RE: [LegacyUG] Any Way to Mark a PERSON as Never Married?

2015-04-05 Thread Olwyn Bourne
I wouldn't be keen on that unless it was optional. I don't tag children because it feels odd to me to say a child who died in infancy never married and had no children. Some things go without saying. It's just a personal thing and I'll probably be shot down for this point of view, it's just

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Group Sheet - additional Children Sections.

2015-03-23 Thread Olwyn Bourne
see if you have selected to include extra blank children.Evert 2015-03-23 8:46 GMT+01:00 Olwyn Bourne : My apologies if this is a dumb question. I am attempting to create a Family Group sheet and a Descendants Narrative as a birthday gift for my cousin who is hitting 90. After a few

[LegacyUG] Family Group Sheet - additional Children Sections.

2015-03-23 Thread Olwyn Bourne
My apologies if this is a dumb question. I am attempting to create a Family Group sheet and a Descendants Narrative as a birthday gift for my cousin who is hitting 90. After a few issues with the prior release I think I have the descendants narrative looking pretty good but when I create the

RE: [LegacyUG] Problems with the Event Report

2015-03-14 Thread Olwyn Bourne
ignore me, read it wrong. > From: br...@legacyfamilytree.com > To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Problems with the Event Report > Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 14:37:17 -0400 > > This is a known problem that is recorded in our tracking system. > > Brian > Customer Support > Mi

RE: [LegacyUG] Problems with the Event Report

2015-03-14 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Fixed in the latest build 8.0.0.473. My reports are looking good. Thank you Team > From: br...@legacyfamilytree.com > To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Problems with the Event Report > Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 14:37:17 -0400 > > This is a known problem that is recor

RE: [LegacyUG] Problem with reports - please help

2015-02-24 Thread Olwyn Bourne
...@legacyfamilytree.comwww.legacyfamilytree.com From: Olwyn Bourne [mailto:dobou...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 12:47 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Problem with reports - please help Thanks Michelle, I just updated to 8.0.0.467 a couple of days ago. Was it meant

RE: [LegacyUG] Problem with reports - please help

2015-02-24 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Thanks Michelle, I just updated to 8.0.0.467 a couple of days ago. Was it meant to be fixed with this update? The problem is still there. RegardsOlwyn > From: mich...@legacyfamilytree.com > To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Problem with reports - please help > Date:

RE: [LegacyUG] Version 8.0.0.467

2015-02-22 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Yes, I have the same issue. > From: n2...@cfl.rr.com > To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Version 8.0.0.467 > Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 20:51:01 -0500 > > Has anyone else noticed that event definitions are not rendering correctly in > the new build? > > My sentence definition

RE: [LegacyUG] In the case of the male - Father Bold, mother not

2015-02-19 Thread Olwyn Bourne
ot Strange. I presume you mean on Family View? I don't think there is any setting that could cause this. Does it persist when Legacy is closed and reopened? When Legacy window is Maximised and then run half screen or something? Cathy Olwyn Bourne wrote: Sorry, I should have menti

RE: [LegacyUG] In the case of the male - Father Bold, mother not

2015-02-19 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Sorry, I should have mentioned this is only on the screen display. From: dobou...@hotmail.com To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] In the case of the male - Father Bold, mother not Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:21:11 +1300 Is it just me or does it mean something? Parents to a ma

[LegacyUG] In the case of the male - Father Bold, mother not

2015-02-19 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Is it just me or does it mean something? Parents to a male always has the father bold and the mother not. Parents to the female have both bold. Children, child #2 is always bold as is child #8. Resetting to default does not change this. It does not relate to direct line. This is a very minor

RE: [LegacyUG] Changing gender

2015-02-14 Thread Olwyn Bourne
I had this issue recently. There was no marriage but I must have click on marriage, therefore creating a link. All I did was unlink the person, then I was able to change the gender. From: davel...@gmail.com To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Changing gender Date: Sat, 14

RE: [LegacyUG] General Notes - Another bug

2015-02-12 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Don't let the grumpy ones put you off. There are plenty of genuinely helpful people in this group. I understand often when users writes these requests we have reached a moment of frustration and the wording reflexes this (been there, done that). We all need calming down sometimes. Appreciat

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Website

2015-02-03 Thread Olwyn Bourne
I'm not looking at creating a website but I did take a look at your Silversmiths Wm Voss and found it so interesting. I also took note of the information given in the source detail. I always wondered if I included too much or too little, after checking yours and the other sites given as exam

RE: [LegacyUG] Opening 2 copies

2015-01-10 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Hi JaneI'm sure you'll get a much more precise answer than from me but here goes. I go to split screen 1st, when the 2nd screen opens with the same family you will be prompted and asked if you want to open a different family file (words to that effect). Regards Olwyn > From: sarlesinsi...@

RE: [LegacyUG] Occupations on a tree

2014-12-17 Thread Olwyn Bourne
For my 2 cents worth. I would like the opportunity to include occupation and if I could vote on it I would.Preferred occupation would be my choice, rather than a string of them. I have a few job hoppers in my tree and for them I would not bother with a preferred. I'd leave them blank jus

RE: [LegacyUG] Rules for Entering Place Names in England and Canada

2014-11-08 Thread Olwyn Bourne
s right to left or left to right > as an Address has fields for the different elements so I think you are > talking about locations. > > Cathy > > Olwyn Bourne wrote: > > > > Thank you to whoever started this conversation. I have learnt so much > > and it has m

RE: [LegacyUG] Rules for Entering Place Names in England and Canada

2014-11-08 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Thank you to whoever started this conversation. I have learnt so much and it has made me think about how I want my locations to reflect my family history. I was raised in a place in NZ named Papatoetoe (general incorrectly pronounced papa towee). Once I started doing family research I found i

RE: Revisited - [LegacyUG] Sourcing - just don't "get it"!

2014-10-23 Thread Olwyn Bourne
n the country or place later. > The Source List Name is for you only unless you use Basic Sources and > are very lazy and use it as the Source Title - in which case either > your Master Source list isn't nicely ordered or the Source Title isn't > properly formatted. > &g

Revisited - [LegacyUG] Sourcing - just don't "get it"!

2014-10-23 Thread Olwyn Bourne
I have recently downloaded and started using L8. When I read this email back in April I flagged it as a "must watch", I did so today. In 2011 I had watched the Webinars on adding a Marriage Record and Death Certificate. Both of which immensely improved my process. This "Sources and Cit

RE: [LegacyUG] Printing family tree

2012-05-12 Thread Olwyn Bourne
I think what I want is similar. How to print the tree left to right, top – bottom. As an example, in the Top left would be my gg grandparents, next column across their children with spouses top to bottom, next column across is listed their children’s children and spouses (top to bottom),

RE: [LegacyUG] Burial plot number

2012-04-13 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Thanks for asking this question. In the beginning I entered it as part of the location but was chastised by a fellow Legacy user for misusing the field. I changed to the Burial Address so it would still print on the Family group sheet. Probably another misuse but I believe it is an important

RE: [LegacyUG] Centennia - is there anything similar for the UK

2012-03-11 Thread Olwyn Bourne
I'm nervous about asking a question which has possibly been asked a million times before but .Is there a UK equivalent to AniMap and Centennia? Regards Olwyn From: jbro...@gmail.com Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:02:50 -0400 Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Centennia To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyU

RE: [LegacyUG] Missing Spouse in Descendant Chart

2011-12-29 Thread Olwyn Bourne
aul > > > > On Dec 29, 2011, Olwyn Bourne wrote: > > Version: 7.5.0.112 > > > Agnes has 3 spouses, 1. Unknown, 2. Mr Carter and 3. Mr > Anderson.She had > 1 child with #1, 4 children with #2 and 0 children with #3. When I run a > descendants Chart for A

[LegacyUG] Missing Spouse in Descendant Chart

2011-12-29 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Version: 7.5.0.112 Agnes has 3 spouses, 1. Unknown, 2. Mr Carter and 3. Mr Anderson.She had 1 child with #1, 4 children with #2 and 0 children with #3. When I run a descendants Chart for Agnes or her ancestors, Unknown and Mr Anderson are listed but there is no Mr Carter (or children).

RE: [LegacyUG] How do I include - no issue (children) and exclude unknown

2011-10-18 Thread Olwyn Bourne
In response to David. No issue gives closure to that line. As Brian mentions anyone else following on from me will see this without the need to investigate. When sharing information with family I print the descendants Report and at this point no one has my soft copy. With the exception of

RE: [LegacyUG] How do I include - no issue (children) and exclude unknown

2011-10-14 Thread Olwyn Bourne
be grateful if you would report it as a bug. It is the same for Pedigree web pages and over the years I have asked for it to be corrected – maybe you will more luck! Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.oc.uk/ From: Olwyn Bourne Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 10:18 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.

[LegacyUG] How do I include - no issue (children) and exclude unknown

2011-10-14 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Hello When I print the descendant's report I would like to include a line to indicate the couple had no children. Just the same as in the screen reference "Had no children". Is it possible? Also I would like to exclude the word "Unknown" for printing when I do not have the father's name i

[LegacyUG] To Geoff - Text/Comments versus Scanned Image

2011-08-21 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Geoff are you a touch typist? Do you use any OCR software? If yes,what is it? Whatever you use is what I will use (you can email directly). Now don't tell me off because this is not about Legacy per se. It is Legacy which has created the need. Like Jenny I spend a lot of time typing and for a

RE: [LegacyUG] RINs

2011-05-24 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Charlotte, I'm sort of newish to Legacy so I don't know much but if it just a visual thing you can choose not to display the number. Olwyn From: ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] RINs Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 20:41:16 +0100 Charlotte,

[LegacyUG] Question and Comment - Soucewriter & death certificate webinar very useful

2011-05-21 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Based on my own experience the Webinar on entering the death certificate is one I would recommend to any newbie. When I first started using Legacy I didn't have a clue about how to enter sources. People I asked just said " everyone has their own way" well that didn't help me at all. This web

RE: [LegacyUG] scanning photographs

2011-05-11 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Ron, I never knew this. I am pretty new to the LUG and family research as a whole. I just want to say. it is knowledge sharing like this that makes user groups invaluable. Olwyn From: ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] scanning photographs

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Group Sheet - Wife at top

2011-04-22 Thread Olwyn Bourne
> > Or as you suggested: > Direct Descendants of [WifeFullName] and [HusbFullName] > > Simply make this change in the Reports > Reports menu (Chart) > Family, then > make the necessary change in the “Title for the Family Group Record” text box. > > Kind Regards > Mark Lang

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Group Sheet - Wife at top

2011-04-22 Thread Olwyn Bourne
ou suggested: > Direct Descendants of [WifeFullName] and [HusbFullName] > > Simply make this change in the Reports > Reports menu (Chart) > Family, then > make the necessary change in the “Title for the Family Group Record” text box. > > Kind Regards > Mark Lang > >

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Group Sheet - Wife at top

2011-04-20 Thread Olwyn Bourne
Thank you for your feedback. Little bit disappointed but I have decided on a work around. For the purpose of printing I will change the gender of the wife and husband, save as PDF and use adobe acrobat to edit the text. At least the printed form will be my preferred option. This will then