Thanks Carolyn, This is the first instance though where putting alternative words in the descendant narrative report options has not so far produced an acceptable result. There are other Legacy reports that simply state "xxx had a child" by default, which is what I would like to do. I can easily change the wording in the "marriage" to call it a relationship or other on a case by case basis and do this. My aim is to remove any reference to an unknown father and a "marriage",
My Descendant narrative report runs to well over 700 A4 pages. I have macros in Word that do a bit of customisation on a global basis and then create a new PDF, which is how I distribute it I dont want to have to remember to do other changes to individual entries every time I update a listing though. (very frequently) cheers Stan ------ Original Message ------ From: "CE WOOD" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: 1/10/2015 4:32:26 p.m. Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Descendant Narrative Wording Option >There is a father; he is unknown. So far, there is no problem. Your >problem seems to be with the wording that calls it a marriage. That is >solved in other ways that other posters can elucidate better than I. > >If the report will not produce the precise wording that is acceptable, >you need to produce the report in another program, such as Word. There >are options that enable this. Explore them. > >Legacy is not a report program; it is a database program that has some >basic, limited report capabilities and accommodates producing reports >in a few other formats in which you can use the verbiage that you >desire. > > >Cheers, Carolyn > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [LegacyUG] Descendant Narrative Wording Option >Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 03:20:09 +0000 > >I have a problem that I am sure others have already solved > >The scenario >"Mary" at a time of youthful exuberance found herself pregnant at the >age of 16 over 60 years ago. The baby was born and was adopted out to >unknown (at the time ) parents who called her "Jane". The fathers name >was not divulged and did not appear on the birth certificate. Jane did >not have a happy childhood with her adoptive parents, When she was >around 30 she managed to learn of Mary's identity and made contact > >Mary did not marry or have any further children, but is now, in her 70s > in close contact with Jane, Jane's husband as well as with Jane's >children and grandchildren. ( her great grandchildren } and all want >them included as her descendants in a descendant narrative report. In >the same vein Jane does not want her adoptive parents identified or any >reference made to them They are both happy with a General Note >appearing on Jane saying she was legally adopted at birth but now is in >close contact with her birth mother Mary > >The problem. > Mary and Jane both want no reference to the birth father, They do not >want him recorded as unknown, They do not want any "marriage" event >recorded as a relationship or anything else They just the words "Mary >had a daughter Jane" then continuation with the narrative the same as >usual. Is that too much to ask? > >I have tried many things but nothing has worked. Removing the marriage >link then just attributing the child to Mary, reinstuted a "marriage" >and unknown father. I had thought that by making the "Unknown" father >"private" as opposed to " invisible" he and the marriage would be >ignored but regrettably that also suppresses Jane and her descendants > >Has anyone already solved this problem?? >cheers from Stan in NZ > > >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
