Many thanks Cathy I will try it best regards Stan ------ Original Message ------ From: "Cathy Pinner" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: 1/10/2015 5:04:03 p.m. Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Narrative Wording Option
>Stan, > >The solution is relatively easy. Don't ignore the Marriage Information >screen. When someone has a child, obviously there was some form of >relationship even if fleeting and it's in the "Marriage" Information >where you control how the situation is reported. > >Open the Marriage Information screen for Mary. On the left you will >find a checkbox "This couple didn't marry" - check that. That is what >invokes the non-marriage wordings. >Then go to the Wording Options tab and put in your alternate wording >you want if the default isn't what you want. Defaults are set at >Options - Customise 8.7 The Wording Options tab overrides the defaults. > >It can read "Mary had a child." > >If you don't want "Unknown" showing on your Family View for the blank >father, make sure you have Options - Customise - 3.11 checked for "just >leave blank". This changes it for eve ryone in your file so if you >still have Unknown showing, it's because you've actually entered that >yourself (and the person has a RIN which the blank record doesn't >have). > >Cathy > >Stan wrote: >> >>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] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>To: [email protected] >><mailto:[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 capabilit ies and accommodates producing >>>reports in a few other formats in which you can use the verbiage that >>>you desire. >>> >>> >>>Cheers, Carolyn >>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>To: [email protected] >>><mailto:[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 ide ntity 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 wo rked. 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 >>><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 >>><http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/> >>>Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) >>>and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com >>><http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/>). >>>To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >>><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 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). 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