I also use "people" like that to store bits and pieces that don't fit individuals. I have one linked as parent to the furtherest ancestor in that surname line - and have made them invisible.
To include these notes nicely in a report, use the Publication Centre and copy and paste the note(s) into a "Special Text Entry" or the Preface or Introduction. You don't have to include more than one report with them. The Publication Centre can do much more than help you create a complicated book. Cathy At 09:21 PM 15/04/2014, you wrote: >I created a "Mr. SURNAME" and connected the OP in one >database to him. I used his NOTES for the Explanation. That >makes it print in the places I want it to print. > >I agree, he doesn't sort first, but then, since I know who >he is, he doesn't need to? And most of my reporting is done >on FGS or Descendant book reports, which probably influences >my thinking. > >Cheryl > > >Todd B wrote: > > What I did to provide this, is create a new person, name > > it *--- so it sorts at the beginning of the person list, > > Don't connect it anywhere, and add Research notes to this > > person that apply to the whole database. BUt something > > better, that is NOT dependent or a feature of a report. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 5:54 PM, Brian/Support > > <br...@legacyfamilytree.com > > <mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com>> wrote: > > > > Have you submitted it via the suggest a new feature? > > Talk on this list > > does not always translate into a recorded suggestion. > > > > Brian > > Customer Support > > Millennia Corporation > > br...@legacyfamilytree.com > > <mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com> > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > > > On 29/03/2014 8:14 PM, Ron Taylor wrote: > > > Thanks for determining the field size for Compiler > > Comments. That is way too small for a reasonable > > "Preface". So my original proposal stands. > > > Ron Taylor > > > On Saturday, March 29, 2014 1:18 PM, Brian/Support > > <br...@legacyfamilytree.com > > <mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com>> wrote: > > > > > > This is a text field with a limit of 255 characters. > > > > > > Brian > > > Customer Support > > > Millennia Corporation > > > br...@legacyfamilytree.com > > <mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com> > > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > > > > > On 29/03/2014 2:24 PM, Ron Taylor wrote: > > >> Thanks Sherry. I knew I had seen that somewhere. > > Do you know size > > >> limits on the comments field? > > > > >Legacy User Group guidelines: >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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
