Re: [LegacyUG] Webpages
When I think of bells and whistles your googled answer is certainly what I think of : the things that something, especially a device or machine, has or does that are not necessary but that make it more exciting or interesting. A vehicle with navigation, USB outlets, tinted glass, sun roof, CD player etc., many things we use regularly, like computers, printers, software programs, some are basic and cost much less, but the extra bells and whistles is what we want if we can afford them. Syble in TX From: Brian L. Lightfoot br...@the-lightfoots.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 11:03 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Webpages Wow. Learn something new every day. For us yanks, I fairly certain that the phrase bells and whistles means...wait, I just googled it... Usually I think it means extra enhancements which is a good thing. As I understand what Ron is saying is that the Brits think of it as not necessarily a good thing. -Original Message- From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 12:16 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Webpages Thank you Tessa. It may be a language problem. For us bells and whistles a lot of surplus stuff which most people do not require nor would use - program bloat. I can now see where you are coming from, although in my view webpages are much more than a selling feature. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Charting
I have been very impressed with Charting so far. I thought when Legacy upgraded it, they did a very good job indeed and I use it quite a lot as my family prefers to see family connections rather than read about them (especially useful with family reunions or scrapbooks). For a recent family reunion, we printed a chart on plain paper and then put it in protective sleeves. That way people could use post its and paper to write up changes, additions, etc., and put insides the sleeve. Now I just need to update and then we might spring for good paper! We made charts up for the wedding scrapbook we did for my parents - it includes pages for each of the family weddings with a chart about the married in person's family as well as a larger our family chart at the end of each book (took two - lots of weddings). So much you can do with it. Great to know that you were able to get good prints from local printer. Tessa Tessa Keough Guild of One-Name Studies, No. 5089 Legacy Virtual Users' Group One Place Studies - Plate Cove, Newfoundland On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Syble Glasscock syble_...@yahoo.com wrote: I know there's been some controversy lately, so I thought I'd share a positive about Legacy. I'm sure many of you have use the Charting and had it printed, I'd only created a few just to check them out some time ago. SNIP Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Webpages
Good to know I am not a total eejit as my granddad would say! And another reason why it is important to always ask for clarification - I am glad Ron did that because it helped clear up my comments. Thanks. Yesterday our Legacy Virtual Users' Group had our monthly Google+ hangout and one of the items we discussed was the various teasers by Geoff throughout the summer as well as what we were the most interested in as far as improvements and additions to Legacy. It is always interesting to hear what others think are important features. Our LVUG Community Google+ hangouts are on air and recorded for any Legacy users who might be interested. There is something about being able to talk with people or show how we do things (by sharing the screen) that helps. I also use some of the questions I see on this Forum and work through them in my Tuesday's Tips at the site - we are a group of Legacy users if any of you want to have a bit more interaction. I enjoy this Forum as well, as I am always learning something! Tessa Keough Guild of One-Name Studies, No. 5089 Legacy Virtual Users' Group One Place Studies - Plate Cove, Newfoundland On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 4:49 AM, Syble Glasscock syble_...@yahoo.com wrote: When I think of bells and whistles your googled answer is certainly what I think of : the things that something, especially a device or machine, has or does that are not necessary but that make it more exciting or interesting. A vehicle with navigation, USB outlets, tinted glass, sun roof, CD player etc., many things we use regularly, like computers, printers, software programs, some are basic and cost much less, but the extra bells and whistles is what we want if we can afford them. Syble in TX SNIP Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Bon Voyage
Tomorrow we leave to begin our 10th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise, this year to the Panama Canal. About 300 of us will cruise together, departing from San Diego, California and visiting Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; the Panama Canal; Colon, Panama; Cartagena, Columbia; and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We will sail on Celebrity's *Millenniumhttp://www.celebritycruises.com/explore/ships/detail.do?shipCode=ML *. We've also got 25 1/2 hours of personal Legacy and genealogy instruction from eight different instructors, including webinar speakers Megan Smolenyakhttp://familytreewebinars.com/presenter_details.php?presenter_id=40 , Barbara Renickhttp://familytreewebinars.com/presenter_details.php?presenter_id=42 , Karen Cliffordhttp://familytreewebinars.com/presenter_details.php?presenter_id=36 and myselfhttp://familytreewebinars.com/presenter_details.php?presenter_id=25. I'm looking forward to the one-on-one and small group sessions we have planned also. Just because I will be gone for 18 days enjoying the sun, the food (I promise to spend time in the gym), and time alone with my wife (oh how I will miss my four kiddos at home) doesn't mean I will forget about all of you. I hope to keep you updated - here on this blog (and probably over on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree too) - nearly every day, with pictures and play-by-play accounts of everything we're up to. And by the way, even though we won't have our weekly webinars, I have unlocked three of our best recordings so you will have something to do on the next three Wednesdays. Read about it herehttp://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2013/09/3-webinars-unlocked-for-limited-time-finding-the-living-pre-1850-us-research-and-5-cs-for-success.html. I also just had an idea. Why don't we issue a Bon Voyage 10% off-anything-in-the-store coupon code? Here's the code: *bonvoyage* It's good for 10% off anything in the online storehttp://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/ through Wednesday, October 9, 2013. Our sincere thanks go out to our entire technical support and sales staff who will continue to provide sales and support services while we are away. Thanks Jim, Sherry, Brian, Michele, Sarah and Leonard for keeping us afloat! We'll either see you here, on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree, or on the ship! And maybe, just maybe, we'll be rested enough to launch Legacy 8 http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/legacy-new-in-8/ sometime after we return! Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation ge...@legacyfamilytree.com www.LegacyFamilyTree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Bon Voyage
I am SO envious! Looking forward to seeing pictures. Bon voyage, indeed! --Paula in Texas Researching: Adair Baker Beasley Benson Betz Bigley Blagrave Burton Chapman Clement Clough Coppernoll Costine Daulton Dinwiddie Doody Ellis Exline Field Floran Floyd Gates Goodale Gordon Gump Hale Harbaugh Hind Hopkins Hughes Hurdle Jones Klein Koyle Laswell McDonald Misner Passwaters Pelton Roberts Roche Ryburn Sanford Short Singer Sullivan Weller Williams From: Geoff Rasmussen ge...@legacyusers.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 9:18 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Bon Voyage Tomorrow we leave to begin our 10th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise, this year to the Panama Canal. About 300 of us will cruise together, departing from San Diego, California and visiting Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; the Panama Canal; Colon, Panama; Cartagena, Columbia; and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We will sail on Celebrity's Millennium. We've also got 25 1/2 hours of personal Legacy and genealogy instruction from eight different instructors, including webinar speakers Megan Smolenyak, Barbara Renick, Karen Clifford and myself. I'm looking forward to the one-on-one and small group sessions we have planned also. Just because I will be gone for 18 days enjoying the sun, the food (I promise to spend time in the gym), and time alone with my wife (oh how I will miss my four kiddos at home) doesn't mean I will forget about all of you. I hope to keep you updated - here on this blog (and probably over on our Facebook page too) - nearly every day, with pictures and play-by-play accounts of everything we're up to. And by the way, even though we won't have our weekly webinars, I have unlocked three of our best recordings so you will have something to do on the next three Wednesdays. Read about it here. I also just had an idea. Why don't we issue a Bon Voyage 10% off-anything-in-the-store coupon code? Here's the code: bonvoyage It's good for 10% off anything in the online store through Wednesday, October 9, 2013. Our sincere thanks go out to our entire technical support and sales staff who will continue to provide sales and support services while we are away. Thanks Jim, Sherry, Brian, Michele, Sarah and Leonard for keeping us afloat! We'll either see you here, on Facebook, or on the ship! And maybe, just maybe, we'll be rested enough to launch Legacy 8 sometime after we return! Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation ge...@legacyfamilytree.com www.LegacyFamilyTree.com Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Bookmark List
Brian, Thank you---the problem was I didn't see the bookmark icon! Based on what everyone was saying, I knew I was missing something, so I looked at every pixel... well, I looked closely and finally found it. I thought it should be among those available for me to place along the top. Whew! Now that I've caught up on this topic, I think it would be nice to be able to sort that one MRIN or male's surname. But since I only have 7 entries, I will not submit a suggestion. ;) --Paula From: Brian/Support br...@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Bookmark List Paula, If you use Bookmarks as the search term then click display you will see there are several help topics. Even the one on Regular Bookmarks explains how to add a bookmark by selecting a couple then right clicking on the little book icon beside the usual 3 bookmarks to add a bookmark to the list. You can have up to 200 entries in that list. The beauty is that, unlike the history which changes as you navigate in your file, those saved bookmarks do not change unless you change them. To open the list left click on the book icon. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -- On 19/09/2013 12:53 PM, Paula Ryburn wrote: Well, this was interesting. I was wondering what the Bookmark List was, but I looked in Help before I asked it here. There is an entry for Bookmarks which describes the 3 quick ones at the bottom of the screen, but the regular ones---do they really operate that way any more? I didn't see the little bookmark icon described. Hasn't it been replaced with the History List? Automatically keeps track of your last 200 people. Why would you want to sort THAT? I just use the 3 quick bookmarks at the bottom to facilitate my current project. And even if you rebuilt it, the program would push yours down as you accessed more people, right? I must be missing something. --Paula Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] To - Do Report
Jay, That DOES sound nice. I had been hearing that there were going to be upgrades to the To-Do functionality with v8 (or maybe it was Research Guidance? or both?). Anyway, I totally agree that it is very clunky to use To-Do items as they are now. On the other hand, they do provide you with a paper trail, place to record negative findings, avoid duplication of effort. I just need to be more disciplined in using them. If I were doing what you are (looking through one source or county clerk's office), I would go the Search CSV route to generate my task list for the on-site visit. That's just too much To-Do data entry. --Paula From: Jay 1FamilyTree 1familytree@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] To - Do Report Paula, My ultimate wish list for a to-do task At the FIELD entry, right click to select a add to-do (say for a date of birth) From the selectors, choose category, place, est date, and where to research, In my example since it was a field for date of birth, Legacy would automatically select the category birth records, I would then select where I am doing my research, say Cook County Ill Vitals Office, then the date range (abt 1900) then what I am looking in (like Birth Registers 1890-1900 or a FHC Film Number) Then I can print a report in cat seq, in year seq to maximize my time. When I find the details and enter (or change the info in that Birth date field), Legacy asks if it should delete or modify the To-Do item. And hopefully I can get a report that looks something like this (the Category header is only printed ONCE not with every Record. ) But this is what would work well for me. I am sure others have their own ways they like.. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Jay 1FamilyTree snip Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
