Re: [LegacyUG] Entering adoptions

2011-01-30 Thread Ron Ferguson
Mime, It is not uncommon during 19c for English people to lie about relationships on a census. I have a family which was full of contradictions such as those you illustrate, and it was only when I got the BCs for a number of children that I found a history of illegitimacy covering two

Re: [LegacyUG] getting fun stats

2011-01-30 Thread Ron Ferguson
MessageBoyd, Why Living, if anybody put my date of birth on Facebook I would hit the roof! Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: Boyd Miller Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 7:54 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] getting fun stats Better still, from Reports

Re: [LegacyUG] Life range estimate on chronology view.

2011-01-30 Thread Ron Ferguson
Jennifer, See OptionsCustomiseData Entry Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -Original Message- From: Jennifer Crockett Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 10:19 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Life range estimate on chronology view. I have a person born in 1913

RE: [LegacyUG] Life range estimate on chronology view.

2011-01-30 Thread Jennifer Crockett
Thanks, Ron, but where does this say anything about default life range? Regards, Jennifer -Original Message- From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, 30 January 2011 11:52 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Life range estimate on

Re: [LegacyUG] Life range estimate on chronology view.

2011-01-30 Thread Ron Ferguson
Jennifer, Half way down on the left hand side, you will see boxes for presumed dead. However on re-reading your post I think you want the one for the Chronology tab; this is on the options button (right-hand side) then Report Options. Do keep in mind that this is intended only as an guesstimate

Re: [LegacyUG] getting fun stats

2011-01-30 Thread Paul Brodsky
Thanks everyone! Both of these methods are great. Ron, as an aside, I don't think Ron was suggesting that I need to actually post the actual DOB for anyone living on FB (nor is that my intent) but rather this is just another method to get the information I was looking for and it puts it in a

Re: [LegacyUG] How to search for unlinked persons?

2011-01-30 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:05:18 -0500, Lloyd Hite lhite3...@juno.com wrote: I have a lot of people in my data that is not linked to anyone and I would like to know if there is a way to run a search for them. In V6 you have View|Tree Finder... -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools)

Re: [LegacyUG] How to search for unlinked persons?

2011-01-30 Thread Scott Hall
Search Miscellaneous Unlinked Individuals Scott On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Lloyd Hite lhite3...@juno.com wrote: I have a lot of people in my data that is not linked to anyone and I would like to know if there is a way to run a search for them. Lloyd

Re: [LegacyUG] copying and pasting sources

2011-01-30 Thread Genealogy mail
Inta, Have you used the ToolsAdvanced Sourcing screen, which allows you to apply the same source to multiple individuals or marriages at one time? First create a list of the individuals you wish to apply the source to and tag them with one of your tags. Then go to the ToolsAdvanced Sourcing

Re: [LegacyUG] Re: sources incomplete on reports in 7.5

2011-01-30 Thread Brian/Support
Export to a GEDCOM and re-importing will change all sources to the Basic Style. The GEDCOM Standard does not support the many fields for sources that SourceWriter requires. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the

RE: [LegacyUG] Re: sources incomplete on reports in 7.5

2011-01-30 Thread CE Wood
But doing this resets all data modification dates to the date of import, not when last worked on! CE From: Brian/Support [mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:02 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Re: sources incomplete on reports in

Re: [LegacyUG] Re: sources incomplete on reports in 7.5

2011-01-30 Thread Brian/Support
Liz, I tested your statement that SourceWriter (SW) style sources could be created in earlier versions of Legacy and found that, because of a bug, you could be offered the option and would be allowed to create SW sources in 7.4 despite having only the Standard Version. That bug is now fixed in

RE: [LegacyUG] Life range estimate on chronology view.

2011-01-30 Thread Jennifer Crockett
Thanks Ron. I have increased the average life span to 85. I don't know at this stage if she did outlive her husband. Regards, Jennifer http://colston-wenck.com -Original Message- From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: Monday, 31 January 2011 1:23 AM To:

Re: [LegacyUG] How to search for unlinked persons?

2011-01-30 Thread Brian/Support
The tree Finder is also in V5 and V7. A tree with only one person is an unlinked individual. Search Find Miscellaneous Tab Unlinked Individuals will also find these people with the added advantage that you can then create a report on them if you wish. Brian Customer Support Millennia

[LegacyUG] sources

2011-01-30 Thread robert coburn
When I entered a source, I mistakenly put it into Unspecified when it should have been under census. How can I move it from the unspecified to census? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009:

Re: [LegacyUG] sources

2011-01-30 Thread Wendy Howard
When I entered a source, I mistakenly put it into Unspecified when it should have been under census. How can I move it from the unspecified to census? You could copy the source into the Source Clipboard, assign it to the field you want it in, then delete it from the Unspecified field.

Re: [LegacyUG] Ancestry Tool Bar Button

2011-01-30 Thread Brian/Support
Since this toolbar attempts to link to the Ancestry.com home page via our website I have referred this problem to our website guru so he can investigate and fix the link on our website. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are

Re: [LegacyUG]

2011-01-30 Thread Brian/Support
Go to Options Customize General The options to include BEPSC on the various views are under the LDS Options on the right side of that screen. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When

[LegacyUG] Legacy on Thumb drive

2011-01-30 Thread Roger Weeden
I am planning an overseas trip and would like to take my Legacy file with me with all of the Data on a Thumb drive. At each relative who has a computer I would like to show the data from the Thumb Drive. The remove the Thumb Drive without leaving traces on their machine. Is this possible? And do I

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy on Thumb drive

2011-01-30 Thread Sherry/Support
Legacy will not run from a thumb drive, but you could create a gedcom in Legacy and then create a self-viewing gedcom in GENViewer, which would allow you to show the data to your family without installing anything on the person's computer. Pictures are not included in gedcoms, however.

Re: [LegacyUG] How to search for unlinked persons?

2011-01-30 Thread Dottie Davis
- Original Message From: Brian/Support br...@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Sun, January 30, 2011 10:54:59 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to search for unlinked persons? The tree Finder is also in V5 and V7. A tree with only one person is an unlinked