I am pretty new to Legacy. I am doing all of my research so far in microfilms. So, I put the actual film number as the To Do Item, followed by the type of record, such as "2159802 bapt cert". Then I can tell at a glance what jobs can be done together. Now, this is not fully utilizing the powers of Legacy, but it's a start for a beginner who is not yet familiar with sorting, etc. I can hardly wait to try the tips I have received from you all!
Dee San Diego On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:18:06 +1000, Rob Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > RIch, > Thanks for this tip. I'm still grappling with managing ToDo's, and haven't > got it right yet. Something I have learnt the hard way is that it is > necessary to record what you DIDN'T find as well as what you did find. (I > read this somewhere but its significance didn't penetrate my thick skull > until I kept going back to the same source for the same information and > continued not to find it!). > So I currently keep a running log in a particular ToDo until I close it off > completely, at which point I guess I could delete it, like you do. Problem > is I often only get part of the info I need in one go. (eg. name but no > birth date, or birth date but no death or marriage dates.) Maybe my ToDo's > are too big (e.g. "Get details of all children of Fred Smith".) > > Would be interested to hear more about how you (and anyone else) copes with > "progressive" ToDo's, and other tips for managing the research process > efficiently. > > > > Cheers, > Rob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rich Schulthies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 1:35 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] To Do List > > > What I do, and it has helped immensely, I put all the dead ends on the > > To DO list, as you also do, but when I get the actual facts > > desired, I create a new source based on data, and remove the To Do. I > > found when I kept a research log, updating it was a hassle. > > Now, I delete finished To Dos. (I have over 1000 on my list at present, > > that may have something to do with my maintenance mode. > > Rich in LA CA > > > > Cathy wrote: > > > >> Hi Nigel, > >> Thanks for the question - it makes me think about how I use the To-Do and > >> whether I can do it better. > >> > >> Since the To-Do list is a guide to research to be done, I find it helpful > >> to add a "repository" to each item. For me, in this context, it means the > >> place where I expect to be able to find the answer whether that be a > >> particular library, online (but don't stop what you're doing to look > >> right now), my brother, ... > >> > >> This means that I can very quickly generate a report of things To Do if I > >> get a chance to go somewhere. eg - a friend rang and said there was an > >> exhibition at a library some distance away. Would we go and stay on and > >> do some research for a couple of hours? I was able to do useful things I > >> wouldn't have thought of at the time as I could print off my To-Do list > >> for that place. > >> > >> I realise that I don't make use of the Locality field. This would be more > >> important to me if I was planning a trip interstate or overseas. Then I > >> could produce reports of things to be done in a particular area. eg look > >> for and photograph tombstones in x cemetery. Perhaps I should start in > >> anticipation :-) > >> > >> I also make use of the Category to order my research. This means that > >> when I go to the library (or online) I have like things listed together > >> so that I search a shipping index, for example, for everyone listed > >> rather than doing everything on my To-Do list for Joe before moving on to > >> what I want to find out about Mary. > >> > >> I record non-finds in the To-Do and see them as more important to keep in > >> the To-Do (as completed items) than completed finds - which are now > >> recorded within the data. > >> > >> I look forward to hearing other ideas so that I can refine my own. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Cathy > >> Western Australia > >> > >> At 05:48 PM 24/10/2004, you wrote: > >> > >>> I am a new user and have spent the last few months dusting off paper > >>> files > >>> and placing the information / data into the database. The next stage > >>> that I > >>> would like to tackle is use the 'To Do' facility. I wonder before I > >>> start if > >>> there is some sort of guidance that anyone would like to offer. > >>> Obviously I > >>> have seen the help function, but I found this sadly lacking with advice. > >>> For > >>> example it would be useful to be able to print out a list depending upon > >>> locality irrespective of the actual family / individual, or by specific > >>> record type (i.e. census) again irrespective of actual family / > >>> individual. > >>> > >>> I found that short articles in the Tips section on the legacy web site > >>> very > >>> useful, but unfortunately there is not a tip on "To Do Lists" > >>> > >>> > >>> Thanks in advance > >>> > >>> Nigel Walker > >>> South Africa > >> > >> > >> Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > >> > >> To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > >> > >> To unsubscribe please visit: > >> http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > >> > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > > > To unsubscribe please visit: > > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
