I'm now trying to catch up with lots of messages that I haven't read yet. There are so many features that I haven't learned about. This is one of them! I didn't know that you can create Events and exclude dates and places from displaying when you create the event.
This is cool! Mary -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Markie Flint Blackmon Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 4:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy vs FTM You can define an Event called "Fact". In the Event definition screen for the "Fact" Event, you can exclude the "superfluous date". Functionally, what's the difference? Margaret > > Legacy does not have facts. Legacy does have events. > Events are facts with dates. Such as a birth EVENT. > As in Uncle Joe was born on Sep 12, 1908, in Chicago Illinois. It is a > a fact that Uncle Joe was born in Chicago. Event's and Facts are > different. Other Gen programs have both Facts and Events and I wish > Legacy would include facts because I think they enhance collecting > genealogical information. While it may be your OPINION that they are > "redundant and cumbersome" other genealogists, myself included, regard > them as efficient, because in recording say a person's eye color there > is no wasted space for a superfluous date. > > jr > > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.4 - Release Date: 3/18/2005 > > 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
