I know they exist - I know where they are - what I don't know if HOW BEST to use them to MY advantage What sort of things should I be using them for? How can they help me if I do use them? Please, give me some examples of how you (those who already do use them) use them to help you with your research.
On 2 January 2014 10:14, Cathy Pinner <[email protected]> wrote: > I wondered how many of you knew these were available ;-) > > From the Help file: > > Ancestor and Descendant Interest > > The two fields in the bottom right corner of the Information window > are used to express your interest level in the ancestors and > descendants of the current individual. The value can range from 0 to > 3. 0 indicates no interest. Use 1 for Low interest, 2 for Medium > and 3 for high interest. > > These values can be used in the search section to compile lists of > those people with whom you have an interest. > > __________ > As I said, I don't use them but if you get lost in your file or keep > going off on tangents and realise you've spent valuable time on > people barely connected to your tree, you might want to think how > these could help you. > You could use them to plan 2014 research for example. > Which people do you particularly want to focus on? > > I suggest you use your imagination. They're fields that can be > searched on which makes them valuable. > > Cathy > > At 07:51 AM 2/01/2014, you wrote: > >Can someone please explain to me in simple terms what the > >Ancestor/Descendant Interest boxes are all about, and how they might > >be able to help me? > > > > > 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

