--- On Thu 03/10, Robert Carneal < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: [SNIP]
> As for Legacy not finding a relationship between you and your > brother-in-law, Legacy calculates relationships by going backwards in both > persons' lines until it finds a common ancestor. Unless you and your > brother-in-law have a common ancestor, be it 18 generations ago, it won't > find a relationship. Not true. Go to Tools -> Set Relationships. Choose yourself and click Set Relationships. Your wifes brother will show as your brother-in-law. > The problem of entering a son without the father being known is that Legacy > want's to use the father's last name for the son's last name. In most of > America, this is how it is done. To resolve your delimma, enter a fake > father temporarily. Let's say the girl's name is Janet Adobe. Do this: Not required. With the mother selected (Family View), simply click in the child area and select Add a new Son. On the individual screen for the mother, click "Never married" An "UNKNOWN" will show up (in the family view), but for display only. Steve _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com 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
