Re: [LegacyUG] Place of Death

2020-12-16 Thread M Sonnier via LegacyUserGroup
Using the actual place of death is correct, ie., city in which the nursing home is located.  Attach pdf documentation when possible.  This is the one area that family members want to challenge because they forgot that grand paw died in the hospital in the neighboring city. The ancestor's

Re: [LegacyUG] Number of People you can have in your file?

2020-10-10 Thread M Sonnier via LegacyUserGroup
In a previous family file, I had over 120,000 names.  I had no problem on the legacy side.  For 300,000 names, you will need a computer with a very fast processor.  My computer processor had 8 gb of ram and could not handle this huge file.  Be prepared to do a lot of waiting with some lock up

Re: [LegacyUG] I AM IN A BIG MESS - again - no still

2020-10-04 Thread M Sonnier via LegacyUserGroup
Legacy allows you to print to an excell file.  In preparing to print each file, do not select first and last name together  rather select surname, then first name, birth date and death date. Now you are ready to print the entire data base to an excel file.  After it has printed, open the excel

Re: [LegacyUG] Picture caption same as file name

2020-07-20 Thread M Sonnier via LegacyUserGroup
Thanks.  I had zipper software about 4 computers ago.  Thanks for the answer. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 9:08 PM, Margaret Turner wrote: -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe

[LegacyUG] Picture caption same as file name

2020-07-17 Thread M Sonnier via LegacyUserGroup
Hi all, There used to be the option to click a setting and automatically make all picture captions the same as the file name.  Does this setting still applicable and where is it located? Thanks, Mo-- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and

Re: [LegacyUG] Data entry

2020-05-24 Thread M Sonnier via LegacyUserGroup
Hi Dave, Adding fathers each with their own children is not a problem in Legacy.  If it is the mother who has multiple marriages (same procedure if it I'd the father) go to the mother and add a spouse, then add the children they have in common.  Go back to the mother, add the second spouse,

Re: [LegacyUG] Media Files

2020-05-18 Thread M Sonnier via LegacyUserGroup
I have been working with Legacy since version 3.0.  I have had computers not wanting to start, files being corrupted or accidentally deleting a picture.  If you value your pics, and the hours you spent, backing up to the cloud or a removable hard drive is a must. You realize that backing up to

[LegacyUG] Restoring picture links

2014-04-03 Thread M Sonnier
Mistakenly unattached all of my pictures.  Meant to unlink unreferenced Media Folders.  Instead of clicking Proceed, I clicked on Unlink all media files. I am using version 7.5.0.278.  Is there a way to restore the links from a previous media backup.  I could restore everything, but that would

Re: [LegacyUG] Restoring picture links

2014-04-03 Thread M Sonnier
. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 6:32 AM, M Sonnier oldbiloxiho...@yahoo.com wrote: Mistakenly unattached all of my pictures.  Meant to unlink unreferenced Media Folders.  Instead of clicking Proceed, I clicked on Unlink all media files. I am using

Re: [LegacyUG] Restoring picture links

2014-04-03 Thread M Sonnier
. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 6:32 AM, M Sonnier oldbiloxiho...@yahoo.com wrote: Mistakenly unattached all of my pictures.  Meant to unlink unreferenced Media Folders.  Instead of clicking Proceed, I clicked on Unlink all media files. I am using

Re: [LegacyUG] Restoring picture links

2014-04-03 Thread M Sonnier
Thank you so much for this tip. Worked like a charm. I am back on top of the situation. Thanks again.br/br/Morrisa href=https://overview.mail.yahoo.com?.src=iOS;br/br/Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone/a Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived

RE: [LegacyUG] Default Locations

2014-03-24 Thread M Sonnier
Installed 8.0 about a week ago. Under options/customize I have set my default family file to C:\Users\Morris\Dropbox\Legacy Family Tree\Data and the Media folder to C:\Users\Morris\Dropbox\Legacy Family Tree Media. After saving the settings, the next time I open Legacy the settings are

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Family Tree 8 Revealed

2013-06-13 Thread M Sonnier
Thank you Geoff for listening to our request. Since Geoff mentioned that a suggestion from this group has already been implemented, I have one request.  Please have only one file for picture captions.  If you write the caption to Picture List, it will be written in notes, but if you write the

Re: [LegacyUG] Gensmarts 2.0

2013-04-18 Thread M Sonnier
Has GenSmarts 2.0 added Findagrave to their list of sites? Thanks Morris Sonnier 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

Re: Re[2]: [LegacyUG] Organization of Photos, Scanned Documents and etc.

2013-03-17 Thread M Sonnier
Just dumped using Photoshop Elements 11.  While Elements has many nice bells and whistles, I decided to use Picasa and I love it.  When you tag people in Elements, it does not display tags individually as you will find in Facebook. Rather all tags are displayed at the same time and many overlap

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy on MAC

2012-10-31 Thread M Sonnier
Does this software make my Mac vulnerable to viruses?   Morris Sonnier From: Malcolm Green malc...@telgen.co.uk To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 3:19 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy on MAC If you have an Apple MAC you may be

Re: [LegacyUG] Location for LEGACY Multimedia folders

2012-06-12 Thread M Sonnier
The reason I prefer Dropbox to store pics over Google's Drive is that Dropbox stores the files on my hard drive and on the Dropbox web.  Often, I am in a situation without internet access.  In these times, I can still work with my pics as they are also on my hard drive.  Google's Drive requires

Re: [LegacyUG] Picture Center

2012-06-09 Thread M Sonnier
I use the picture center a lot so I can link multiple persons in a pic.   Wouldn't it be nice if Legacy would put the DOB and DOD just as you would see in the Name List. I am looking at a pic that I would like to move to my picture folder.  The source, ie., find-a-grave, gives me the DOB and

Re: [LegacyUG] Photo Naming Tip

2012-06-03 Thread M Sonnier
: Sunday, June 3, 2012 3:31 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Photo Naming Tip And so can spaces!! Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ Mike Fry mike...@iafrica.com wrote: On 2012/06/02 23:49, M Sonnier wrote: Correction on the name. In my file it would appear as: Jones, John 4.6.jpg I presume you're

Re: [LegacyUG] Photo Naming Tip

2012-06-02 Thread M Sonnier
I have over 7,000 linked photos.  In the Heritage Collector webinar, the moderator asked, how fast can you find a picture. Just thought I would pass along what I do which works well.  The name of the picture is: Last name, First name, 1st 2nd or 3rd, number of picture. Example:  The sixth

Re: [LegacyUG] Photo Naming Tip

2012-06-02 Thread M Sonnier
Correction on the name.  In my file it would appear as: Jones, John 4.6.jpg From: M Sonnier oldbiloxiho...@yahoo.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Saturday, June 2, 2012 3:57 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Photo Naming Tip I have over 7,000 linked

Re: [LegacyUG] SURVEY: What is the highest number of pictures you have in any one Picture Gallery?

2012-05-28 Thread M Sonnier
Hi Bill, The number of pics handled by Legacy is limitless.  Legacy does not store or copy your pics in a separate database.  Rather, Legacy links to your current pictures.  That is why you have to tell it where the files are located.  Legacy does provide a folder for pictures if you choose to

[LegacyUG] Picture Notes

2012-05-25 Thread M Sonnier
When I am working in the picture center, I look to see if it is attached and look to see if I have all the captions and notes I would like to use.  If I add a picture under family view and then go to the picture center, I find the notes listed under the Attached Pics tab, but not the Picture

Re: [LegacyUG] Keeping files updated and in sync

2012-03-26 Thread M Sonnier
My wife and I have found that Legacy is the only software on the market that will allow two people to access the database.  The exception is that both can not merge at the same time.    I have the database on an external hard drive on the network.  We both access that hard drive at the same

[LegacyUG] RE: Legacy Merging Feature

2012-02-22 Thread Morris M. Sonnier
What settings do I use if I want to automatically merge identical records. No difference in dates or names. 100% identical. No exceptions. Thanks, Morris Sonnier -Original Message- From: Lloyd Hite [mailto:lhite3...@juno.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 4:09 AM To:

RE: [LegacyUG] Producing search list

2012-02-15 Thread Morris M. Sonnier
Legacy’s Add-On Gen-Smarts will do that for you. As a matter of fact, it is on sale right now. Gen-Smarts will also tell you which records need articles from Genealogybank.com and many others. It allows you to isolate what type of record. Morris Sonnier From: Jean Suplick

[LegacyUG] Marriage List

2012-02-15 Thread M Sonnier
I have 129 Records which have junk from a FTM import.  Through a detailed search, I have been able to isolate these files and then designate them in Name List using tag # 9.  I can edit general notes, medical notes, research notes, but I do not see a way to edit the marriage notes.  When I

RE: [LegacyUG] Marriage List

2012-02-15 Thread Morris M. Sonnier
...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. On 15/02/2012 5:42 PM, M Sonnier wrote: I have 129 Records which have junk from a FTM import. Through a detailed search, I have been