I have only recently been using the to-do list the way it is meant to be used
(research calendar). I have started adding things from the research guidance
straight to the to-do list. I found several books that are available locally.
What I didn’t know is, when you add something from the
Can I ask a really basic question? I have been using Legacy ( in conjunction
with GenoPro for it's superb charting) for at least 10 years, but had never
heard of 'Sourcewriter' until I joined this forum.
What is 'Sourcewriter'? What does it do? How do you access it? Where is the
manual about
It's discussed extensively in the help index of all recent versions.
On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 7:53 AM, Joan jk...@yahoo.com wrote:
Can I ask a really basic question? I have been using Legacy ( in
conjunction with GenoPro for it's superb charting) for at least 10 years,
but had never heard of
Basic and Sourcewriter are two different ways of adding sources. Each has pros
and cons. The pro of Basic is that you have completely control over how you
want your sources to look. The pro to Sourcewriter is that since it is fill in
the blank, you can achieve consistency in how your sources
Please be aware for those who use the Sourcewriter format that it is not
supported by the standard GEDCOM format. The name of the Source in
Sourcewriter gets changed when exported via standard GEDCOM.
“If preservation of the source info when transferring between Legacy and
another program is
I know about the date in the lower right corner of the family view screen, but
is there a way to search for everyone updated since a certain date?
I find myself in the unusual (for me) position of having more than one database
and have just realized I may have recently updated the wrong
I don't use all the blanks either (totally depends). I do not like using
the override but I have on occasion (I had to use it for the Mortality
Schedule).
michele
-Original Message-
From: Connie Sheets
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 11:30 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject:
I just updated this morning to version 7.5.0.89 Deluxe and am totally unhappy
with the Date Calculator. The colors and font size in the calendar window I
don't like, but can get used to (that bright white with the blue and neon red
are hard on the eyes). And, having all the information on one
SourceWriter was introduced more than 2 years ago; if you have never upgraded
from Legacy 6.0 or earlier, you won't have it. It may also not be available in
the free version?
It is a set of templates for writing source citations that are in compliance in
terms of content and format with
Thank you, Connie, for that most helpful explanation. I use Legacy de-luxe
(regularly updated), so will have a search for 'Sourcewriter'. I'll also do a
Google search on 'Evidence Explained' (I haven't seen it mentioned on UK
genealogy websites).
On 19 Jun 2011, at 16:23, Connie Sheets
One of the values you can search on in the detailed search tab is the
date modified for an individual so you can look for everyone with a
modified date, after a date you input.
Brian
Customer Support
Millennia Corporation
br...@legacyfamilytree.com
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
We are changing
Just remember that opening an individual and hitting save -- having done
absolutely nothing -- counts as an update in Legacy. Your modified list
may run many, many more folks than have actually been modified in any
way. You can only exit the screen with cancel which makes no sense, of
course,
I forgot to mention that using the X to close, which is by definition
supposed to be neutral, also changes the modified date.
Lots of little traps to dodge.
Wm Voss
On 19-Jun-11 8:07 PM, Wm Voss wrote:
Just remember that opening an individual and hitting save -- having done
absolutely nothing
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