Re: [LegacyUG] Copying people
The split screen is a very neat feature. I wonder if one might use it in a manner other than with 2 screens of Legacy? For example, if I am copying information from a site of Family Search 1800 census - can I get the census screen up as one-half of the screen? When I try to close one-half of the split screen, it just reverts to full screen again. I know I can reduce the size of the legacy screen and also the Family Search screen, but I just wondered if there was a more elegant method of putting the two screens side-by-side? I guess the Family Search would have to have a comparable feature in order to do that. Jane On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.ukwrote: Jane, Yes, with any external GEDCOM, Jane. You would need to import the Gedcom and then use the drag and drop for the bits which you require. I use this technique when I only wish to import bits and pieces from a download, otherwise I use the Merge process. Ron Ferguson _ - Original Message - From: Jane Sarles To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: 29 December 2009 20:18 Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Copying people Wow, that sounds neat. I will check into the Split Screen Option and take it from there. You were correct about the point of my question. Can it also be done from a gedcom that we import from - say - Rootsweb? Jane 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Copying people
Jane Sarles said the following on 2009/12/30 16:16: The split screen is a very neat feature. I wonder if one might use it in a manner other than with 2 screens of Legacy? For example, if I am copying information from a site of Family Search 1800 census - can I get the census screen up as one-half of the screen? When I try to close one-half of the split screen, it just reverts to full screen again. I know I can reduce the size of the legacy screen and also the Family Search screen, but I just wondered if there was a more elegant method of putting the two screens side-by-side? No, the split screen won't work in this situation :-) The Family Search screen is in your browser. The Legacy family data is in the Legacy program. But, you could cut and paste from the Browser into the Notes field of an Individual. All you need do is size the two windows so that you can see both (or the majority of both) at the same time. -- Regards a Prosperous New Year to All, Mike Fry Johannesburg 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Copying people
Dave Christmas said the following on 2009/12/30 16:26: You can also purchase a separate monitor and then have two 'full screens' running off the same computer. For this I use Internet Explorer with my Ancestry.com account up and running, then on the same computer I start up Mozilla Firefox and use that for other searches on a separate screen. If you go to your Desktop, right click you get a menu; select Graphics Options/Output To/Extended Desktop and you can decide how to get the two screens to behave. I am fortunate to have an even more elegant way. I have a second laptop that I use purely for Legacy, and so effectively have three screens on my desk at once, a little crowded but really easy to jump between sources and Legacy. Alternatively, a wide-screen monitor would achieve much the same effect. -- Regards a Prosperous New Year to All, Mike Fry Johannesburg 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Copying people
Legacy tips Sept 26, 2008 Question from a Legacy user, /Can I do a Split Screen View with the Internet as one of the screens?/ Great question! Yes, you can do this with Legacy. It sure makes it nice to be able to see both your Legacy data /and/ the Internet at the same time. Follow these step-by-step instructions. 1. With Legacy 6/7 open, click on the *View* menu, then click on *Split Screen View*. 2. Click *No*. Two copies of your family file are now visible, side-by-side. 3. On one of the sides, click on the *Legacy Home* tab. 4. In the *Address* field, type in the website you want to view and click *Go*. (Of course, you need to be connected to the Internet first.) You can now browse the Internet on the right side. When you locate information, you can copy and paste it into your Legacy file on the left side. Jane Sarles wrote: The split screen is a very neat feature. I wonder if one might use it in a manner other than with 2 screens of Legacy? For example, if I am copying information from a site of Family Search 1800 census - can I get the census screen up as one-half of the screen? When I try to close one-half of the split screen, it just reverts to full screen again. I know I can reduce the size of the legacy screen and also the Family Search screen, but I just wondered if there was a more elegant method of putting the two screens side-by-side? I 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Copying people
Jane, I am using Vista, not sure what you have. If you right-click in the bottom taskbar of your screen, one of the options I have is Show Windows Side by Side. I have a 21 monitor and routinely keep my source doc'n on one side and Legacy on the other side. I love it. If you have several windows open it will put them all up - in thirds, fourths, whatever. Another option is Show Windows Stacked which is one above the other. I don't like that one as much. Marilyn --- On Wed, 12/30/09, Jane Sarles sarlesinsi...@gmail.com wrote: From: Jane Sarles sarlesinsi...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Copying people To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Date: Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 7:16 AM The split screen is a very neat feature. I wonder if one might use it in a manner other than with 2 screens of Legacy? For example, if I am copying information from a site of Family Search 1800 census - can I get the census screen up as one-half of the screen? When I try to close one-half of the split screen, it just reverts to full screen again. I know I can reduce the size of the legacy screen and also the Family Search screen, but I just wondered if there was a more elegant method of putting the two screens side-by-side? I guess the Family Search would have to have a comparable feature in order to do that. Jane On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote: Jane, Yes, with any external GEDCOM, Jane. You would need to import the Gedcom and then use the drag and drop for the bits which you require. I use this technique when I only wish to import bits and pieces from a download, otherwise I use the Merge process. Ron Ferguson _ - Original Message - From: Jane Sarles To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: 29 December 2009 20:18 Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Copying people Wow, that sounds neat. I will check into the Split Screen Option and take it from there. You were correct about the point of my question. Can it also be done from a gedcom that we import from - say - Rootsweb? Jane 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Copying people
Mary, that is simply brilliant! Best tip I've learned while reading LUG. Thanks, Deborah Mary Trogg wrote: Legacy tips Sept 26, 2008 Question from a Legacy user, /Can I do a Split Screen View with the Internet as one of the screens?/ Great question! Yes, you can do this with Legacy. It sure makes it nice to be able to see both your Legacy data /and/ the Internet at the same time. Follow these step-by-step instructions. 1. With Legacy 6/7 open, click on the *View* menu, then click on *Split Screen View*. 2. Click *No*. Two copies of your family file are now visible, side-by-side. 3. On one of the sides, click on the *Legacy Home* tab. 4. In the *Address* field, type in the website you want to view and click *Go*. (Of course, you need to be connected to the Internet first.) You can now browse the Internet on the right side. When you locate information, you can copy and paste it into your Legacy file on the left side. Jane Sarles wrote: The split screen is a very neat feature. I wonder if one might use it in a manner other than with 2 screens of Legacy? For example, if I am copying information from a site of Family Search 1800 census - can I get the census screen up as one-half of the screen? When I try to close one-half of the split screen, it just reverts to full screen again. I know I can reduce the size of the legacy screen and also the Family Search screen, but I just wondered if there was a more elegant method of putting the two screens side-by-side? I 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Copying people
Though an interesting discussion - this has always been possible with any WIN product. Just resize the windows and drag to where you want. I often run with 2 or even 3 windows at once! I understand the new WIN7 does the snap to 1/2 thing - but it has never been that tough. Love the 22 Samsung LDC - give plenty of space! :-) Keith -- Find-A-Grave County Keeper for Schuylkill County, PA Keith A. McKain McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1 - # Mc17936 Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 Email: geosc...@comcast.net On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Jim Walton walton.geneal...@gmail.com wrote: Windows 7 users. There is a feature in Windows 7 that makes it even simpler. Just open the two windows you want side by side, say Firefox (Or IE) and Legacy. Then take the top bar of one of the windows and drag it to the left, off the screen. When you release the mouse, the window will pop to fill the left half of the screen. Do the same with the other window dragging it to the right side and viola, split screens with two different programs. If helps if you put your cursor as far left as possible before dragging left and as far right as possible before dragging right. Just makes it happen quicker without having to drag so far. Unfortunately it won't work with overlayed windows within Legacy. For example, if you drag a source window to the left, it will fill half the screen, but you can't drag the underlying family screen to the right. This is a Windows issue, not a Legacy issue. But, there is a work around. If you start with the family window and drag it right, then open, say, the event window and drag it left, you can see both windows at the same time. You can only edit in the event window, however. You can open additional windows from the left window (in our example), say the source window, and keep dragging them left and work on the topmost window while still seeing the family window on the right. You still have to close all the windows individually just as you normally do. (A close and save all would sure be nice...) How do you get back from this split screen view? Click on the Maximize button in the upper right (looks like a square) to make the window full screen, then click on the Restore Down button (same button, but this time it looks like two pieces of paper on top of each other). You are now back to where you started. Sounds a little complicated, but once you've done it a time or two it's pretty easy. -- Jim Walton ...probe the past carefully and report it as it was, not as I wish it were From Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Copying people
Jane, I am not certain that I understand you question correctly. I take it that you have two Legacy databases on your PC and want to know if you can transfer families from one to the other. If that is so, then you need to use the Split Screen Option and then drag and drop. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ - Original Message - From: Jane Sarles To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: 27 December 2009 15:16 Subject: [LegacyUG] Copying people This is sort of a follow=up question to a previous one. Can I copy persons between family files/data bases? For example, can one copy (or import, if that is different) from a focus group that would consist of a person and their descendants? Jane S. 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Copying people
Wow, that sounds neat. I will check into the Split Screen Option and take it from there. You were correct about the point of my question. Can it also be done from a gedcom that we import from - say - Rootsweb? Jane On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.ukwrote: Jane, I am not certain that I understand you question correctly. I take it that you have two Legacy databases on your PC and want to know if you can transfer families from one to the other. If that is so, then you need to use the Split Screen Option and then drag and drop. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ - Original Message - *From:* Jane Sarles sarlesinsi...@gmail.com *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com *Sent:* 27 December 2009 15:16 *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Copying people This is sort of a follow=up question to a previous one. Can I copy persons between family files/data bases? For example, can one copy (or import, if that is different) from a focus group that would consist of a person and their descendants? Jane S. 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
