Re: [LegacyUG] Can't find a Pic after DL

2007-01-14 Thread Wendy Howard
Hi Roxanne, What is the actual name of the file that you're having problems with? Are there any spaces or odd characters (ie, not a letter or number)? I can't see the file name in your previous post. Some characters shouldn't be used in file names because they cause problems in some applic

Re: [LegacyUG] Can't find a Pic after DL

2007-01-14 Thread Roxanne
Have checked the suffix, deleted the photo, rechecked the suffix as I downloaded again. Oddly enough, downloading a totally unrelated cemetery image from the same website results in my being able to find THAT one, no problem. Could there be a problem with the two pictures themselves? Roxanne Bair

Re: [LegacyUG] Can't find a Pic after DL

2007-01-14 Thread Roxanne
Have closed Legacy and reopened twice, and still no luck. It shows only the pictures that were there before I downloaded the one tonight. Roxanne Baird --- Cathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Close Legacy and reopen. The dialogues seem to be > stuck to where they > were when you open Legacy with

RE: [LegacyUG] Entering Cemetery information

2007-01-14 Thread Melanie Armstrong
Nancy, Thanks. That is what I did for some of my cemetery locations but I wasn't sure if I was doing it right. --- Nancy Bender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I enter the location in the burial field, I add > the cemetery name and > address as the burial address and put the plot

Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Cemetery information

2007-01-14 Thread Melanie Armstrong
Susan, Thanks. That is what I did for some of my cemetery locations but I wasn't sure if I was doing it right. --- Susan Daily <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Melanie, if you click on the "+" icon just to the > right of your burial > field, you'll see an option for Burial Notes. These >

Re: [LegacyUG] Comparing files

2007-01-14 Thread Cathy
Hi Rich, Can't see how that is a solution. I want a list of the ones that definitely are not in my file - which is what I understand Graeme wants as well. Not a list that includes what we both have and misses out people who are completely different to anyone I have. Cathy At 12:55 PM 15/01/200

Re: [LegacyUG] Comparing files

2007-01-14 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
Go to Find duplicates, Merge Options, make the parameters as vague as possible, like birthdates within 50 years or 100 years. It will obviously have way too many matches, but will give you the not-obvious choices. You might work with increasing the values by small changes. Good Luck Rich --- Cathy

Re: [LegacyUG] Can Not Merge Duplicate Files

2007-01-14 Thread Carl Cox
<> I just added several small families to a large database. I chose to do manual merge by going down the name list and noting duplicates. I select one of the duplicates to view in family screen, select with one of the duplicates highlighted. Manual merge brings up the screen, I duplicates> an

Re: [LegacyUG] Can't find a Pic after DL

2007-01-14 Thread Cathy
Close Legacy and reopen. The dialogues seem to be stuck to where they were when you open Legacy without a refresh option. Cathy At 12:11 PM 15/01/2007, you wrote: I downloaded a picture of a relative's burial site from the Internet. (My cemetery pics go into a Legacy file called, "Pictures",

Re: [LegacyUG] Can't find a Pic after DL

2007-01-14 Thread Laurence E Stephenson
> Most of my pictures, including this one, are JPEG format. I have > never had a problem like this before. According to the Legacy > display, the picture is not in the file. But if I navigate from > outside of Legacy, I see it there, plain as day. Any ideas? 15/01/2007 2:22:01 PM Hi ,

[LegacyUG] Can't find a Pic after DL

2007-01-14 Thread Roxanne
I downloaded a picture of a relative's burial site from the Internet. (My cemetery pics go into a Legacy file called, "Pictures", in a subfolder called "Cemetery_Wolfe".) I then clicked on the plus sign by the burial info on my relative's Individual Info page, then "Burial Address". Then clicked on

RE: [LegacyUG] saving family files

2007-01-14 Thread Cheryl
Thank you all for your thoughts & suggestions on this topic. I have decided it is best to keep one file, I had tried to over complicate this several years before & I think it might have been part of my frustration & why I kinda walked away from it. Time to start over, actually it is kinda cool

Re: [LegacyUG] Comparing files

2007-01-14 Thread Cathy
Hi Graeme, That's a really common problem - and I don't really understand why it hasn't been solved. Legacy compare doesn't. I expected Mudcreek's GenMatcher to provide this - but again, it only shows those who are likely to be common in the files, not those who are different. If a program

Re: [LegacyUG] LostCousins numbering system

2007-01-14 Thread Cathy
The Legacy Ancestor and Pedigree Charts both give these numbers. Just run them from the same starting person. No need to set relationships first to this person though, of course, you may want to anyway. Cathy At 01:33 AM 14/01/2007, you wrote: The LostCousins site uses a numbering system, wh

RE: [LegacyUG] How to show step children in reports

2007-01-14 Thread Cathy
Hi Paul, The OPs question was about having them show with their status in reports, not in the Family View. Cathy At 12:34 AM 14/01/2007, you wrote: Isn't that overdoing it? I would think that all you have to do is show Danny's first marriage with his children. Then they will show on the F

Re: [LegacyUG] Can Not Merge Duplicate Files

2007-01-14 Thread Candi
Thank you Marie and everyone for your very kind help. With everyones help I finally got it to work ( Thank Goodness). This was so frustrating. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart !!! All My Best, Candi :-) . > > Danny and Cindy, it sounds like you have tried it all. This is > pro

Re: [LegacyUG] Unlinked individuals and lines

2007-01-14 Thread Nicholas Cirillo
Dave, Thanks, that I did not do. I saw the button but was not familiar with it's use. I guess I could have tried the "Help" button. Nick --- Dave Naylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 14 Jan 2007 Nicholas Cirillo wrote: > > > I thought that if one entered an unlinked > individual with or withou

RE: [LegacyUG] Entering Cemetery information

2007-01-14 Thread Nancy Bender
When I enter the location in the burial field, I add the cemetery name and address as the burial address and put the plot location (if known) in burial notes. You are correct that if you add it to the notes to the address, it will show up the same for everyone you use that address for. I use the no

Re: [LegacyUG] family files, & custom view questions

2007-01-14 Thread Susan Daily
Julie (and Linda), Even if and when Legacy adds another choice to the Baptism/Christening field (in Options - Customize - Data Format), I think it will affect the database as a whole, so you won't be able to pick and choose for each person. Not unless they make it like they did for Burial, where y

Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Cemetery information

2007-01-14 Thread Susan Daily
Melanie, if you click on the "+" icon just to the right of your burial field, you'll see an option for Burial Notes. These notes only save and print for that Individual. This is where I enter my plot information. Sometimes this is where I type up the Funeral Notice if I have a copy from the newspa

[LegacyUG] Entering Cemetery information

2007-01-14 Thread Melanie Armstrong
I'm fixing my cemetery locations in my database and I've run into a problem. Where would I put plot information or information like Brown Cemetery (MT005)? I thought you would put it in notes but then I would think it would print for everyone in that cemetery. Any help would be appreciated. Have

Re: [LegacyUG] Who has used Clooz (with or without Legacy)

2007-01-14 Thread Debbie Freeman
Heather Stovold wrote: I was wondering who had used Clooz? I know I read a few people here that said that they had used it for a bit, but stopped Had those people used the newer version 2, or an older version? What problems did you have that made you decide not to use it? Is there anyo

Re: [LegacyUG] Can Not Merge Duplicate Files

2007-01-14 Thread Marie Peer
Danny and Cindy wrote: > I have what I think is a terrible problem and need help please. I > have merged other files into my own and have many many duplicates. I > have tried several things to merge my duplicates. I've tried manual > merge, Intellisearch,Find duplicates,I have tried everything und

Re: [LegacyUG] Can Not Merge Duplicate Files

2007-01-14 Thread Dawn Crowley
You might try taking a look at several known matches and noting any differences, such as a missing birth date when spouse, children, and parents match. Then click on "tools", "merge", and "find duplicates". A window with various options will open. You can choose to include blank birthdates a

RE: [LegacyUG] family files, & custom view questions

2007-01-14 Thread Linda Altman
Julie: I just suggested this to Legacy as an upgrade/enhancement. Just like you can change burial to cremation on an individual record, I would like to see the ability change baptism/christening to Naming/Bris. I would also like the ability to see the option to enter in the date for these events in

[LegacyUG] Can Not Merge Duplicate Files

2007-01-14 Thread Candi
Good Morning Group, I have what I think is a terrible problem and need help please. I have merged other files into my own and have many many duplicates. I have tried several things to merge my duplicates. I've tried manual merge, Intellisearch,Find duplicates,I have tried everything und

Re: [LegacyUG] Unlinked individuals and lines

2007-01-14 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
I am not sure, but you may need to open Tree Finder to locate the new ones. I just hit Searching for new trees, and it started counting. It showed in my files, only show the first thousand trees, which shows how many unconnecteds I have there. Rich --- Nicholas Cirillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: [LegacyUG] Unlinked individuals and lines

2007-01-14 Thread Dave Naylor
On 14 Jan 2007 Nicholas Cirillo wrote: > I thought that if one entered an unlinked individual with or without a > related line that a new "tree" was established and could be visualized > by entering view>tree. I did not experience this on a recent group of > entries. Legacy's Tree Finder does *

Re: [LegacyUG] Comparing files

2007-01-14 Thread MJMethod
Since you used the drag & drop, I assume the file you received is in Legacy. Open that file, then assign a tag to EITHER all that you DID merge OR all that you DID NOT merge (not both). Then you can easily do a search listing and print the report for what you want. Mike Michael J Met

[LegacyUG] Unlinked individuals and lines

2007-01-14 Thread Nicholas Cirillo
I thought that if one entered an unlinked individual with or without a related line that a new "tree" was established and could be visualized by entering view>tree. I did not experience this on a recent group of entries. Am I not doing something I shoul be doing? I do have other "trees" on the list

RE: [LegacyUG] saving family files

2007-01-14 Thread Roger Jones
Hi Cheryl, My preference FWIW is to have separate maternal and paternal files. This is only because I find it easier when making my webpages and ebook and creating a Tree chart. It doesn't become too unweildy. :-) I also have a merged file with everyone on board. So 3 files does it for me b