I print it out each year and tape it to my desk so I can easily glance at it to remember "who is who" and how old they are that year. And by showing the family structure, I can easily remember "which parent does this grand kid belong to again?" (hey- the mind does start to go in old age, plus the more grand-kids & cousins there are, the harder it is to remember.)
Bob On 06/13/2014 11:46, singhals wrote: > The statistics report will give you some of it. > > What purpose would such a list serve or what role would it > fill? (Just curious). > > Cheryl > > > Robert57P_gmail wrote: >> Hopefully this will come across readable in e-mail. I've added periods >> in place of spaces - if the report sample looks like garbage, try >> copy/paste it into notepad or into a word-processor but use Courier font >> (fixed size font). >> >> Is there anything in Legacy that will create a birthday/anniversary >> report similar to this for select individuals? >> >> Name...........................Month...date.....year....age >> ==========================.....=====...====.....====....=== >> Grandma& Grandpa Anniversary...1.......31......1987....27 >> Grandma BD......................2........6......1960....54 >> Grandpa BD (12/16/1960-1/14/2013 - died at 52) >> ..Child 1 and spouse anniv......9........9......2000....14 >> ..child 1 BD....................7........7......1978....36 >> ..Child 1 spouse BD.............4.......30......1979....35 >> ....Grandchild 1 BD.............4.......21......1999....15 >> ....Grandchild 2 BD.............8.......30......2004....10 >> ....Grandchild 3 BD.............4.......16......2006.....8 >> ..Child 2 and spouse anniv......9.......26......2009.....5 >> ..Child 2 BD....................9........1......1982....32 >> ..Child 2 spouse BD.............7.......16......1979....35 >> ..Child 3 and spouse anniv......1.......10......2004....10 >> ..Child 3 BD....................2.......22......1990....24 >> ..Child 3 spouse BD.............8.......29......1983....31 >> ....Child 3 kid 1...............8........3......2005.....9 >> ....Child 3 kid 2..............10.......10......2012.....2 >> ..Child 4......................11.......12......1992....22 >> >> (Obviously the real report would include actual people's names!) >> What's important to me: >> One date per line >> Only tagged individuals/marriages >> Each generation is indented in 2 or 3 spaces so the "family" structure >> is obvious >> Current age (or death age) is shown >> >> It is basically like the "Descendant" tab EXCEPT it also includes >> CURRENT AGE (or age at death) and it includes marriage dates and people >> would only be displayed if tagged. I can get age at death age to show >> up on the Descentant tab, but I can't get current age to show up. And, >> if I click PRINT on that tab, the resulting report is VERY different >> from what's on the screen. >> >> Right now I keep a spreadsheet with this info for my close relatives. >> And I print it out each year so I can easily glance at it to remember >> "who is who" and how old they are that year. But if Legacy can create >> this report for me . . . that would be great! >> >> Of course the advantage of the spreadsheet method - I can copy the above >> columns to another area, then sort area 2 by the dates and have a list >> in sequential date order for BD/anniversary dates for the year so I can >> easily see who's event is coming up next. >> >> I've tried the Calendar List report, but it puts each month on its own >> page, and it doesn't show indents for generations. >> >> I've also tried Calendar Creator, but it also puts each month on its own >> page, and the format isn't anything like I want. (But it does show ages!) >> >> Thanks, >> Bob > > > 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
