Almost works like a charm Catby I had been hunting for the abitity to get rid of "unknown" for the father looking in the report options. I hadnt realised it was in the options /customise/3.11
The only outstanding issue following the adoption of your suggestion is in the wording regarding the child. No matter what I put as the alternative wording in the marriage report it appends "He had a daughter" instead of "They had a daughter as it does with a standard marriage or relationship. It should say either "Mary" had a daughter or "She" had a daughter but most definitely not "He" I cannot find an option to overide thisi ncorrect sentence as I can in an event or Marriage description Is this the first bug I have discovered in Legacy? Is there a solution to this? Or is it something as obvious as the solution already provided by Cathy? Thanks again for the great help proving the advantages of this group best regards Stan ------ Original Message ------ From: "Stan" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: 1/10/2015 5:09:13 p.m. Subject: Re[2]: [LegacyUG] Descendant Narrative Wording Option >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). >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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