under the Wording Options tab change Family View labels to "Male" and > "Female" - not particularly important and btw. I think that there is a bug > here as my label for Ruth shows "Sister". > 6. Now for a spot of lateral thinking ! Under the first line "Report phrases > for first marriage or partnership" -"Ruth" in the box delete all the stuff > about had a relationship etc. and replace with "adopted a child". Save > 7. Print a Descendant report which instead of the stuff about marriage now > reads "Ruth adopted a child" > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sherry/Support > Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 11:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Solo parent adoption > > You can change the wording on reports on the Marriage Information > window > Wording Options tab (for the couple) as well as the wording > in the reports themselves using the wording tab (for the whole report) > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 9:21 PM, Sue McLachlan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> I have a solo mother on my tree who has adopted a child and I can’t >> get >> rid >> of the “unknown†father on the reports. >> I have read past posts and tried the following: >> Under customise, I have turned the unknown to just leave blank. but it >> still >> comes up. >> Tried the did not marry. >> Tried leaving private, but then the daughter isn’t printed either. >> I am using Legacy 7.5 >> Thanks for any help >> Sue McLachlan (NZ) >> > > > > > > > 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 > > > . > 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
