Hi Barton, You may find that you have a Fn lock so that the Function keys have their alternative functions rather than the plain functions. I had to turn that off to get the Ctrl + F6 to work.
Cathy BARTON LEWIS wrote: > > Thanks, Cathy. The Ctrl + F6 did not work on my computer. I like to > view the files at full screen, but also appreciate that for some > purposes it's useful to view side by side. > > Barton > > > On Tue, Sep 01, 2015 at 10:41 PM, Cathy Pinner wrote: > > Hi Barton, > > You don't have to maximise the windows unless for some reason you > want to work in one file for some time. > > You have both files open side by side. > > Bob says you can use CTRL + F6 to move the highlight from one file > to the other. > > And you can have further views open if you have the screen room to > make that viable but only 2 files open at once. > > Cathy > > Barton Lewis wrote: >> >> >> I had unsubscribed when going on vacation and when I got back, >> re-subscribed, but because of the ongoing problems with posts >> going to new subscribers, did not get the other messages (that >> you refer to, Cathy) responding to my post. I only started >> getting messages again after contacting Support. >> >> So, it appears you can open 2 files, maximize one, then go back >> to 2 on the screen (per the Restore button that Bob references) >> and maximize the other one. A little clumsy, but it works. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Barton >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Robert57P_gmail [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 6:36 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] viewing multiple files >> >> And, actually, you can have 6(?) files/views open at once. >> 'course you need a big screen to make all 6 big enough to be able >> to be practical. >> >> Once you have set up the split screen(s) - if you maximize one of >> them into Legacy's main window, you can get back to the split >> screen by clicking the RESTORE icon that's on the SECOND row in >> the top right corner. (The main RESTORE icon in the very top >> right - if you hover over it the pop-up says "restore down". The >> second row restore - if you hover over it the pop-up says >> "Restore Window"). >> >> And Legacy apparently honors the MS-Office (Windows?) standard of >> CTRL-F6 to switch between "split screens". Not real fast, but it >> does work in Legacy. (On my screen it is having some "repaint" >> issues when I use CTRL-F6 - but that could be my video drivers >> for that big screen.) >> >> Bob >> >> >> On 08/31/2015 23:54, Cathy Pinner wrote: >>> >>> >>> Perhaps you could read the responses you got before. >>> You can't TAB between two files. You CAN view two files and move >>> between them with a mouse. >>> >>> Cathy >>> >>> Barton Lewis wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> I want to tab between 2 files. I am not finding the instructions on >>>> how to do so at Help. I typed >>>> “Multipleâ€Â� >>>> in the Help >>>> index and selected “view multiple family >>>> files.â€Â� The >>>> instructions tell you to go to View and Split Screen, and to >>>> maximize >>>> if you want to do so for one of the files >>>> – >>>> but can’t >>>> you just tab back and forth between 2 different files somehow? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Barton >>> >> > > > > 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 > > > > 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 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
