I wanted to do exactly what John wants to do for a long time. I've given up. There has been lots of discussion about this but as far as I've heard no solution other than mono spaced fonts, but I could have just missed it. Maybe I missed it because the solution is always revealed off-list!
Can't you explain it Cathy on the list because you have to send attachments? Or is there some other reason? It seems that if there is a solution to a question on a thread the solution should be revealed on the thread. Or is the complete solution, > Either cut and paste the text complete with tabs and the tabs stick OR use > CTRL-tab. Or is there more? > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cathy > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 3:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] fighting with columns in the event notes > > Hi John, > The fact is you can't do it currently exactly as you can't set tabs - but > you can get pretty close. > I'll email you privately with examples. > Either cut and paste the text complete with tabs and the tabs stick OR use > CTRL-tab. > However for very uneven columns I've found you need to use a combination > of > spaces and one tab. > Changing margin size or size of indents in a report can mess it up again. > However it's about 18 months since I took the time to check my census > input > in reports and tinker with it so it looked OK in the report - and those > ones still print OK. > > I'm not adventurous with fonts. I'm happy with the defaults for most text > though sometimes choose a fancier font for titles. > > Cheers, > Cathy > > At 17:27 27/04/2005, you wrote: > > >I have been fighting with columns in the event notes for a few days now . > . > >. the columns are winning. I can't keep them straight. I read Legacy's > >archived messages relating to aligning columns, and they weren't much > help. > >Some of the messages were old, and yet the problem remains. One person > said > >something about buying a CD that would explain it, but . . . he or she > >didn't bother to tell anyone how to do it. Changing the font was said to > fix > >it, but that changes the whole look of the report, and to be honest, I > >didn't try that because I'd like to find another option if I can. > > > >The bottom line is, I have a lot of census data to enter in the events, > and > >I'm entering them the way Legacy recommends to enter the list of > names,(in > >columns.) Never-the-less, I don't want to go any further with entering > the > >information in columns until I can solve the problem. I'd like to be able > to > >keep the columns lined up straight, - in all the reports and views if > >possible. > > > >I hope someone out there has the answer. > > > >Thanks > >John 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
