Thanks to Boyd and others that have replied. Unfortunately that did not work for me. But that could be because I install in a non-standard folder (I don't like the restrictions Windows puts on the "my documents" and "program files" folders). It also may be because on one computer it was under my name and on the laptop it was under my wife's name. On the desktop: Program installed at: C:\winprog\Legacy8 Data at: C:\windata\Legacy-v8\Patton-master\Data I found the USR files in: C:\Users\Bob\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\Usr
On wife's laptop, logged in as ADMINISTRATOR (for the install), set up under: Program installed at: C:\winprog\Legacy8 Data at: C:\windata\Legacy-v8\Patton-master\Data Started up Legacy and shut it down. Then I logged in as my wife and started up and shut down Legacy. I found the USR files in: C:\Users\Linda\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\Usr I did the "Save ALL current settings as User-Defaults" on my computer. I exited Legacy on both computers. I copied the USR files from C:\Users\Bob\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\Usr (on my PC) to C:\Users\Linda\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\Usr (on wife's laptop) I restarted Legacy on laptop and did the: Options > Customize > Options for Default Settings > Reset to User-Defaults But not everything made it over. For example, the gender colors did not. The multi-colored tabs did not, and some of the other items under Options > Customize did not match. I ended up putting the laptop next to the desktop and manually changed the settings to match. Wasn't really that difficult. I did not bother matching the settings under the admin account. The admin's user files were, of course, at: C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\Usr NOTE FOR DEVELOPERS: On the laptop I installed Legacy while logged in as the administrator, and I put my customer number. Then when I logged in under my wife's name, I had to put in the customer number again. I expected the customer number to apply for all users on the PC. Not a big deal, just wanted to let you know what I ran into. Bob On 01/07/2014 18:44, Boyd Miller wrote: > These notes from my own personal help file may a bit off the question, > but may answer your problem. I use the terms desktop and laptop to > distinguish between first and second  computers. > > Copy Customise settings, desktop to laptop > > On your desktop, under Options -> Customize (any section of > Customise), at the bottom of the screen click on Options for Default > Settings > "Save ALL current settings as User-Defaults". > > Now on the desktop, copy all the .usr files in your My > Documents/Legacy Family Tree/_AppData/Usr folder to the matching > folder on your laptop. > > Now in Legacy on the laptop, go to Options > Customize > Options for > Default Settings > Reset to User-Defaults > > > To save just the settings in the current section (General Settings, > Data Entry, Data Format, etc.), click on the section title at the top > of the screen and choose Save settings as User-Defaults from the popup > menu. This saves any global settings and any family file settings to > the relevant file user-defaults. > > To save just the settings in a specific sub-section, click on the > sub-section title and choose Save settings as User-Defaults from the > popup menu. The settings will be saved to the appropriate type of > user-defaults (either global or family file). > > Boyd > On 8/01/2014 6:16 a.m., Robert57P_gmail wrote: >> I tried that. I'm not seeing the explanation in help. Yes, I did got >> to Options > Customized and clicked HELP from there. Depending on which >> CUSTOMIZE option is highlighted, it brings me to >> Customize - Other >> or >> Customize - General Settings >> etc >> But on the ones I looked at, I did not see anything about "gbl" nor "ff". >> >> I did just now FINALLY find it by doing a SEARCH for ff (or gbl) and >> found it mentioned in kind-of-a-backwards way under "Changing Options >> Back to Their Default Settings". I say "backwards" simply because it >> does not say something like: >> ff = Family File Settings - settings unique to each family file you open >> gbl = Global Settings - these apply to the program no matter which >> family file you have opened >> Instead the "ff" and "gbl" are simply mentioned as part of an >> explanation in another heading. >> >> And via the search I found it way down in the page in the "Customize >> Options" screen. It is explained better here. >> >> Not sure why I did not find that on my first few attempts - I THOUGHT I >> did searches, but maybe I did not get the SEARCH tab highlighted. >> >> Thanks, >> Bob >> >> On 01/07/2014 10:38, Sherry/Support wrote: >>> Fully explained in the Help file for Options > Customized - click on >>> the Help button while you're in that window. >>> >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> Sherry >>> Technical Support >>> Legacy Family Tree >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 7:23 AM, Robert57P_gmail<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> yea - duh - but for some reason my mind just wasn't making the >>>> connection of FF = Family File! duh! lol! >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Bob >>>> On 01/07/2014 09:25, Jenny M Benson wrote: >>>>> On 06/01/2014 06:53, Robert57P_gmail wrote: >>>>>> And some of the settings have "ff" - I'm guessing those are specific to >>>>>> the family file I have opened (correct?). But what in the heck does >>>>>> "ff" stand for? >>>>> Look at what you wrote and I think you'll find you've answered your own >>>>> question! >>> 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 >> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > <http://www.avast.com/> > > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! 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