[LegacyUG] Missing multimedia file

2009-10-15 Thread Pat Hickin
When testing for any missing multimedia files, I get the following message: Picture: Address: Maple Park Cemetery __CEM MAP WV MERCER Bluefield Maple Park Cem 20080912.jpg I only have two people buried in that cemetery. I have checked all the entries, burial addresses, etc., and the

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy unable to lock file

2009-10-08 Thread Pat Hickin
- but their names escape me at the moment. You also may want to run a memory test utility to see if your memory has gone bad, but I suspect a full harddrive. Good luck, Bob Original Message - From: Pat Hickin To: LEGACY Sent: Tuesday

[LegacyUG] Fix this source! ??

2009-10-05 Thread Pat Hickin
I did a file maintenance check repair, and got two messages saying Fix this Source! without any indication as to which source I'm supposed to fix!! Whatever am I supposed to do with this?? Thanks! Pat Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp

[LegacyUG] Legacy unable to lock file

2009-10-05 Thread Pat Hickin
I am trying to create a .pdf (descendant narrative) with LOTS of pictures. Without the pictures I was unable to create the file easily (it was roughly 800 pages long). With the pictures, I get a repeated error message that says: Error opening temporary work file. Error 3050. Could not lock

Re: [LegacyUG] Multiple Lines of Descent .pdf--how to avoid repetition of info

2009-05-26 Thread Pat Hickin
Thanks for your response. The problem is that I'm getting a repitition of the information. I'm getting Richard's information when I look up Mary and Mary's when I look up Richard. Pat - Original Message - From: ronald ferguson ronfe...@msn.com To:

[LegacyUG] Multiple Lines of Descent .pdf--how to avoid repetition of info

2009-05-25 Thread Pat Hickin
I have created a Multiple Lines of Descent .pdf and would like to avoid repetition of info. On Report Options under the Format tab I chose (and saved and reloaded) the option that says Don't repeat duplicate lines. However, the .pdf it completely repeats the information for generation 2. The

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 - Split up to different family groups and Save

2008-09-05 Thread Pat Hickin
Sheelagh, I did this and basically have been happy with the result -- I have VERY few connections between the two groups. I think all the objections people have made are valid. I'm continuing to keep mine split for the time being, but an added objection to dividng the two groups is in the

Re: [LegacyUG] How to get list of all pictures?--Thanks, JL

2008-09-04 Thread Pat Hickin
Thanks, JL, that did it! JLB wrote: Yah, that would be under Scrapbook. - JL JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html Pat Hickin wrote: Can someone tell me -- is there a way to get a list of all images linked to my database? Thanks! Pat

[LegacyUG] How to get list of all pictures?

2008-09-02 Thread Pat Hickin
Can someone tell me -- is there a way to get a list of all images linked to my database? Thanks! Pat E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.362) Database version: 5.10610 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] Master source repository for census

2008-08-15 Thread Pat Hickin
I use either HeritageQuest or Ancestry almost entirely. Sometimes, for one reason or another I occasionally use first one and then the other for the same census (for one reason or another). For example I have a Source List Name: 1850 Census-VA-Washington Co.-Dist 67-Anc and another entry as

Re: [LegacyUG] Has anybody tried to use Legacy to build an Adam and Eve family tree?

2008-08-14 Thread Pat Hickin
I don't know that this would be any help but there is a Springer family history that purports to do that. When I first saw the title, I assumed it was a spoof, but the author was serious. (There were Springers in Delaware by the 18th century; the author contended that they were descended from

Re: [LegacyUG] Has anybody tried to use Legacy to build an Adam and Eve family tree?

2008-08-14 Thread Pat Hickin
as a tool for a little Bible Study. I visited the link you gave and the websites are beautifully done and interesting - just overkill for me. Thanks again, Lorna -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pat Hickin Sent: 14 August 2008 09:39 AM

Re: [LegacyUG] Master Location List

2008-08-05 Thread Pat Hickin
JL, I know how to edit th Master Location list to get rid of cemetery names. But before doing that, if I tag every one I want to have buried in, say, Evergreen Cemetery can I get them all into Evergreen Cemetery in the burial address field (the one you get to via the + sign) at one fell

Re: [LegacyUG] Marriage and other vital stats sourcing and possible confusion

2008-08-02 Thread Pat Hickin
natural thing in the world! - Original Message From: Pat Hickin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Friday, August 1, 2008 10:22:56 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Marriage sourcing Elizabeth wrote: Jess, you will see that Legacy does not allow you to separately

Re: [LegacyUG] Marriage and other vital stats sourcing and possible confusion

2008-08-02 Thread Pat Hickin
it, unless it is more than a year different. Elizabeth researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson - Original Message - From: Pat Hickin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG

Re: [LegacyUG] Marriage sourcing

2008-08-01 Thread Pat Hickin
Elizabeth wrote: Jess, you will see that Legacy does not allow you to separately source the date and place of any event. That is SO true and for the life of me I do not understand why this is the case. I wish someone would explain the reasoning behind it. I get tired of having to write

[LegacyUG] GPS lat and long format

2008-07-30 Thread Pat Hickin
Findagrave gives the plot location of a grave as GPS 37.36263 - 79.84933 Legacy won't accept it and says, in the Help section (I couldn't copy the error message but in effect it's the same thing): The latitude and longitude must be in the form of degrees, minutes and seconds. The degrees

Re: [LegacyUG] events - creating new

2008-07-24 Thread Pat Hickin
Robert wrote I wish Legacy had a COPY EVENT, but I'm not seeing that as an option. I only see ADD, DELETE, MERGE. You know of course that you can edit an existign event, copy it to the event clipdboard, using the left-hand icon at the bottom, and then clicking Add (in whoever's individual

Re: [LegacyUG] How to print list of date of birth, no locations, surname, given name

2008-07-17 Thread Pat Hickin
for your help. Pat Dennis M.Kowallek wrote: On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:52:28 -0400, Pat Hickin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm using Legacy Beta 7.0.0.55. I've tagged everyone who has the surname DOE. Now I want to print a two-column list of these DOEs -- with date of birth in column 1; DOE, given

[LegacyUG] Search and replace for burial address

2008-07-17 Thread Pat Hickin
I have tagged (with a 4) everyone for whom I have Mountain Cemetery as part of the burial location field. Now I want to do a search and replace for the Tag 4s and put Mountain Cemetery in the 'Burial Address' area of their Burial Notes. I have consulted Help but I can't find where it tells

[LegacyUG] How to print list of date of birth, no locations, surname, given name

2008-07-16 Thread Pat Hickin
I'm using Legacy Beta 7.0.0.55. I've tagged everyone who has the surname DOE. Now I want to print a two-column list of these DOEs -- with date of birth in column 1; DOE, given name in col 2. Somehow I can't find the choices that enable me to do that. What I get is column 1 taking up the

Re: [LegacyUG] Marriage Source V7--formatting citations properly

2008-07-12 Thread Pat Hickin
http://www.worldcat.org/? is also a great source for published items. To quote from their website: Build a bibliography http://www.worldcat.org/account/?page=loginredirect=/profiles/%7Busername%7D/lists/new Get citations in five common styles, and export them to a variety of formats

Re: [LegacyUG] V 7.0.0.53 - Problem linking parents to child-Thanks

2008-07-08 Thread Pat Hickin
Ron, That's exactly what I needed to know -- thanks a million. It does work like a charm! It's so easy for me to forget to explore all the icons! Pat ronald ferguson wrote: Pat, To link a child to 2 Parents, in Family View highlight the child in a main panel, click the parents' icon and

[LegacyUG] How do I get to the online demos/tutorials referred to in Legacy Help

2008-07-07 Thread Pat Hickin
I’ve just finished using Help, “How to add parents.” At the end of the Help instruction was a link, saying To return to the Tutorial index, click here. I got a whole new index: == “Examples and Demos The following mini-tutorials will help you quickly learn and master the easy-to-use

[LegacyUG] V 7.0.0.53 - Problem linking parents to child

2008-07-07 Thread Pat Hickin
Dear LUGGERS, I have had a recurring problem --or several inter-related problems--linking parents to a child with both versions 6 7 and I surely hope somebody can straighten me out! This time, I had somehow entered John Doe as a grandson instead of a son. So I unlinked him from Jacob Doe

[LegacyUG] Locations addresses - some problems in following standard procedures

2008-06-27 Thread Pat Hickin
Dear Legacy Users: I recently got the CDs including training videos for Leg7. Yesterday I watched the one that includes directions for locations/places. I hadn't been doing them right at all. So I started with my Master Location List. I'm sorry to write such a long letter with so many

[LegacyUG] Legacy 6 and 7 -- Same error when clicking on book icon

2008-06-10 Thread Pat Hickin
GeoSci writes: Your Email still comes through as an attachment rather than a TEXT email?? I am starting this email from scratch SO IT SHOULD come thru as a text email. I really appreciate your interest and time! Now to try to be clearer about the problem: I am on the family screen. I click on

Re: [LegacyUG] v 6 AND 7 Child-parent relationship not found

2008-06-07 Thread Pat Hickin
within this context. Clicking OK immediately closed Legacy. I think it's weird that I got the same Parent-Child error with Leg 6 AND 7! Any ideas? Pat GeoSci wrote: Pat, TEXT only and NO ATTACHMENTS of LUG!! Keith On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Pat Hickin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

[LegacyUG] [Fwd: v 6 AND 7 Child-parent relationship not found]

2008-06-07 Thread Pat Hickin
With both Legacy 6 and 7 when I am adding a new event and am ready to add the source, I click on the book icon and get the message Child-Parent relationship not found. I click on the OK button -- I have to do this several times or it keeps reappearing -- then finally it disappears and

[LegacyUG] V6 -- Error 3021

2008-05-22 Thread Pat Hickin
When I attempt to enter, e.g., a new parent, I get an Error 3021 message: Error getting next deleted MRIN Error 3021: No current record. Would you like to TRY IT AGAIN? If I click Yes I keep getting the same message. If I click Yes, No, Yes, No, the Error message disappears and I am able to

Re: [LegacyUG] V6 -- Error 3021

2008-05-22 Thread Pat Hickin
] On Behalf Of Pat Hickin Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 7:49 PM To: LEGACY Subject: [LegacyUG] V6 -- Error 3021 When I attempt to enter, e.g., a new parent, I get an Error 3021 message: Error getting next deleted MRIN Error 3021: No current record. Would you like to TRY IT AGAIN? If I click Yes I

Re: [LegacyUG] [Fwd: Difference in focus groups between descendants and entire descendant line]

2008-04-02 Thread Pat Hickin
and entire descendant line] Well, it looks to me like you've selected descendants and direct line descendants twice. It seems to me those would be the same people. Elizabeth researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson - Original Message - From: Pat Hickin [EMAIL

[LegacyUG] [Fwd: Difference in focus groups between descendants and entire descendant line]

2008-04-01 Thread Pat Hickin
I just created 2 focus groups for JE and descendants: I followed the steps below: FIRST GROUP/GEDCOM: View Focus Group Add an individual and Descendants 1. Entire Descendant Line (includes ancestors of descendants) OK == File Export to Gedcom Record selection Selected records in the Focus Group

Re: [LegacyUG] [Fwd: Difference in focus groups between descendants and entire descendant line]

2008-04-01 Thread Pat Hickin
the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson - Original Message - From: Pat Hickin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 5:38 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] [Fwd: Difference in focus groups between descendants and entire descendant

[LegacyUG] Question in re Latest 6.0 update -- Feb 23 2008

2008-02-24 Thread Pat Hickin
I have not been doing much genealogy in recent months and just opened Legacy and checked for new updates (I presently have the November 2007 build). My question: there have been several updates since November. If I simply choose the latest (23 Feb 2008) build, will that include everything

[LegacyUG] Sourcing marriage status -- not possible??

2008-01-24 Thread Pat Hickin
I can't seem to enter a separate source in marriage info for marriage status. I click on the status (the couple is divorced) and use the source from the clipboard, but instead of appearing as a Marriage Status or a Divorced event the new source is simply added under the Marriage info. I

Re: [LegacyUG] How to reuse existing sources that are *almost* what you need (was: How would you source this in Legacy?)

2008-01-09 Thread Pat Hickin
I'm a bit behind with my genealogy email! Well, yes, I've used the source clipboard with some frequency. But since all your info is in the detail, how do you know where to find the detail, since it won't show up in the master source list? Thanks, Pat - Original Message - From:

Re: [LegacyUG] The problem is fixed

2007-12-14 Thread Pat Hickin
to eventually delete each of them by hand. I used to backup EVERY time before I turned of the computer, but now consider how much stuff I put in. That may be lazy, but thats what I do. Rich in LA CA --- Pat Hickin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some reason Legacy doesn't have an automatic

Re: [LegacyUG] German, British, Dutch census returns -- off-topic???

2007-12-14 Thread Pat Hickin
Thanks, Wendy, I was just hoping somebody knew something quick and easy -- I am so swamped and behind and have sixty zillion things to search for and so little time to do it. I was just hoping somebody had put it all together in one database! US census returns aren't a problem -- it's the

Re: [LegacyUG] Photo selection

2007-12-08 Thread Pat Hickin
Haven't been picking up email the last few days, but it seems to me the simplest way to go from screen shot to Legacy database would be from Prt Scrn (or with Alt), Pasting as .jpg into MS Paint, and saving to your Legacy picture Folder, and using the crop function in Legacy. I hope I'm

Re: [LegacyUG] The problem is fixed

2007-12-08 Thread Pat Hickin
Is there some reason Legacy doesn't have an automatic, perhaps temporary, backup option?? Pat - Original Message - From: ronald ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 8:31 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] The problem is fixed

Re: [LegacyUG] Is this possible with Legacy?

2007-12-08 Thread Pat Hickin
Cathy -- Thanks a million for this -- it took me about 3 minutes to generate a 17 page .pdf file of all my unsouced people --- I am utterly appalled! ca 600 people out of 4500!! I think they're primarily from files originally imported a decade or more ago from my old PAF 2 file, when I had

[LegacyUG] Easy citations and WorldCat (of libraries and their holdings)

2007-12-04 Thread Pat Hickin
Perhaps all of you already know, but I just found out that if you go to WorldCat http://worldcat.org/ (master catalog of virtually all American [ other??] libraries -- at least for their books) and put in your search entry, and find your book, then look down and you'll see a line below the

Re: [LegacyUG] Photo selection

2007-12-04 Thread Pat Hickin
What a great idea, JLB -- doing a screen shot of four different photos -- I never thought of that !! Similarly you could import a bunch of different pictures into Word Perfect, add borders, resize them however and do a screen shot. Question -- to what extent can this work within Legacy??

Re: [LegacyUG] Links for census-map connections

2007-12-04 Thread Pat Hickin
This link is for Virginia but (all?) other states are available: http://www.censusfinder.com/virginia.htm and this for various maps http://www.censusfinder.com/mapvirginia.htm and this for changing state boundaries: http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.html For changing county boundaries

Re: [LegacyUG] Easy citations and WorldCat (of libraries and their holdings)

2007-12-04 Thread Pat Hickin
On 5/12/2007 3:03:53 p.m., Thomas Herson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I would think that people could figure that out for themselves without having to cut and paste. Did the Harvard version really have an uncapitalized road? Personally I think copying and pasting can be easier than typing in --

Re: [LegacyUG] Residence (not address) as an Event?

2007-12-04 Thread Pat Hickin
I break census data down, so that the main different census fields I have are: Event/Fact: Living Description: in, with, or near and names of people involved Date: Census year Location: Twp/PO, Co, State Event/Fact:: Also living in household: Descr:

[LegacyUG] Tagging from Name list possible

2007-12-01 Thread Pat Hickin
I thought I remembered being able to tag people individually from the name list, but I don't seem to be able to do it today. And I can't find anything in Help to indicate that it's possible. I want to go thru my list alphabetically and tag those individuals whose info and sources are as

Re: [LegacyUG] Tagging from Name list possible

2007-12-01 Thread Pat Hickin
of the tag columns that show just to the right of the name in the list. Bob Pat Hickin wrote: I thought I remembered being able to tag people individually from the name list, but I don't seem to be able to do it today. And I can't find anything in Help to indicate that it's possible. I want

Re: [LegacyUG] Importing info from the IGI

2007-11-28 Thread Pat Hickin
When the official citation is long, I just highlight it and copy the information into the publication field, then enter the rest manually, or I might do some selective highlighting and copying. -- Pat - Original Message - From: Jim Terry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [LegacyUG] Importing info from the IGI

2007-11-28 Thread Pat Hickin
I copy it into WordPerfect and choose PasteSpecial, and then Unformatted text which automatically removes the dross, as you say. -- Pat - Original Message - From: RICHARD SCHULTHIES [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 6:47 PM

[LegacyUG] What to call the colonies/states

2007-11-27 Thread Pat Hickin
A few days ago we were discussing the proper nomenclature for the colonies/states -- I'm not much of a stickler for these matters: e.g., I'm happy to use (W)VA for those areas in Virginia that would later become West Virginia. But for those who are, I've got some quotes from documents that may

Re: [LegacyUG] Updating The Program [was Tagging a family]

2007-11-24 Thread Pat Hickin
: Thursday, November 22, 2007 10:37 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Updating The Program [was Tagging a family] Pat Hickin wrote: If I understand you correctly, after telling it I want to download the update and then it takes me to the screen that says click to download Legacy Deluxe 6.0, it is -- instead

Re: [LegacyUG] Tagging a family

2007-11-22 Thread Pat Hickin
Ron, If I understand you correctly, after telling it I want to download the update and then it takes me to the screen that says click to download Legacy Deluxe 6.0, it is -- instead of doing what it says it's going to do -- it is actually going to download what is needed for me to have

[LegacyUG] Tagging a family

2007-11-21 Thread Pat Hickin
Dear Listers -- Once again I am unable to understand directions in Legacy Help. (I am using Legacy Deluxe 6.0.0.155--28 July 2007 build -- because although I have attempted to download the latest version, and click on download UPDATE I am eventually taken to a Download Legacy 6.0 screen, which

Re: [LegacyUG] Adding photos--suggestions, ideas needed

2007-11-21 Thread Pat Hickin
Thanks, Mary, Do you also compress your pictures outside Legacy so that they will be smaller (use fewer kb)? Pat - Original Message - From: Mary Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 7:00 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG]

Re: [LegacyUG] Tagging a family

2007-11-21 Thread Pat Hickin
Thanks, Dev, Since he only had one spouse and she was already highlighted, it hadn't occurred to me that I would have to Select her. But you are right and that worked! Thanks! -- Pat - Original Message - From: Dev Null [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com

[LegacyUG] Adding photos--suggestions, ideas needed

2007-11-20 Thread Pat Hickin
I store all my family (and other) photos/pictures in C:\My Pictures -- with subfolders for families and sub-sub folders for documents, buildings, things, people, etc., pertaining to a particular family. When I add one of the photos to Legacy, I save that particular picture compressed to C:\My

Re: [LegacyUG] Locations--(W)VA

2007-11-16 Thread Pat Hickin
Dev wrote As far as Legacy is concerned, I don't think Legacy treats (W)VA and VA any differently. At least I haven't been able to duplicate Pat's problem. Maybe Pat could be more specific about which descendant report is the problem (Descendant Chart, Descendants Book Report, Descendant

Re: [LegacyUG] Locations--(W)VA

2007-11-14 Thread Pat Hickin
An example would be John Doe was born 1 January 1760 in Berkeley Co. If it would print out what's in the database it would be saying, John Doe was born 1 January 1760 in Berkeley Co., (W)VA. Thanks, Pat - Original Message - From: Randy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[LegacyUG] Locations--(W)VA

2007-11-13 Thread Pat Hickin
In printing out a descendant report, Legacy is omitting the state IF and only IF it is (W)VA! Since it is customary to write the state that way when an event occurred in a part of Virginia that was in Virginia prior to 1863, but became part of West Virginia after that state was created, I'd

Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom for descendants of one couple -- failure

2007-11-12 Thread Pat Hickin
Hi, Ron, Thanks. Yes, there is tons of info in it. Pat - Original Message - From: ronald ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:39 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Gedcom for descendants of one couple -- failure Pat,

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Manual in Binder format - (Was upgrade question)

2007-11-12 Thread Pat Hickin
If cost is the problem, why not let the entire manual be downloadable, and then one could print it out, punch holes, and put it in one's own binder? I've done that with other manuals. Pat - Original Message - From: Heather Stovold [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom for descendants of one couple -- failure

2007-11-12 Thread Pat Hickin
Thanks so much for your offer, Ron, but I got a reply from the Leg tech and it worked though I couldn't see I was doing anything different. By empty I meant that after the supposed import there was no data in the file! Pat - Original Message - From: ronald ferguson [EMAIL

[LegacyUG] Gedcom for descendants of one couple -- failure

2007-11-10 Thread Pat Hickin
I am trying to create a .gedcom for one ancestor's descendants. I opened the Doe family database I selected the ancestor I tagged him and all descendants with a Tag 1. I clicked on: File Export to Gedcom (I didn't choose the Legacy option because I am trying to do this for someone else for his

Re: [LegacyUG] Saving census images

2007-11-10 Thread Pat Hickin
Thanks for all the Help -- I'm still undecided about what to do. By and large I file census images in a separate location and don't link them into Legacy -- but I like the option of being abe to do that--when I attach a .pdf file as a Sound file I just get a Sound icon in the picture window

Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom for descendants of one couple -- failure

2007-11-10 Thread Pat Hickin
clicked on start the import when in the Gedcom Import window. Is it me or did that step get missed - and leaving you with an empty database Jack -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pat Hickin Sent: 10 November 2007 17:10 To: LegacyUG

[LegacyUG] Saving census images

2007-11-09 Thread Pat Hickin
What should one originally save a census image as ? - a .tiff file? I download a LOT of census images from HeritageQuest which offers the option of .pdf or .tif. I've downloaded the vast majority as .pdf files. Most but not all of them are in pretty readable condition. Is there anything that can

Re: *** SPAM *** Re: [LegacyUG] Prepositions of In and At for locations

2007-11-09 Thread Pat Hickin
If I were visiting someone who was in __ Hospital I would say I was at the hospital; if occupying a room I'd say I was in the hospital. Pat - Original Message - From: John Clare [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 4:26 AM Subject:

[LegacyUG] Descendant report with events

2007-11-09 Thread Pat Hickin
I am trying to create a descendant report with (bulleted) events. But whenever I click on report options the events, notes, etc., are grayed out. I KNOW I have created this kind of report on previous occasions. Whatever am I doing wrong?? Thanks so much for your help! -- Pat Legacy

[LegacyUG] Possible to search sources??

2007-11-07 Thread Pat Hickin
I looked through the Search options but I don't see a way to do this: Search the Souce List Names (or any part of the citation) for a source containing--but not beginning with--, e.g., the word Hagers. Am I overlooking something-- or is this just not possible? Thanks! -- Pat Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Using the Source Clipboard (was: A weird problem)

2007-11-07 Thread Pat Hickin
Thanks, Cathy -- THAT is really so neat!! If that was ever a Legacy tip I surely missed it! That will save me piles of time! Thanks a million! Pat - Original Message - From: Cathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 8:00 PM

Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Using the Source Clipboard (was: A weird problem)

2007-11-07 Thread Pat Hickin
Hi, Cathy, I'm not sure what you mean by the Repeat functions. Pat - Original Message - From: Cathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 4:46 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Using the Source Clipboard (was: A weird problem)

Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Using the Source Clipboard (was: A weird problem)

2007-11-06 Thread Pat Hickin
Hi, Cathy, Suppose you have an event that is similar to an event on your clipboard -- say a series of land transactions in the same location. They don't all show up on the same page of the deed book or deed abstracts do they? Do you just start a brand new event if you have to make a couple

Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Using the Source Clipboard (was: A weird problem)

2007-11-06 Thread Pat Hickin
on at least 3-4 different pages. Hope this shows why the tool is there. Rich in LA CA --- Jenny M Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pat Hickin wrote If I enter the source for the Event from the Source Clipboard and click Prompt for detail and then save the event ( source) to the event clipboard

Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Using the Source Clipboard (was: A weird problem)

2007-11-06 Thread Pat Hickin
pieces of data one by one. Pat - Original Message - From: Jenny M Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 4:48 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Using the Source Clipboard (was: A weird problem) Pat Hickin wrote If I enter

[LegacyUG] Re: Using the Source Clipboard (was: A weird problem)

2007-11-05 Thread Pat Hickin
comments -- I make a point of always reading yours 'cause they're so helpful! -- Pat - Original Message - From: Cathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Cc: Pat Hickin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 9:17 PM Subject: Using the Source

Re: [LegacyUG] A weird problem

2007-11-04 Thread Pat Hickin
Michele, In addition to the problem that Susan points out I think there can be a problem when you, e.g., enter alternate information for say, birth. You put in a different date and you also give additional info in the description field. You think the new date is apt to be more accurate so

Re: [LegacyUG] Off-Topic - Using Windows Mail with Legacy User Group Mailing List

2007-11-02 Thread Pat Hickin
Are you speaking of Outlook Express? If so, Why not create a special folder for Legacy emails within your inbox? Next time you get a Legacy email, click on Message, Create rule from message, unclick the From box, click the Subject box, click on Move to Specified folder, click on Specific

Re: [LegacyUG] Unknown not wanted

2007-10-30 Thread Pat Hickin
Instead of Unknown, I do MNU (maiden name unknown), LNU (for men), and FNU (first . . .). Picked this idea up from someone else. I like being able to keep the men and women unknowns separate for no particular reason. -- Pat - Original Message - From: Cathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [LegacyUG] Lumping vs.Splitting

2007-10-26 Thread Pat Hickin
That sounds like a lot of trouble as opposed to just viewin the master source list. -- Pat Pat, I think I must have read county as country. To see if a county contained in the Source Detail has been used, then use Search and Replace. Select Citation-Details in the From where box; check

Re: [LegacyUG] Lumping vs.Splitting

2007-10-26 Thread Pat Hickin
microfilms by unchecking all the various options getting one line (the title) for each microfilm. Or by selecting various options I can create a list with one or a selected group of ToDos showing the results of what I found. BTW I am a lumper. Bruce On 10/20/07, Pat Hickin [EMAIL PROTECTED

[LegacyUG] Re: [Lly the items egacyUG] Lumping vs.Splitting

2007-10-25 Thread Pat Hickin
Ron, How does having them on the clipboard help six months later? I'm not following you when you write: But this doesn't matter as they are added for each use of the Master Source. Spliting doesn't mean extra typing -- in my opinion it means less since you can just copy and change only what

Re: [LegacyUG] Lumping vs.Splitting

2007-10-25 Thread Pat Hickin
That's exactly what I do, Ron. But if they're lumped and the distinguishing info is in the detail, I don't see how that will help!?? Pat Ron wrote ViewMaster ListsSource Rpn Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social

Re: [LegacyUG] Souce Clipboard (was: Lumping vs.Splitting)

2007-10-25 Thread Pat Hickin
I wasn't very clear -- what I meant was How does having the details on the clipboard help to id quickly which censuses uou have used (i.e., census year, state, county? -- Pat - Original Message - From: Wendy Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent:

[LegacyUG] to do list

2007-10-25 Thread Pat Hickin
On my to Legacy To do list I have the sort order by 1. Repository 2. Category 3. Task name But I can not see how to display the repository and category as columns in the list. Can someone tell me what I am overlooking?? Thanks! again! -- Pat Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] Cousin Twice Removed

2007-10-24 Thread Pat Hickin
When the word removed appears it just means there's a difference in genertation. Each line in the list below are of the same generation: parents are the same generation to each other (1st generation) children/siblings are both of the 2nd generation 1st cousins are all of the 3rd generation 2nd

[LegacyUG] Pedigree report

2007-10-24 Thread Pat Hickin
I am trying to create a pedigree report (.pdf) for my cousin: Problems: I have told it NOT to put boxes around individuals--but it does. I have told it to TO INCLUDE pictures of individuals -SOMETIMES it does; sometimes it doesn't. I have told it to print in 4 colors --EVERYTHING (except

Re: [LegacyUG] Citing Cemetery Source

2007-10-22 Thread Pat Hickin
LA CA wrote In the source put a list of all the photos as a text file, for cross-referencing purposes. Two questions, . . . as a text file . . . -- Are you putting this under the tab that says Text of Source? -- and, if not, where? '... for cross-referencing... with what? the pictures

[LegacyUG] How to get rid of blank lines in reports??

2007-10-22 Thread Pat Hickin
For the life of me, I cannot see how to ge rid of a lot of blank lines in reports. To give one of the more horrendous examples: The child from this marriage was: 11 i. Polly J. MNU (born ca 1849 in NC - d.// in _, _,_). Polly married B.F. DIXON

Re: [LegacyUG] How to get rid of blank lines in reports??

2007-10-22 Thread Pat Hickin
:, deselect the choices you don't want. -- Margaret In nz -Original Message- On Behalf Of Pat Hickin Sent: Tuesday, 23 October 2007 11:37 a.m. To: LegacyUG Subject: [LegacyUG] How to get rid of blank lines in reports?? For the life of me, I cannot see how to ge rid of a lot of blank lines

Re: [LegacyUG] Lumping vs.Splitting

2007-10-20 Thread Pat Hickin
Jim wrote I am a lumper, too. For example, I use one master source for each US Census and put all of the particulars in the Source Details. For example: Jim, How can you check quickly to determine whether you've already used a census for e.g., a particular county? Pat Legacy User Group

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Bible Sourcing

2007-10-09 Thread Pat Hickin
IMHO, as the Legacy source template is now set up, I would consider the author to be the transcriber (Jane Doe, trans.); the title is, e.g., Doe Family Bible, 1787-1945, (i.e., date of earliest data-- latest), the publishing info should include both publication info in re the Bible as a Bible

Re: [LegacyUG] source label color

2007-10-09 Thread Pat Hickin
Well, if I have a source for, e.g., the birth field, the word Born on the individual Individual Edit Screen is red. If you really want it to show up you need to choose, e.g., red and not, e.g., blue or green as the latter two look too much like black. Pat - Original Message - From:

Re: [LegacyUG] Advice on publishing a book

2007-10-09 Thread Pat Hickin
That sounds very interesting and I expect to be at the LHSL in a few days. Would you mind giving me the name of the author and book title so I can take a look at it?? -- Pat - Original Message - From: Alice Hawrilenko [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent:

Re: [LegacyUG] Suggestions wanted please: How to enter boarder

2007-10-09 Thread Pat Hickin
] To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 8:51 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Suggestions wanted please: How to enter boarder Pat Hickin wrote I think it's interesting that the census refers to people as boarders instead of roomers. I'm sure they really mean people who live

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question...

2007-10-09 Thread Pat Hickin
Kirstin asked What do people do when they have several different repositories for the same information. Well, I'm a splitter and e.g. Census info. Source list names would look something like this VA 1850 Census Botetourt Fincastle PO --HerQu [HeritageQuestOnline] VA 1850 Census Botetourt

Re: [LegacyUG] source label color

2007-10-06 Thread Pat Hickin
From the Family View, I clicked on Customize, Colors, Contents, but I don't see anything about sources. Pat - Original Message - From: joe Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 6:26 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] source label

Re: [LegacyUG] same sex relationships

2007-10-06 Thread Pat Hickin
Why don't you just set up your message rules to delete emails with same sex in the subject line? Then others could solve their problems and you could avoid them!? Pat - Original Message - From: GeoSci [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Friday, October

Re: [LegacyUG] Suggestions wanted please: How to enter boarder

2007-10-06 Thread Pat Hickin
I would appreciate some suggestions on how to enter a boarder into Legacy so that a future reader can understand clearly it is not a bona fide family member. I'm not sure this is relevant to your particular issue, but I have an event entitled Also living in household and then in description I

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