Re: [LegacyUG] Where to Save Wedding Info for Ceremonies Receptions

2012-06-23 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 23/06/2012 03:46, GeoPappas wrote: A wedding in the U.S. is normally composed of a ceremony and reception and many times they are located in two different places. How do people normally enter that into the software? Do people just enter these as two separate marriage events (along with

Re: [LegacyUG] The latest Legacy Update ending .199 has issues Suggest not updating

2012-06-23 Thread Jacob Psutka
I have also .191 as the latest build. Jacob P On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 1:01 AM, Ian GARDENER ijg3...@gmail.com wrote: I’m confused, I have 7.5.0.191 and it says I have the latest build? ** ** Ian G ** ** *From:* William Toomey [mailto:wtoo...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Saturday, 23

Re: [LegacyUG] Where to Save Wedding Info for Ceremonies Receptions

2012-06-23 Thread Mike Fry
On 6/22/2012 7:46 PM, GeoPappas wrote: I ask because I notice that there are no Marriage Ceremony or Marriage Reception default event types and was wondering if there was a standard way of doing this. There's nothing stopping *you* from creating your own event type for this. Go to View--

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy split screen view on 2 monitors

2012-06-23 Thread John Roose
Ian - Open Legacy in split screen view. DO NOT maximize the screen in your monitor. Then, stretch Legacy across the two monitors (pull left or right side of Legacy across to the second monitor). You can then size the screen to both monitors - but DO NOT maximize. John On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy split screen view on 2 monitors

2012-06-23 Thread Pat Hickin
Could you temporarily name your good guy John A lastname, the other guy John B lastname and add John B into your good file. Then merge John A and B and edit the result?? Pat On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Alan Pereira alanpere...@tiscali.co.ukwrote: If you have windows 7 professional 64

Re: [LegacyUG] Where to Save Wedding Info for Ceremonies Receptions

2012-06-23 Thread SHIRLEY ANDERSON
If the location was different from the wedding, I think I would create an event for it, so the location would show up in searches. Otherwise, a note seems sufficient. ~~ Shirley York Anderson yor...@prodigy.net ~~ My web site:

Re: [LegacyUG] Slow startup with version 7.5.0.200

2012-06-23 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 23/06/2012 16:30, Mike Fry wrote: On 2012/06/23 17:06, Tim Rosenlof wrote: On 6/22/2012 9:10 PM, Mike wrote: Is anyone else experiencing slowness when opening a file using the new 7.5.0.200 version? I have a file with about 82,000 individuals that is taking several minutes to open

RE: [LegacyUG] Slow startup with version 7.5.0.200

2012-06-23 Thread David C Abernathy
I do NOT see any difference of either of my Windows 7 machines that I have Legacy installed on. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers This message represents the official view of the voices in my head.

Re: [LegacyUG] Slow startup with version 7.5.0.200

2012-06-23 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 23/06/2012 17:13, Tim Rosenlof wrote: Definitely seems to be slower. 27 seconds here. Definitely considerably slower than it was before the latest update. Wow. How many individuals ? 4465. (Mind you, I remember using machines where we'd have jumped for joy to have a program load in less

Re: [LegacyUG] Slow startup with version 7.5.0.200

2012-06-23 Thread Wm Voss
8 seconds on an old XP machine, carefully maintained, with 2g ram. 255,330 individuals. Wm Voss Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from

Re: [LegacyUG] Slow startup with version 7.5.0.200

2012-06-23 Thread Brian/Support
With my personal file of just over 5,000 time from clicking on 7.5 in the Start menu to file ready for use 8 seconds. With the Sample file supplied with Legacy which has 160 people the time was 5 sec. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com

RE: [LegacyUG] Slow startup with version 7.5.0.200

2012-06-23 Thread C.G. Ouimet
116,000 individuals. Loads about the same as 750.191 ... Less than 5 seconds ...   C.G. Ouimet Kingston ON -Original Message- From: Brian/Support [mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: June 23, 2012 01:02 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Slow startup with

Re: [LegacyUG] What is Windows Explorer concept?

2012-06-23 Thread Walt Quering
Windows Explorer is a term that is rarely used anymore. If you have Windows Vista or 7, I believe the folder that appears when you click on your Start button is labelled Computer. I do know that, if I right click on the the folder icon on my task bar in Windows 7, Windows Explorer is one of the

Re: [LegacyUG] What is Windows Explorer concept?

2012-06-23 Thread JLB
When I click on my Start button in Windows 7 I don't get a folder. I get a list of programs pinned to the Start Menu. That's what it's called - the Start Menu. Not the same thing as Windows Explorer. If they'd stopped calling it that it wouldn't come up, with a right-click, as Windows Explorer.

Re: [LegacyUG] What is Windows Explorer concept?

2012-06-23 Thread SHIRLEY ANDERSON
If you pin the folder for your files to your taskbar in Windows7, the mouseover calls it Windows Explorer so I guess the term still exists. In most versions of Windows the shortcut to open Windows Explorer is: Windows Key + E. The Windows Key is the key on your keyboard that has the Windows

[LegacyUG] Lockup when Locations icon is selected

2012-06-23 Thread hwedhlor
I am finding that Legacy 7.5.0.200 locks up consistently when I click on the Locations icon. The Master Location list never appears on the screen though the upper-left border is drawn and a white rectangle is produced that covers about 1/6th of the screen. This happens consistently and is

Re: [LegacyUG] Slow startup with version 7.5.0.200

2012-06-23 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 23/06/2012 18:11, Tim Rosenlof wrote: I am going to guess that you already had it in ram, or page ram to open again faster ? Did for me. Jenny, x86 ? :) Processor AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 255 Processor, 3100 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s) Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB

Re: [LegacyUG] Lockup when Locations icon is selected

2012-06-23 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 23/06/2012 19:43, hwedhlor wrote: I am finding that Legacy 7.5.0.200 locks up consistently when I click on the Locations icon. The Master Location list never appears on the screen though the upper-left border is drawn and a white rectangle is produced that covers about 1/6th of the

Re: [LegacyUG] Lockup when Locations icon is selected

2012-06-23 Thread hwedhlor
Thanks, Jenny and Jack. I'll post any new information I discover. John On 6/23/2012 12:47 PM, Jack Earnshaw wrote: John Just tried and it works fine for me. Took a little while (10 seconds ish) to complete the opening the first time, but then pretty instant Jack -Original

Fw: [LegacyUG] What is Windows Explorer concept?

2012-06-23 Thread RHS Consulting
Shirley, Thanks for the enlightenment. Windows key + E opens My Computer (including Desktop) --- that's what I have called it all my life. I have never referred to My Computer as Windows Explorer. If you need something (done), you go to and open My Computer and not Windows Explorer. I guess

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy split screen view on 2 monitors

2012-06-23 Thread Carl Cox
Its such a shame that you can't cut and paste between Legacy files. One neat thing about Legacy and split screen is that you can save the persons details in one side of the split and then paste any of them to the other side by left clicking on the name of the field. I don't know if that will

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy split screen view on 2 monitors

2012-06-23 Thread Ron Ferguson
MessageCarl, Legacy's Split Screen View does not allow transfers within the same file. Access will not permit it, and locks the file when it is first opened. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: Carl Cox Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 9:19 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject:

RE: [LegacyUG] What is Windows Explorer concept?

2012-06-23 Thread C.G. Ouimet
It’s really all Windows Explorer … All we’re talking about here is where it starts as a base, the computer with drives below it or a specific drive … Just a hierarchy thing really … C.G. Ouimet Kingston ON From: RHS Consulting [mailto:rhsconsult...@comcast.net] Sent: June 23, 2012

Re: [LegacyUG] What is Windows Explorer concept?

2012-06-23 Thread Walt Quering
My mistake, It's not a folder. It's a button to the right of the programs near the control panel. On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 11:53 AM, JLB j...@jgen.ws wrote: When I click on my Start button in Windows 7 I don't get a folder. I get a list of programs pinned to the Start Menu. That's what it's

Re: [LegacyUG] What is Windows Explorer concept?

2012-06-23 Thread Ron Bernier
I really hope that the Legacy folks will step in and declare that this thread has not only run it's course, but has deviated to the point that it no longer has any relevance to Legacy or any of it's add on products. Ron Bernier Woonsocket, RI On 6/23/2012 7:45 PM, Walt Quering wrote: My

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy split screen view on 2 monitors

2012-06-23 Thread Carl Cox
Ron: Legacy's Split Screen View does not allow transfers within the same file. Access will not permit it, and locks the file when it is first opened. I don't think that applies to Legacy's ability to copy information from one person to another. In split screen, Legacy remembers the last saved

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy split screen view on 2 monitors

2012-06-23 Thread Carl Cox
This works if both splits are open to the same file (regardless of individual) but I cannot get it to work when each split is open to a different file L Ian We must be talking past each other, because I often use this method within a single file and between different files in a split screen.

[LegacyUG] Future of my family file?

2012-06-23 Thread Susan Perrett
I would like to be able to create some sort of Report, e.g. .DOC or .RTF of the whole of my family file, so that when I depart this life, there would be some sort of readable documentation of everyone in my family (file). Not just my paternal line but everyone, including all the people around the

Re: [LegacyUG] Sorting children by dob

2012-06-23 Thread JLB
If you right click on a child, a list will appear called Children's Settings. Click on that. JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ On 6/23/2012 6:55 PM, Pat Hickin wrote: Legacy Help says that to sort children by dob, click sort. Where do I find

RE: [LegacyUG] Sorting children by dob

2012-06-23 Thread Bobby Johnson
Right click in the area where the children are listed in “Family View”. Then click “children settings” and choose “Sort”. Bobby From: Pat Hickin [mailto:pph...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 9:55 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Sorting children by dob