After experimenting a bit, I found that date ranges can be entered either with a / (eg 1988/1992), with a – (eg 1988-1992) which gets converted or displayed in the / format, or in a from-to format (eg From 1988 To 1992). In the latter format, it still doesn’t like the word Present, but you can just leave off the To clause (eg From 1988). This would be similar to saying After 1988, but with a minor difference in implication. After implies a one-time event occurring sometime after the specified date, while From implies an on-going activity starting at the given date and continuing to the present unless the To clause is there to specify the ending date.
The From/To format does display appropriately on the Timeline in the Chronology part of the Individual Report. From/To shows a bar covering the time range and From shows a triangle at the starting point. I didn’t look to see how an After date is displayed on the Timeline. From: Kathy Thompson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 10:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Dates and potential problems After 2002 (in date) and "to present date, as at December 2013" (in Notes) is how I am doing this kind of thing On 5 December 2013 13:39, Bryan Pratt <[email protected]> wrote: Legacy 8.0.0.357 Windows 8.1 I have myself recorded as a Residence Event living in a certain city from quote “2002 - Present”. If on the individual Edit Event window I check “Exclude this instance of this event from problem checking” and Save, the problem still remains. Or is there another acceptable way to write this date? 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
