[LegacyUG] Legacy8 Custom Colors

In the Family View screen, I have been able to set all of the colors to ones of my choosing ... except for the color of the text in the individual's "window". (Birth-Baptism-Death-etc). In 7.5, I had that text in blue. I have not been able to duplicate that in 8.356. The odd thing is when I click

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a "Preferred Children" Option?

Hi Moe, There is no way to mark 2 children in a family as preferred. Check out the Options to turn on the preferred child symbol. Options > Customise 3.8 At the same option also turn on indicate direct line children in bold. Then only one with have the asterisk but both will be bolded if you se

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a "Preferred Children" Option?

Oh, I have one or two of these Pedigree Collapse and I know your frustration! Hope there is an answer! On 3 December 2013 15:01, Moe Crosby wrote: > Hello all, > > I spent some time searching the LegacyUG archives but could not find an > answer to my problem. > > In my tree I have 5 instances

[LegacyUG] Is there a "Preferred Children" Option?

Hello all, I spent some time searching the LegacyUG archives but could not find an answer to my problem. In my tree I have 5 instances (so far) where a pair of siblings are my direct ancestors. Example: John and Lydia were both born to the same parents in the 1750s. About 100 years later thei

[LegacyUG] v8 Bug: PP alert will resolve or not depending on click or right-click

I’m using Win 8.1 64bit, Legacy 8.0.0.356 With a pop-up potential problem, I am presented with the standard choices: Click to view details. Right-click to exclude problems. Shift-right-click to change problem settings. If I choose right-click, and exclude the particular warn

Re: [LegacyUG] location sort

Thanks Sherry - will do that. On 3 December 2013 13:32, Sherry/Support wrote: > No - why don't you submit a suggestion on this? > > In the MLL, go to Options > Print > Location Report and you can select > to print tagged or untagged locations so at least you can get a report > on the tagged ones

Re: [LegacyUG] location sort

No - why don't you submit a suggestion on this? In the MLL, go to Options > Print > Location Report and you can select to print tagged or untagged locations so at least you can get a report on the tagged ones. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 7:26 PM

[LegacyUG] location sort

Quick question - is there any way to sort the Master Location List by which ones are verified or tagged or have notes? I don't think there is - but I know I'd Love it if there was a way Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2

RE: [LegacyUG] Can't uninstall 7.5

That did it.I reinstalled, the install.log was there but still wouldn't work thru control panel.So I reinstalled, the install.log was there.But the UNWISE worked perfectly. Thanks for the quick response. I owe you one! Dave Pointer --

RE: [LegacyUG] Can't uninstall 7.5

Dave, Not sure this will apply to your situation, but I had similar trouble with 7.5. and this might work. Look in the program files for Install.log. If it's not there, try re-installing 7.5 once more. Check again to see if install.log is among the program files. You need th

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo-location db in v8

The Geo Location Database in v8 is the same as in v7.5, just formatted a little differently so the download's not as large. Geo contains locations worldwide. You're not confusing it with the USA County Verifier, are you?? Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Dec 2, 20

[LegacyUG] Can't uninstall 7.5

A couple months ago, I got a new Windows 8 laptop.I installed Legacy 7.5 in the default directory and all worked well.Later I upgraded to Windows 8.1 when it became available. Still all worked fine. Now, I purchased Legacy 8 and wanted to uninstall Legacy 7.5. But it doesn't appea

Re: [LegacyUG] Creating a hard cover book for your family

Marilyn: Use the publishing center to create your book. I have found it best to create a Descendant report using the oldest "Simpson", for example. The Book could be named the Simpson Family or something similar. I think the ancestor reports are too confusing for most folks to follow. You can cr

[LegacyUG] Geo-location db in v8

Does it have anything non-American in there? The one in V7 didn't; I really could use one for Europe and the subcontinent. Cheryl Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacy

[LegacyUG] Index View "Customise Columns"

I seem to have lost my custom columns in L8 that I had in 7.5. If I can find the 7.5 file for them, where should I move it to for my custom columns to come back in v8? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.ma

RE: [LegacyUG] Picture Folder location in Picture Centre will not save

Legacy 8.0.0.356 Picture Folder location in Picture Centre will not save. Methodology used and which works correctly in V7.5. Option, Tools, Locations, 6.2 changed to G:\LegacyFamilyTree\MultimediaGeo\ which is external drive. View Current List of Media Folders… and the following are listed: [D

Re: [LegacyUG] Custom Event Sentences in Legacy v8

I'm not sure - I think I might have. I'll have to double check a few different types, but I think I might have because the one I'm looking at at the moment doesn't look right in it's display. On 3 December 2013 10:25, Charles Apple wrote: > Does one lose their "Custom Event Sentences" when open

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Search Integration [was: E mail test and customer number]

That worked not getting any other messages. Dan From: Dan Toshack Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 7:36 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family Search Integration [was: E mail test and customer number] test From: John B. Lisle Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 12:42

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Search Integration [was: E mail test and customer number]

test From: John B. Lisle Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 12:42 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Family Search Integration [was: E mail test and customer number] Kurt, Well said! john. At 12:19 PM 12/2/2013, Kurt Kneeland wrote: A large number of entries on Fam

[LegacyUG] Custom Event Sentences in Legacy v8

Does one lose their "Custom Event Sentences" when opening a Legacy 7.5 Family File in Legacy 8 Deluxe? Charles 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

Re: [LegacyUG] Opening Legacy

Thanks to all for help. Setting the Option 1.2 to open last family file has helped. On 2 December 2013 20:20, Judith wrote: > I too have this problem, but not when I initially open Legacy the first > time. It only happens when I have a Legacy family file open and want to > switch to another

Re: [LegacyUG] Subscribing

Yes Sent from my iPad > On 2 Dec 2013, at 23:02, Robin Watson wrote: > > I have asked support to reset me. Is this working now? > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyuserg

[LegacyUG] Subscribing

I have asked support to reset me. Is this working now? 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 old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: htt

Re: [LegacyUG] One descendant of four in a family is not showing her descendants

That was it Paul, thank you for your help On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Paul Gray wrote: > Hi Fred, > > > > Did you look at the Private indicator on the marriage record? > > > > Paul Gray > > > > *From:* Fred H [mailto:fwh...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* December-02-13 2:28 PM > *To:* LegacyUserGroup

RE: [LegacyUG] One descendant of four in a family is not showing her descendants

Hi Fred, Did you look at the Private indicator on the marriage record? Paul Gray From: Fred H [mailto:fwh...@gmail.com] Sent: December-02-13 2:28 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] One descendant of four in a family is not showing her descendants On the "Family"

[LegacyUG] One descendant of four in a family is not showing her descendants

On the "Family" tab, all 4 children show. Clicking on the "Descendant" tab, all descendant's show up for 3 of the 4 children. "Judith" is not showing that she is married, has a son, and grand children. Clicking on her name takes me to her "Family" page. There it shows her husband, and son. I clic

Re: [LegacyUG] Name List Report Bug

Confirmed. Mantis Issue raised. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 02/12/2013 3:03 PM, Kurt Kneeland wrote: >>From Name List -> Print -> Options Tab -> Record Selection -> Individuals >>with Tag > > Pull down list of tag num

RE: [LegacyUG] Opening Legacy

I too have this problem, but not when I initially open Legacy the first time. It only happens when I have a Legacy family file open and want to switch to another family. I click the little yellow file folder at the top right of the screen, and it then goes to a search list of my family files,

Re: [LegacyUG] Mouse scrolling in grids

I have entered a problem report to have a single click in the grid move the cursor and enable the scroll. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 02/12/2013 11:08 AM, Brian/Support wrote: > It takes a second click then the cursor

[LegacyUG] Name List Report Bug

>From Name List -> Print -> Options Tab -> Record Selection -> Individuals with >Tag Pulldown list of tag numbers not populating and won’t let me manually type in a tag number, e.g. 4. When I close the record selection window, shows “Individual with Tag 0” in the Record Selection box. >From

RE: [LegacyUG] Mouse scrolling in grids

Never mind. Operator error! I was clicking up in the headings (RIN, Surname, Given). Works just fine when clicking in the grid. Paul Gray -Original Message- From: Brian/Support [mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: December-02-13 12:19 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject:

Re: [LegacyUG] Opening Legacy

Elizabeth, et al, If you are asked to convert every time, you are trying to open your Legacy 7.x Family File. Make sure that your Option 1.2 is set to Open Last Used file. And after saving your settings, Go to Open File on your File Ribbon and open your converted file. john. At 01:44 PM 12/2/2

Re: [LegacyUG] Opening Legacy

I'm dealing with the same issue and checked to see that this was marked appropriately - it is. I do not have the latest update - I tend to wait until I can get to a place with free wifi to download those files - so am not sure if the updates will correct it. It's not anything more than an annoya

Re: [LegacyUG] Mouse scrolling in grids

Did you click the second time on the same person? If you click on someone else the cursor returns to the top boxes and the wheel will stop working again. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 02/12/2013 1:56 PM, Paul Gray wrote

Re: [LegacyUG] Opening Legacy

Elizabeth Open your Customize> make sure that 1.2 is marked with Open last used family file. On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Elizabeth Hatchell < elizab...@hatchells.co.uk> wrote: > Every time I open Legacy I am asked to convert my family file with three > options. Can anyone explain why I

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Detail - Detail Information

This is a limitation of the Source Detail field size in Legacy. The field is defined to contain only a maximum of 255 characters. It was not designed to transcribe the contents, that is what the detail text field is for. By the way, a feature in Legacy will work the same in both the deluxe and sta

Re: [LegacyUG] Not a Duplicate

Again YAHOO !! Thank You Don't know how you did it, but I am so glad that x many years of work on my ver 7 database isnt lost with the upgrade, as my not dups listing is probably 10,000 lines... Thanks ! On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 7:45 AM, John B. Lisle wrote: > Jay, Kurt, et al, > > I h

RE: [LegacyUG] Mouse scrolling in grids

Hmmm. I still can't get it to work. Cursor still blinking. Might there be some option that needs to be set a certain way? (win 7, 64 bit, Legacy 8 Deluxe build 356, Microsoft mouse (pretty standard driver, I think)) Paul Gray -Original Message- From: Brian/Support [mailto:br...@le

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Detail - Detail Information

To see the capacity of the fields in Legacy open the Help Index and type capacities in the search box. The Source Detail is limited to 255 characters. The text for the details can contain 1,000,000,000 characters. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.

Re: [LegacyUG] Mouse scrolling in grids

Brian YAHOO!!Thank You Thank You Thank You! On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 8:08 AM, Brian/Support wrote: > It takes a second click then the cursor no longer blinks in the top > items. Now the scroll wheel will work. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > br...@legacyfamilytree.

[LegacyUG] Creating a hard cover book for your family

I have legacy deluxe version and been working with the Publishing Centre to print a report on my ancestors. It works great but I'd like to have it printed in a book format. Preferably a hard cover book. The PDF works great for a review but not so attractive as a gift I have just started looking

Re: [LegacyUG] edit child

The pop up info with an edit button is not available but edit is now on the right click menu for the child. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 01/12/2013 11:22 AM, Rose Hatten wrote: > In v 7, I could edit a child by hovering

[LegacyUG] Opening Legacy

Every time I open Legacy I am asked to convert my family file with three options. Can anyone explain why I don't automatically get my usual family file opening now that I have started to use Legacy 8? I understand why it happened the first time, but why hasn't Legacy learnt which file I'm using?

[LegacyUG] subscribe

Please subscribe me to this site. Thanks, Maryann De Fonso 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 old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Search Integration [was: E mail test and customer number]

Kurt, Well said! john. At 12:19 PM 12/2/2013, Kurt Kneeland wrote: A large number of entries on Family Search Family Tree are ones created by Family Search through its initial imports from various other sources and have not yet been edited or modified by anybody.   The long term goal is to have j

Re: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

Yes, Ron, there's most-likely an optimum range between "Yea!! This is PERFECT!" and "this is a * * *." for which one should aim. Cheryl Ron Bernier wrote: > Cheryl, > > There is a really big difference between letting the > programmers know that something isn't working and making > derogatory com

Re: [LegacyUG] Opening individual screen with two clicks.

Thanks for the info Brian, I can stop looking now. Take care, Brian 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 old mail server - bef

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Search Integration [was: E mail test and customer number]

A large number of entries on Family Search Family Tree are ones created by Family Search through its initial imports from various other sources and have not yet been edited or modified by anybody. The long term goal is to have just one entry for any given individual – hence the Merge function

Re: [LegacyUG] sound files

Sherry, Randy, et al, Do not forget that with the L8 Media Gallery, you have the ability to Add Media/Sound directly as a sound file. In fact, you could create a Family File of just your favorite musicians and attach all of your music files to them as a sort of personal iTunes... ;-) john. At

RE: [LegacyUG] export gives different number of persons

Thank you, Kurt, that pretty much took care of it. And I've learned a lot about how these things work. There are still a couple of items left to work through, but now I have a lot more confidence in the export function. Rose - Original Message - From: "Kurt Kneeland" > My guess would b

RE: [LegacyUG] Not a Duplicate

Jay, Kurt, et al, I have a better answer now that it is morning. ;-) Go to Merge on the Tools Menu and select "Not-Dup List" to see what you have for your family file. john. At 08:48 AM 12/2/2013, Kurt Kneeland wrote: >I have no idea where or how the Not A Duplicate list is stored, but >when my

RE: [LegacyUG] export gives different number of persons

Rose, Kurt, et al, Yes, currently, on a Gedcom and Legacy export only export the items on the various lists that are actually used by the Family File. An issue has been raised (by me...) to the developers to give the user an option to export all list items. But Privacy concerns are likely only th

Re: [LegacyUG] Opening individual screen with two clicks.

The double click to edit was removed from Legacy 8.0. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 01/12/2013 10:08 PM, Brian wrote: > Hello, > Is it still possible to set the settings to open the individual screen > with two left clic

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Re: [LegacyUG] Mouse scrolling in grids

It takes a second click then the cursor no longer blinks in the top items. Now the scroll wheel will work. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 02/12/2013 8:08 AM, Sebastian Masch wrote: > Hello > > I finally got 8 to run and s

[LegacyUG] PP Gaps

I think I'm going to have to disable all Gap tests since they can not possibly take account of the changes and trends in fertility and morality in the 20th century from what they were in earlier times. Generally, as birth control measures have improved in the 20th century, gaps between children hav

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Search Integration [was: E mail test and customer number]

Bill, Transferring sources (both ways) should be coming in the future. It is required by Family Search to get their highest level of certification, Tree Share Plus. However, as you have probably noticed, sourcing in Family Search is quite "basic", so I think there may be issues getting the data

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Search Integration [was: E mail test and customer number]

In Legacy 7.5 a sourcewriter source is added "FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org)" for each event pulled back from FamilySearch to Legacy. If you want to enter the actual source assigned to the event in Family Search, you have to manually transcribe it. Alan Pereira -Original Mess

Re: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

Cheryl, There is a really big difference between letting the programmers know that something isn't working and making derogatory comments about "this is the buggiest piece of software I have ever seen" or "obviously there wasn't enough testing done before this thing was released", etc. Letting th

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Search Integration [was: E mail test and customer number]

Thanks for that explanation. I noticed when I add information to my tree, it doesn't download any source information especially who provided it. Just the FS number. I have to go to the website to get that information. I hope the next level of certification provides better sourcing tools. Bi

Re: [LegacyUG] export gives different number of persons

Rose Hatten wrote: > I tried to export my data, first to a GEDCOM, and second to a new Legacy > file. Before doing the export, I did a check/repair and a compacting of > the file. I exported all individuals in the file. > > The numbers in the export are not the same as reported in the General > In

Re: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

> Everything comes with some issues at first. We just have to > be patient and look for the positive and stop only dwelling > on the negative. And therein the answer to so very many questions about why this, that, or t'other doesn't work as expected : people shy away from being thought negative,

Re: [LegacyUG] sound files

Prior to v7 Deluxe you needed to do that with non picture, sound or video files, such as doc, pdf, xls, etc. Starting in v7 Deluxe, a "File" button was added for linking them. I would unlink the one with the Sound icon and relink it with the File button if you have v8 Deluxe. If you still have S

RE: [LegacyUG] export gives different number of persons

My guess would be that you have unused/unlinked items in your master lists. Those won't get exported in a GEDCOM. For Surnames, if you add an individual and mistype his surname, that gets added to the master list. When you go back and correct it on the individual, the corrected version gets a

Re: [LegacyUG] Yet Another v8 Issue

C. G. - I thought you had moved onto another program to escape the horrors you experience with V8. On Sunday, December 1, 2013 3:13 PM, C.G. Ouimet wrote: I have posted re a few issues with v8 but there’s a lot more. Reporting them all would be too time consuming.   But here’s one that becam

RE: [LegacyUG] Not a Duplicate

I have no idea where or how the Not A Duplicate list is stored, but when my database converted from 7.5 to 8, the Not A Duplicate list was automatically brought over. The only reason I can think of for its not transferring is if you used a GEDCOM transfer. -Original Message- From: John

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Search Integration [was: E mail test and customer number]

Good description John. I would like to add to what you said. Once you open the link to FS you will see arrows beside the information on your family file and FS family file. If you click on those arrows you can either add information you have from your file or can do add from the FS file to your

Re: [LegacyUG] Mouse scrolling in grids

On 2013/12/02 15:08, Sebastian Masch wrote: > I finally got 8 to run and stumbled over a problem in the Index View and > the children list in the Family View. In the Index View I can't scroll > the list with the mouse wheel as long the search boxes RIN, Given or > Surname have the focus (blinking

Re: [LegacyUG] Mouse scrolling in grids

I know the single and double click is no longer available - I have already asked about this - not too happy about it. Have also found the same with the scrolling problem as you describe. Whilst most of the enhancements are quite brilliant these three little items alone are rather aggravating to say

Re: [LegacyUG] Can't purchase L8!

Just tried it from Australia - all OK - http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=1 On 2 December 2013 20:51, Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 02/12/2013 12:03, Eric @ marchgen wrote: > > It's working ok for me in the UK Jenny > > Something very odd going on then because I just tried

RE: [LegacyUG] export gives different number of persons

Thanks, Kurt, that was part of it. It improved some of the numbers, but not all. Even when I did an export to a new Legacy file, the numbers were different. It's just baffling why things like the number of unique surnames, master locations, master sources, and repositories would be different. G

[LegacyUG] Mouse scrolling in grids

Hello I finally got 8 to run and stumbled over a problem in the Index View and the children list in the Family View. In the Index View I can't scroll the list with the mouse wheel as long the search boxes RIN, Given or Surname have the focus (blinking cursor). In 7.5 I could just click into to the

Re: [LegacyUG] Can't purchase L8!

On 02/12/2013 12:03, Eric @ marchgen wrote: > It's working ok for me in the UK Jenny Something very odd going on then because I just tried connecting on my tablet and on my 'phone and got the same "no connection" message with both. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.Leg

RE: [LegacyUG] Can't purchase L8!

It's working ok for me in the UK Jenny Eric -Original Message- From: Jenny M Benson [mailto:ge...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: 02 December 2013 10:56 To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Can't purchase L8! Monday morning, 02 Dec, approx 9.30 - 11.00 GMT. Can't get connected

RE: [LegacyUG] Set Relationships Problem

This is a known issue with ½ relations that the programmers are aware of. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com From: Mary LeClerc [mailto:quiltingm...@gmail.com] S

[LegacyUG] Recognized Date in internet search

When I try doing a internet search (such as an Ancestry.com search) if there is a date field that contains a full date I get the error message "Unrecognized Date: 1-15-1993" The date on the Individual's Information screen reads "15 Jan 1993"  Could this be a conflict between Canadian date for

[LegacyUG] Can't purchase L8!

Monday morning, 02 Dec, approx 9.30 - 11.00 GMT. Can't get connected to the Legacy Store - just keep getting the message that the Connection has been reset. As I can connect ok to other webpages I presume this is a problem at Legacy's end. Can someone confirm? Very frustrated as have been impat

[LegacyUG] sound files

I recall a time when non-image files needed to be added as sound files? In one media gallery are two pdf files. One displays a sound file symbol. The other doesn't. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-a