RE: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

> Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 09:46:53 + > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING > > Valerie Garton wrote >>Can these be used to copy to MS Works Database [ simple version of MS >&g

Re: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

Valerie Garton wrote Can these be used to copy to MS Works Database [ simple version of MS Access] I think you need to disabuse yourself of the idea that MS Works Database is a "simple version of MS Access." The two are very different creatures and most of what you can do with a Legacy file

RE: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

Valerie: My guess is that Works will open an.rtf filesince the format was developed by MSoft as a cross application format but I am curious why you would go from a specially designed database application like Legacy to one that is definitely more mickey mouse like Works. What are you tryin

RE: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

CTED] On Behalf Of Kathy Shiell-Stokes Sent: Tuesday, 6 November 2007 9:03 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING Valerie: RTF( which stands for Rich Text Format) is a document format that almost all wordprocessors can open. It is

RE: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

familytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING Hi Valerie, "Can some one tell me what use this rtf file can be used for ?" It can be opened in your word processor, which then allows you to manipulate the report to make it appear as you want it to. Insert more

Re: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Text_Format Bob - Original Message - From: "Wendy Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 4:03 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING Hi Valerie, "Can some one tell me what use this rtf file can be u

RE: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

Valerie: RTF( which stands for Rich Text Format) is a document format that almost all wordprocessors can open. It is very useful for emailing since, unlike other wordprocessor file formats, RTF documents cannot harbour viruses. You might find that email programs will strip any .doc attachments

Re: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

Valerie, "Can some one tell me what use this rtf file can be used for ?" Besides the reasons given by Wendy, I like the RTF best of all because of the names being highlighted, and other "fancy" things. I also like to use the word processor spell check on the entire report to catch anything th

Re: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

Hi Valerie, "Can some one tell me what use this rtf file can be used for ?" It can be opened in your word processor, which then allows you to manipulate the report to make it appear as you want it to. Insert more pictures and size them how you want, delete text, format paragraphs... I'm sur

RE: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

Can some one tell me what use this rtf file can be used for ? Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney. Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Dublin, Wicklow & Wexford -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dick rush Sent: Thursday, 30 Au

Re: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

Cathy: I reset to defaults and then redid my normal selections and there is still problems with a "Blank" , with the text for indication who the person married and showing the spouses parents. The example below was copied out of the PDF & you can see the Blank , after Lurina Bell and Elizabeth Wa

Re: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

Hi Leon, I can't reproduce this one. I've tried with a few different options chosen. Can you get rid of it by resetting to defaults and re-choosing your options? Cathy At 09:46 PM 30/08/2007, you wrote: I don't obtain the period problem in an RTF file but I have a comma problem in the PDF

Re: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

I don't obtain the period problem in an RTF file but I have a comma problem in the PDF file that is created from a descendant report. It always occurs in the new paragraph which states: Joe Doe married Jane Doe , --> Note the blank and then the , after Jane Doe. This blank , continues within t

RE: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

Thanks Cathy, Dick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cathy Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 12:55 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING Hi Dick, This appears to be happening

RE: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

It happens in the descendant report and I have Version 6.0.0.155. Dick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leon Chapman Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 11:46 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON

Re: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

Hi Dick, This appears to be happening for all Book Reports. The period is there in the Preview but not the space before it. I see the period as a bug. Certainly the space before it is. I've put in a bug report. So the only way to deal with it before a fix is in the RTF where you could search

Re: [LegacyUG] QUESTION ON RTF REPORT FORMATTING

Dick: You need to be more specific. I do not have problems with a Descendant report. What report are you refering and what version of Legacy do you have? Chap On 8/29/07, dick rush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I create a report in RTF I get a floating period at the end of names > which do n