Would researchers use Legacy if it had no GEDCOM export option? Right click on a GEDCOM text file and search for a word using Notepad or a word processor would be easy enough for the person who wanted to search for a street name. Legacy notes are split in the middle of words by default but there is an option to split "old style" between whole words.
Trying to create a wall chart with TreeDraw shareware requires advanced computer skills. Legacy TreeDraw costs more than some genealogy programs with built-in wall charts. Search, Detailed Search of one field at a time in Legacy requires more computer skill than a custom report using "any and all text fields." Simple GEDCOM text files *need* to be compared if a researcher cares about transfer of description field data from one program to another. Occupations, cemetery names, churches or hospitals require data entry decisions. GEDCOM with destination Legacy has all details. GEDCOM 5.5 option has less data. Legacy 5 allows location notes but I don't know if they are imported by any other genealogy program. Better to test my own data entry methods and make sure that important details will be kept. -- Elizabeth, family historian since 1967 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy" > I guess you could do that. I'm not very familiar with GEDCOMs and find > them a pain to read so I'd find that more tedious - and many would find it > impossible as they don't have the necessary computer skills to open a > Gedcom in a text editor and search it - but you would also find the term > in sources I guess. I must remember that next time I'm wanting to search > sources. 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
