I’ve been with Legacy for about a year and have also found that it’s flexibility can be confusing. Now when using a source/data batch that is new to me, e.g the recent U.K. 1939 Register, I create screen dumps of the windows showing how I have entered all the information. I can then later, quickly and easily refer back to what is my “standard” way of entering the data I want. All the screen dumps are filed in one folder.
Phil From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cathy Pinner Sent: 29 May 2016 04:16 To: Legacy User Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] User Documentation Angela, Certainly consistency is the key. You might want a dummy person in your file called Consistency for keeping examples of what you decide to do. As an unlinked person they do no harm to your data and if you make them Invisible they won't appear when you export a file unless you override that Privacy setting. One of the best resources for learning to use Legacy is Geoff Rasmussen's Legacy Unlocked book available currently only as a PDF. It was based on the Watch Geoff Live webinars. Other great resources are the Webinars specifically on Legacy see http://familytreewebinars.com/legacy_videos.php To see the Watch Geoff Live ones you need a subscription but many of the others are free. I don't think anything does what you are asking in any systematic way. You'll find discussions of particular data entry issues including the pros and cons of vari ous options in the archives of this mailing list and on the Legacy User Group Facebook page. Cathy Angela Samen wrote: I’m new to legacy and the software seems to have many ways to record the same type of information which is great for those that like options. I want to make sure I record the same types of data the same way each time for consistency, plus I got a little confused when trying to add new sources for data that is cited. Is there a particular book or resource that explains the ins and out of legacy and the pros and cons of different ways to record things? Angela
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