Hi Jane, When importing information from a gedcom into your main family file, first open it in a new Legacy file and check that it - or the part you want - meets your standards. They usually require locations to be edited to your standards. I also edit sources as the sources aren't my sources until I've checked them so I change them so they read "Joe Bloggs citing xyz Census" etc.
Then if you are going from a Legacy file to a Legacy file, use the export to a Legacy file and don't go back to a gedcom. Then when you import the file, use the option to start RINs at a much higher number than the number of people in your file so that when you come to merge, you can see easily at a glance who came from which file and which possible duplicates are being presented from within your original file. When merging always merge the larger RIN into the smaller RIN especially if stable RINs are important to you. The merge in Legacy is pretty good using the default options but you may want to tweak them and the process is worth practising so do make sure you have backups before you start so you can revert and start over when you have more experience. Do check sources for events. Do mark people who aren't duplicates as not duplicates so they'll never be presented again. If you are confident you don't have duplicates in your main file, you can do this quickly without heaps of checking. When you've finished the merge, use the Renumber RINS and MRINs on the Tools menu to compact the RINs/MRINs in the final file. If you know that the file you are bringing in has only a one person/one couple overlap with your existing file, it's quicker and easier to use Manual merge for those people. If looking at the file you've been sent, you find it a mess in terms of standards and sources, it's really quicker in the long run to enter them one by one. It took me ages to sort out the mess from rashly importing a file from a second cousin years ago. She sounded as if she was doing proper, verifiable research. However after importing the file, I found she was really bent on proving a way out theory. If she has the proof, she's never provided it. I've only imported one file since following the above guidelines - which reminds me it's time I checked some of the sources again as I can probably see more of the originals online now. I'm fussy about my family file so I mostly enter people one by one researching them as I go even if using someone else's file as a guide. Cathy Jane Sarles wrote: > > I have a ged com of a DNA proven extension of my ancestor. Surprisingly, > I was able to use tagging and exporting to create a gedcom file of the > new information. Now I need to import it into my main family file, but > I am a bit nervous about messing things up. Will the program > automatically know where the new file is supposed to go? Or will it ask > me how to attach the new information to my old file? Just a bit of > simple idea of what to expect would make me feel much better about > attempting this. This list has so many people who are tactful and > understanding about those of us who struggle, that I am bold enough to > ask. > > > Jane > > > > > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com > > 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
