Ian,
Click the Help button on the screen where you can edit the Header. It
will have a section or I think it's a link to the Report Title codes
that can be used.
The Help really is helpful.
Cathy
Ian Thomas <mailto:[email protected]>
Tuesday, 26 September 2023 22:23
I would like to add a very simple enhancement to my Descendant Book
Report - at the very top pages
The Heading Layout has a section "Title at the top of Page 1" where
the template is Descendants of [*FullName*]
So, it generates *Descendants of David Thomas* - when within a
_Descendant view_ in Legacy interface, I have set a descendants of N
generations for that individual.
It would be nice to be able to enhance this to include the parameters
[*Birth Date*] and [*Death Date*] after the selected top-level
person's name.
Can I do that?
It would be nice to display *Descendants of David Thomas (Abt 1810 - 4
Jun 1887)*
.. and to have it nicely centred and placed on the pages, by
configuring the _Heading Layout_ within the designer.
I.L. Thomas, Western Australia
-----Original Message-----
From: LegacyUserGroup <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of Ian Thomas
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 9:40 PM
To: Legacy User Group <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: [LegacyUG] Descendant Book Reports - configuration is a bit
convoluted, but excellent display
I have been creating some Descendant Book Reports and it appears to
have some peculiarities, which I thought were minor problems.
Specifically, I created a report with 5 generations, and with its Name
Index, 2-column, it was 23 pages in length.
It has a Table of Contents, and that has the very helpful First
Generation, Second Generation, ..., Fifth Generation, and Name
Index page numbers.
(these were on pages 1,3,9,16,20, and 22)
For some reason, I was not getting a page number on any of the 23
pages. The Page Setup | Headings and Page Numbers tab seems to be
the place to set this to give a centred page number at the bottom.
Getting to the report settings for this is in itself a little
confusing: the Report Options tab at the base of the
configuration/settings needs to be selected, but it is the right
margin area of that - the non-coloured, narrow section with a box [
Page Headers, Footers... ] which must be clicked.
(a bit hard to describe - needs some step-by-step pictures of the
report settings)
Then, the Page Number Position section of that page requires attention
to select Bottom Centre.
However, it is a very comprehensive method for displaying the Legacy
data in a way that "ordinary people" can understand. I regard it as an
excellent means to explain the connections of generations.
I.L. Thomas, Western Australia
--
LegacyUserGroup mailing list
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
To manage your subscription and unsubscribe
https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flegacyusers.com%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Flegacyusergroup_legacyusers.com&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cff935e3256b341ae9fca08dbbe96321d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638313324525617265%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PT2BIKTbBpFYEtILHr01TBmwXtgm5huJbdtl9B5fNA0%3D&reserved=0
<http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com>
Archives at:
https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Flegacyusergroup%40legacyusers.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cff935e3256b341ae9fca08dbbe96321d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638313324525617265%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wUk0cRZpzMXyK1uWil4Y1qfjwY2yHWprh1ORXxXabAU%3D&reserved=0
<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>
Ian Thomas <mailto:[email protected]>
Tuesday, 26 September 2023 21:39
I have been creating some Descendant Book Reports and it appears to
have some peculiarities, which I thought were minor problems.
Specifically, I created a report with 5 generations, and with its Name
Index, 2-column, it was 23 pages in length.
It has a Table of Contents, and that has the very helpful First
Generation, Second Generation, ..., Fifth Generation, and Name Index
page numbers.
(these were on pages 1,3,9,16,20, and 22)
For some reason, I was not getting a page number on any of the 23
pages. The Page Setup | Headings and Page Numbers tab seems to be the
place to set this to give a centred page number at the bottom.
Getting to the report settings for this is in itself a little
confusing: the Report Options tab at the base of the
configuration/settings needs to be selected, but it is the right
margin area of that - the non-coloured, narrow section with a box [
Page Headers, Footers... ] which must be clicked.
(a bit hard to describe - needs some step-by-step pictures of the
report settings)
Then, the Page Number Position section of that page requires attention
to select Bottom Centre.
However, it is a very comprehensive method for displaying the Legacy
data in a way that "ordinary people" can understand. I regard it as an
excellent means to explain the connections of generations.
I.L. Thomas, Western Australia
Cathy Pinner <mailto:[email protected]>
Monday, 18 September 2023 18:06
Jennifer,
I don't use two screens but among those who do I've heard them advise
to keep Legacy on the primary screen. This is more important if
sometimes you use only one. If you always use two then you need to
move every screen that opens to the monitor you want it on. I don't
know whether that works for the pop-ups. For other screens, Legacy
remembers where they were and to reset them you need to delete
Legacy2.usr from ...\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\usr\ folder
Cathy
Jennifer Crockett <mailto:[email protected]>
Monday, 18 September 2023 17:25
Yes, what Jenny said.
I am using two computer screens and that prompt about overwriting pops
up on a different screen from the one I am entering data on and I keep
forgetting to look for it there so I hear the ding and it annoys me.
Maybe I need to learn more about using two screens.
Jennifer
--
LegacyUserGroup mailing list
[email protected]
To manage your subscription and unsubscribe
http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com
Archives at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
