Hi Joseph, If you use the Ancestor and Descendant Interest like tags, you have another 8 :-) Just keep a note somewhere of what each number means as you don't have a field to fill in like the real tags.
Cathy At 01:40 PM 2/01/2014, you wrote: >Thank you Cathy. I'm sorry now that I didn't pay more attention to this >feature. I have a very large db of descendants of my earliest American >immigrant ancestors (from the early 1600's). I've been going through >the numerous lines of descent to find families that have limited >descendant information, beginning around the early 1800s. When I would >find one, I would put a Tag 5 on one of the parents. I could have used >the "Ancestor / Descendant Interest" feature to do the same job, but I >since I woke up to the fact that I could use a marriage tag number for >this purpose (I have plenty of those available), I'll be using a >marriage Tag 5 instead. > >Since the FamilySearch historical records collection has recently become >such a massive resource, I'm having amazing success in expanding the >information on these "Tag 5 lines," mostly using only these records. >The Tagging feature in Legacy provides a wonderful way to keep track of >various factors in the file. The only problem is that there isn't >enough of them! :-) > >Joseph Leavitt > > >On 1/1/2014 5:08 PM, Kathy Thompson wrote: > > 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] > > <mailto:[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
