Well you can install two different versions provided you've installed
to different folders - same as all programs - many do this with a new version.
But I meant just keep the full old installation file - which, if you
updated from within Legacy Deluxe, you need to download from the website.
Cat
but isn't critical which isn't fixed for awhile. For this, it can help to
download and keep the full installation of a version you're
When you say keep the full installation, do you mean you can install two
versions side by side, or simply that you keep your old install file?
Have you unl
Hi Karl,
Legacy updates include bug fixes and new features - sometimes big new
features that you would only expect with a new version rather than a
free update. If you don't update periodically you miss out on both of these.
It can be a good idea to wait for a few days before updating.
Somet
I use a cemetery event and add the image of the headstone to it. I
use Transcript program to help me type out the inscription and then
add it to notes. It comes in very handy as some of the headstones are
close to illegible. The event and image appears in all the reports
I've used, as long as I
My sincere thanks to all those who responded to my question.
I now have new vigor and drive to go in and fix all of this.
Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney.
Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Dublin, Wicklow &
Wexford - please ???
Have you unlocked the real power of Legac
OK Thanks I will have a look. Is there only one ?
Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney.
Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Dublin, Wicklow &
Wexford - please ???
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim
Keener
Sent: Tuesda
I am being driven mad by having to go to edit, edit message every time
before I can print anything, so as to delete all the Legacy stuff at the
bottom. I am trying to save another tree !!
Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney.
Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Dublin, Wicklow &
Cathy:
Not quit True.
On the Family view, click on the date in the lower right had corner and you
will see the import tags for this family.
For what it's worth
Clancy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Cathy
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 1
With Legacy closed, go to the Legacy folder on your hard drive. Delete the
RptProbs.usr and the ProbsList.usr files. Then go to the c:\Legacy\Data
folder and delete the PPL file that has the same name as your Family File.
You should be able to create the report with no problem.
Thanks for using
On 12 Aug 2007 Sharon Perdue wrote:
> If you use search and replace, I know of no way to know what record you
> have found. Can anyone tell me if there is a way to identify the
> record found in the search?
The Search and Replace window shows the name of the individual having
the found text.
I have moved to Legacy and JUST LOVE IT - I am to totally addicted.
They have a wonderful mailing list with answers to any questions
sometimes in half and hour. A very supportive group of people.
The program can be downloaded from their website and used for free BUT
you will probably want to upgr
Me, too, but God bless the more computer literate & daring folks who try
out the new stuff. Feedback is needed to make sure it works for
everyone, no matter what their computers are like. I find that Legacy
is most gracious with the user responses and works hard to resolve issues.
Dawn
Jean
Thanks once again Cathy.
Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney.
Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Dublin, Wicklow &
Wexford - please ???
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cathy
Sent: Thursday, 16 August 2007 3:49 PM
To: Leg
Karl...
I'm not a developer but have been a user from the beginning of
software... And I always wait some time to upgrade, after a new
upgrade or version hits the street. Ever since software moved from
offering complete new packages to the process of unbundling and
offering upgrade fixes, it only
Hi Dwight and others,
Sourcing in Legacy is so much easier if you source as you add your data.
Load the source you are using into the Source Clipboard (even if that
source is your own knowledge or recollection) and then you can source
with a simple click.
If you are held up on sourcing because
Sara,
You will be able to keep the sources in the existing format, or use the new
source templates based on Evidence.
Thanks,
Geoff Rasmussen
Millennia Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
I have been meticulous about sourcing everything in my database, which
I began in 1996 and which has thousands of names. However, I feel
certain that many of you might take issue with my form. If you are
going to adopt Mills' methods or make any other changes to your
sourcing practices in a large
I just purchased and downloaded my copy of *Evidence* and I love it. I just
hate that it's my bedtime and I'll have to wait until tomorrow to start
again. I'm very happy that it's available in PDF downloadable format. I
need all the breaks I can get on prices on my genealogy addiction.
On 8/16/
The size of your file and your hard drive may be part
of the problem. Go into Options 1 and 2 and check only
1 choice first. You don't need to print it. Just get
the scope of it. When I first ran the program for my
then 2 people, I had about 10 problems. Many
were not actual problems, but I
Well, I sort of agree with you, but I'm the type who really like to
"color in the lines!" Also, I subscribe to the APG list and have
already posed a few questions to Ms. Mills about a couple of the
cemetery citation models. She really does respond quickly and with
much detail!
Everyone likes to
I think the important things is the elements you include, and in a
consistent way, not the exact order you put them in. The author has
pretty much said that herself.
Lisa
Gail Nestor wrote:
I'd like to add a comment here too. I also bought my copy of Mills'
_Evidence Explained_ and started t
Ahh, that's a very good point! It's so nice to gain perspective from
other researchers and hear the pros and cons of each issue. I'm glad
I decided not to change these in my files now.
Thanks,
Gail Rich Nestor
Smyrna, GA
www.roots2buds.net
On 8/16/07, Lisa Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> T
I'd like to add a comment here too. I also bought my copy of Mills'
_Evidence Explained_ and started to consider updating all my sources
in Legacy. However, I quickly decided it's best to wait and see how
Legacy 7's sourcing templates pan out. I have high hopes!
One problem is that Mills' formu
That is actually one of the reasons I *do* use the place of newspaper
publication, even if it is maybe far way. That way the person will show
up when I do a "Show List" for the place of the obit publication. If the
obit got published there, there may be other ties or other news I should
look fo
Hello To The List Funny enough We had this problem yesterday on our
second computer that is not connected to the net
All we did yas reinstall Legacy over the top of the installed file and then
do what Ron Ferguson suggested and it now works fine
Regards John
Shirley & John Smith
[EMAIL PROT
The city of the newspaper publication is also what I put in my event
places too. However, one caveat is that if you have a web site which
produces geocoded maps, it might appear like the event itself occured
in that place.
For example see the map down at the bottom of this page:
http://www.roots2
We had the same problem with our 3 in 1 HP (copier/scanner/FAX). Found a
workaround solution on the Internet. Seems the software was running but was
hidden. Even so, the workaround was a hassle and we uninstalled IE 7. HP
was supposedly working the issue and may have fixed it by now.
Kay F
Wow! Thanks so much Jim! I should have thought about trying that but
didn't. I appreciate all the other suggestions and have tried them at
times, but the comma trick really works so well.
Legacy team: This would be a great tip to pass along in one of your spotlights!
Thanks again Jim!
Gail Ri
After an upgrade there are usually several days with postings describing the
experiences users are having. Most of it works itself out in a week or so
and the chatter about the update subsides.
That's when I update.
Anything serious has usually been taken care of by then and explanatio
HP multifunction printer software was not compatible for whatever reason.
-Original Message-
From: Karl Plenge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 6:58 pm
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Soliciting Opinions
> I still haven't downloaded the latest
Susan, i had to rebuild my pc because of IE7-HP last november.? HP release a
patch at some point and i upgraded last month with no problems.
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From: Susan Daily <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 6:54 pm
Subject: Re:
Susan -
I am with you although I have found far fewer problems with Legacy
upgrades than upgrades to most of the other software programs I use.
I also have not and will not download IE 7 and there is a simple reason.
Some websites I use quite frequently are done with activex which IE 7
many
Karl,
Having also been in software development, albeit some years ago, I too am a
little cautious about downloading updates and usually wait a week or two to
see other users comments. I do make exceptions though eg. when I find on
reading the changes that there is something I have an immediate
I still haven't downloaded the latest IE because of the HP problems. I
I don't know what the HP problems are, can you explain that?
Thanks!
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not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at
ht
I, too, usually wait a few weeks before downloading the newest
whatever, and Legacy is not much of an exception. With Legacy, I wait
a few days, and if there aren't a million "oh no" messages, I go ahead
and update. There have never been problems for me before following
this approach.
I still have
Karl:
I'm in your camp. I think Legacy is wonderful and after almost two years
I'm still learning new ways to do nifty things but there are no "issues"
that get in my way. Because of the "trouble calls" I see after each update,
I have yet to download any updates. Nevertheless I'm looking forwar
How do Europeans typically sort...with or without the de's, von's, etc?
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I don't mean this as a slam to the developers at all, because my background is
in software development and I understand the difficulties they run up against,
but regarding nearly all software (esp Windows!), I feel that I have learned the
hard way not to fix what ain't broke, and I generally don
I am a new user (Version 6.0.0.155) and have never been unable to create a
Problem Report. Every time I try, Legacy stops responding and the programme
shuts down. Sometimes the status bar stops at points other than 100%
complete and stops responding, and other times the status bar gets to 100%
comp
Jimquist wrote
When you open the "Name List", type the surname in the surname box,
then a comma, and then start to type the first name that you desire.
Brilliant! I never knew you could do that. Thanks for the tip.
--
Jenny M Benson
Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Del
Thank you very much. I can't wait till I get to sourcing. That will be fun.
Dwight
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From: "Susan Daily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Creating events
It is the location where the newspaper was published.
Use the search option
Find Inidividual with First name equal to Fred
AND individual with surname equal to Bloggs
Not perfect but a lot quicker than scrolling through hundreds of names
HTH
Phil
Gail Nestor wrote:
I've been wondering about this for a while
I have almost 1,000 individuals wi
Now that is what I call neat! One lives and learns!!
Ron Ferguson
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Gail,
This doesn't really solve your problem, but with a large number of first
names for a surname in the middle of large numbers of other surnames you may
find it faster to go to Search>Find>Detailed Search then.
Look for Individual with surname equal to the name and create the list. You
can
It is the location where the newspaper was published. If you fill in
the blanks, look at how the sentence reads below, and you'll see
something like:
The obituary was published by the Globe on 4 May 1999 in Boston,
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Susan
On 8/16/07, Dwight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Brilliant tip! Thank you so much.
Jennifer
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Jimquist
Sent: Friday, 17 August 2007 6:48 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Finding first names associated with a
single surname
This is asked many times by the several Legacy translationteams in Europe.
This one of most important wishes.
Bert
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 10:02 PM
Subject: [LegacyUG] Alphabetizing Names
Hello,
I have a number of Europea
When creating an event for an obituary, what do you put in the location
entry? Do you use the place of death? tks
Dwight
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When you open the "Name List", type the surname in the surname box, then a
comma, and then start to type the first name that you desire. That should
go quickly...
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From: "Gail Nestor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Legacy User Group"
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:1
Yes it did work in that version as i used it and printed it, then i updated
a week ago to 6.0.0.155 and now i can't finish printing the rest of the
charts i was working on. I wonder why they have not fixed it yet. Usually
there is a Fix that comes out. I hope I don't have to wait till oct
I don't think so Gail, but you could do this for names in the second
part of the alphabet - my first name comes near the end of the
Cullivans, so I enter CULM instead of CULL to jump to the end of the
list, and scroll up.
Not ideal, but just another trick.
Susan
On 8/16/07, Gail Nestor <[EMAIL P
I've been wondering about this for a while
I have almost 1,000 individuals with a single surname in my database
and I would like to be able to find one at the end of the list without
having to scroll through all the first names associated with that
surname. I know that I could sort by first n
Thanks to everyone for their replies. I wish I had thought of
Richard's idea to move my USR settings away, as there was no
possibility of getting the internet. (I even brought the laptop to the
window to see if I could get free wireless somewhere, but they were
all secured signals.) Ron, I was usin
I replied offline as I do not think this tone of the messages should be on
here. However, the older genealogists should be teaching the newer ones the
correct way to do things so that they become historians and genealogists
rather than name collectors with no regard for standards.
The wonderful t
Hi Cathy,
Thank you again. See below.
Richard
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From: "Cathy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Richard,
You can't see the imported tag (I guess you could in Access) but you can
Search for those who are tagged this way - In the Detailed Search look for
"Imported" in the W
My to-do list DID import OK. Not sure why I missed it.
Richard
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From: "Cathy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 12:36 AM
Subject: [LegacyUG] Imported tags (was Child status menu is blank)
Hi Richard,
You can't see the imported tag (I guess
Thank you so much! I thought it would go in the marriage info of the couple on
the screen, but I can now see that it does not, but I can also find where to
see it plainly.
Thanks a lot!
Tish
Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features
not found in the Sta
When I get wierd stuff a complete reboot seems to
work? What Time zone are you in?
Rich in LA CA
--- Susan Daily <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is a new error since I downloaded the latest
> Legacy, and it is
> troublesome. I am trying to use my laptop at the
> library, and I have
> no internet
Susan,
I take it you didn't send this from your laptop!
I think you need to go to the Legacy Home Tab, then Options at the top right
select Options again and check connect only when a link is clicked. If this
is the problem it is not connected with the latest version - it's always
been there
Susan,
You're probably opening with the tab set on "Legacy Home" instead of the
"Family view" tab. Try using Windows Explorer, go to C:\Legacy, sort by file
type and find all file.usr, move them temporarily to some other folder or
simply delete them. Legacy will recreate to default.usr files wh
I think Co. is the standard abbreviation for county. If you look at county
government
e-mail addresses and websites, they use co.
www.co.goochland.va.us is the website for Goochland County, Virginia government.
Cty. could be interpreted as city. In Virginia, the large cities are separate
from
Susan,
Interesting that this just started. I had the problem right after v6 was
released but the programmers had fixed it. Legacy is trying to connect to
the internet to check for updates and bring you the Legacy News.
You'll have to find a way to connect to the internet. Then go to the Legacy
H
This is a new error since I downloaded the latest Legacy, and it is
troublesome. I am trying to use my laptop at the library, and I have
no internet service. When I run Legacy, I get a pop up message that
says "Web page unavailable while offline" "To view the page, click
Connect." There are two but
Yes, it does. I will, however, continue to use the word "County" in my
locations, as I think it looks better and that is how I have always done
it.
BTW, next time please re-read the original message and your initial
reply before hitting the "send" reply. I don't appreciate the tone of
some messa
Thanks Bert.
Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney.
Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Dublin, Wicklow &
Wexford - please ???
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bert
van Kootwijk
Sent: Thursday, 16 August 2007 2:32 PM
To: Leg
Tish,
Are you referring to the Family View Pages? If so the Husband, Wife, and
Marriage RINs are shown in the 3 panels at the bottom right hand side of the
view.
As far as I know it is not possible to display the MRIN against the names as
one can with the RINs.
Ron Ferguson
___
Hi Richard,
You can't see the imported tag (I guess you could in Access) but you
can Search for those who are tagged this way - In the Detailed Search
look for "Imported" in the Where to look list.
You can also delete it. Tools Menu - Clear Imported Tags
It's useful if you import a gedcom and
Thank you so much for this Cathy. Oh well back to the drawing board.
Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney.
Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Dublin, Wicklow &
Wexford - please ???
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Se
Mary,
"Places should be recorded by smallest jurisdiction to largest, starting
with the town. U.S. citizens should list the town, then the county, then the
state, then the nation, like so: "Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, U.S.A.".
If you know the hospital where someone was born, do not record it
Hi Cathy,
Your suggestion sounded like it might work. I've already moved on with my
Legacy.fdb export/import file but I went back to the old, (yesterday),
corrupt file and tried importing CS defaults and also from repaired file and
neither worked.
(See more reply interspersed below)
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