Re: [LegacyUG] Looking for Ideas for Event Name - Before Marriage

PM s megraw mailto:smeg...@hotmail.com>> wrote: I would like to set up an event for to cover dates when a couple met, he proposed, he presented the engagemet ring and the couple announced their engagement. Looking for suggestions for a suitable "Event Name" I can use. Stan --

[LegacyUG] Looking for Ideas for Event Name - Before Marriage

I would like to set up an event for to cover dates when a couple met, he proposed, he presented the engagemet ring and the couple announced their engagement. Looking for suggestions for a suitable "Event Name" I can use. Stan -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To

Re: [LegacyUG] Citation Text - Formatting Issue

Good tip to remember Ian... thanks! From: LegacyUserGroup on behalf of Ian Thomas Sent: April 14, 2018 11:39 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Citation Text - Formatting Issue One

Re: [LegacyUG] Citation Text - Formatting Issue

acyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Citation Text - Formatting Issue You have opened a rich text format file and copying the file included all the rtf mark up language. I would have to experiment to see how to copy only the desired text. On 4/14/2018 8:36 PM, s megraw wrote: &g

[LegacyUG] Citation Text - Formatting Issue

I am copying and pasting text from Notepad into the Text/Comments of a citation. The preview screen shows the text is bold and underlined. I also the text is bracketed by the following "gibberish" {\rtf1\ansi\deff0{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Arial;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\lang1033\fs16

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Report - Full Name of Parent

Thanks Cathy. I am not sure I understand what you mean by "It shows surnames for women in the descent line". If, for example, the daughter of "Harry Miller" was named "Mary Mills", the descendant report shows "Mary Mills (Harry) was born on...". From:

[LegacyUG] Descendant Report - Full Name of Parent

I am creating a descendant report for "Harry Miller". His daughter "Elizabeth" is current showing in the "Second Generation" as "Elizabeth (Harry) was born on..." Is there an option to change this to "Elizabeth (Harry Miller) was born on..." ? Stan -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list

[LegacyUG] Filtering MyHeritage Records

MyHeritage is offering free access to their marriage records this Valentine's Day. In Legacy 9, is it possible to search for and list individuals that are possible matches to *only* the marriage records at MyHeritage? Stan -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To

Re: [LegacyUG] New version of GedSite with improvements for Legacy users

John Does GedSite also handle Legacy Event template sentences that have been edited by the user? From: LegacyUserGroup on behalf of John Cardinal Sent: October 27, 2017 1:09 PM To: 'Legacy User

[LegacyUG] Transferring Customization Files from Version 8 to 9

I am about to install Version 9 and am not clear how I can retain my settings from V8 (colors, fonts, reports). I am assuming these customization files will be overwritten when I install the newer version. Could someone walk me through the steps to install V9 and still retain my settings from

[LegacyUG] Descendant Report - Can conditional statements be added to Wording1 or 2 ?

Using the following as an example... Under Wording 1 in the Descendant Book Options, the option for Individual Events reads "Noted events in [HisHer] life were:" I'm wondering if it is possible to set up a conditional statement here so, for example, If [something] were true, Then [use this

Re: [LegacyUG] Help Index Missing

Thanks for the quick reply Cathy. I had installed the latest version, but went ahead and reinstalled it as you suggested. The Help Index now appears (proving that... "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again") Stan From: LegacyUserGroup

[LegacyUG] Help Index Missing

A long time user of Legacy, I (re)installed Version 8 on a newly purchased PC with Windows 10. When I click on the "Help Index," I get the error message "Feature not included" ... The Windows Help program is not supported in Windows 10." Is there a way to resolve this issue? Stan --

RE: [LegacyUG] Why the underline?

Thanks Brian. You are correct that there is a source citation number after the underline... Fred partnered with Jane DOE, daughter of Sam DOE and June SMITH,__.^2 Jane was born... I'm not clear on the logic of why there should be an underline if there is no marriage information, but I

RE: [LegacyUG] Why the underline?

Agreed - using a space rather than an underline would make more sense. On Jan 5, 2015 7:45 AM, Pat Hickin pph...@gmail.com wrote: Couldn't the underline be just one space long so that it doesn't stand out like a sore thumb? Pat Legacy User Group guidelines:

RE: [LegacyUG] Why the underline?

That was my first thought, but the option for underlining missing information is turned off. In the Descendant Book Report, check whether you have checked the box to add underlines for missing information. That's a possible source but I would think you'd have others if that were the case.

[LegacyUG] Why the underline?

I have noticed in a couple of instances where a couple is not married and I have used the Wording Options in the Marriage Information, I get an underline after the parents of the second spouse's name. For example: Fred partnered with Jane DOE, daughter of Sam DOE and June SMITH,__. Jane

RE: [LegacyUG] Why the underline?

Should have mentioned that this happens in the Descendant Book report. From: smeg...@hotmail.com To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Why the underline? Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2015 22:17:07 -0500 I have noticed in a couple of instances where a couple is not married and I have

RE: [LegacyUG] Wording son of Unknown and Unknown

Thank you Cathy... ghost weddings was my problem. Stan 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:

[LegacyUG] Wording son of Unknown and Unknown

In the Descendant Report, when one or both parents have not been entered for an individual, the text reads something like son of Unknown and Unknown. Is there a way to avoid having this wording inserted into reports? Legacy User Group guidelines:

RE: [LegacyUG] Inserting an en Dash in Notes

Good thought... but the en dash is present. It shows while in Notes, but converts to '96 after saving exiting. Will report as a bug. Stan Probably because the character doesn't have a glyph in the default font/character set used by Legacy. -- Regards, Mike Fry (Jhb) Legacy

[LegacyUG] Inserting an en Dash in Notes

I'm using the Special Characters in the Notes for an Event to insert an en dash (Alt 0150) for a date range... eg. John Smith (1945--). I'm puzzled as to why, when I save the Event, the en dash converts to John Smith (1945'96). Stan Legacy User Group guidelines:

[LegacyUG] Sorting Events

Events can be sorted by date or by name for a person using the Option feature in the Individual's Information window. Is it possible to also sort events globally, rather than on an individual basis? Stan Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived

RE: [LegacyUG] Sorting Events

Thanks Brian. I was aware of that tool for Dates. I was hoping there was something for Names as well. Stan From: br...@legacyfamilytree.com To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sorting Events Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 20:48:15 -0400 There is a tool to sort events

[LegacyUG] Version 8 - Total Descendants of an Individual

Does Version 8 of Legacy (Deluxe) have a simple way to compute the total number of descendants for a particular individual? I checked the archives and see LTools has been used in v7.5, but wonder if the new version now has this capability. Thanks Stan Legacy User Group guidelines:

RE: [LegacyUG] Event sentence redesign

The Legacy Virtual Users' Group has a video about using events at the following: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATnNWzPFwNYfeature=relmfu Stan Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:46:01 +1100 From: holl...@melbpc.org.au To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Event sentence redesign

[LegacyUG] Multiple Marriages - Descendent Book

If a husband had multiple marriages and the Descendant Book is set to the wife (single marriage), do the other marriages of the husband not show? Or am I missing an option to show multiple marriages for the spouse in a Descendant report? Thanks Stan Legacy User Group guidelines:

RE: [LegacyUG] Search Replace - SourceWriter Fields

Thanks Jenny. I should have thought about my question a bit more before I posted. I now realize that if I manually change each Master Source (there's maybe a half dozen), all citations using that source will be automatically changed... there's no need for a Search and Replace! Stan

[LegacyUG] Search Replace - SourceWriter Fields

I'm not sure this is possible... I would like to change all entries in my Master Source list where the SW field is labelled Current Owner to read Frederick Flintstone instead of Fred Flintstone. Can this be done using Search and Replace? Thanks Stan Legacy User Group guidelines:

RE: [LegacyUG] Version 7.5.0.149 - font issues

Is there anyone who was experiencing problems with the fonts in version 7.5.0.149 tried this new version? From: br...@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Version 7.5.0.149 - font issues Date: Fri, 24 Feb

RE: [LegacyUG] Version 7.5.0.149 - font issues

Ron, when you say I no longer have your version does that mean you went back to an earlier version? If so, how did you do that? Thanks Stan From: ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Version

[LegacyUG] Version 7.5.0.149 - font issues

I'm aware that the update to the latest version has caused some problems, but I'm baffled with what's happened in my case. I updated to 7.5.0.149 very soon after it was released and have been happily using it ever since. The only issue was I couldn't set the fonts in the Descendant Book -  no

[LegacyUG] Selectively Underlining Missing Information

In the Descendant Book there is an option to insert underlines for missing given surnames, and dates places. With the latter it will insert an underline for missing births, baptisms, deaths and burials. Is it possible to have underlines inserted only for births and deaths? Thanks Stan

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RE: [LegacyUG]

It seems my email account was compromised. I have taken steps to correct it. From: smeg...@hotmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:36:35 -0500 Legacy User Group guidelines:

[LegacyUG] Child Status - Died in Infancy

I created a Child Status Died in infancy. Legacy has the option of displaying this in the Family View. Is there a way to show it in Descendant reports? Thanks Stan Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009:

RE: [LegacyUG] Child Status - Died in Infancy

-0500, s megraw smeg...@hotmail.com wrote: I created a Child Status Died in infancy. Legacy has the option of displaying this in the Family View. Is there a way to show it in Descendant reports? Do you have an actual date of death for this individual? If not, Legacy allows you to use the word

[LegacyUG] Legacy Web Pages Passage Express

During the QA in this week's Webinar, Geoff discussed Legacy's feature of creating web pages and asked Jeff Shupe if it were possible to view these in Passage Express. Jeff explained it was possible if you right-clicked on a folder and disabled the automatic folder indexing. Could someone

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Web Pages Passage Express

Thanks Brian! From: br...@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Web Pages Passage Express Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:10:59 -0500 Use Windows Explorer Right click on the folder and select Properties

RE: [LegacyUG] Unsubscribe but see archives

You can access the archive using the following URL http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Stan Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:15:59 -0700 From: b.fri...@yahoo.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Unsubscribe but see archives To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com   My mailbox is being

[LegacyUG] Removing MRIN For Unmarried Individual

I'm not sure how this happened, but I have an individual who never married and the Legacy program has assigned him a MRIN. Is there anyway of deleting it? Thanks Stan Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009:

RE: [LegacyUG] Removing MRIN For Unmarried Individual

No, he has no children. I ran the Check/Repair and the problem still exists. Stan 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: [LegacyUG] Removing MRIN For Unmarried Individual - SOLVED

I was able to correct the problem. when right-clicking on where the the marriage info displays, I noticed an option to display List of Wives. It was showing an Unknown wife. When I deleted it, the MRIN disappeared.   Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp

RE: [LegacyUG] Removing MRIN For Unmarried Individual

Thanks Michele. I was able to solve the problem the same way using a different approach. Stan From: cranberryf...@cobridge.tv To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Removing MRIN For Unmarried Individual Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011

[LegacyUG] Source Templates for Newspapers

I watched Geoff's webinar on entering obituaries from newspaper sources. In his example, he used Print editions (microfilm or original). When entering the city (or lowest jurisdiction), the value shows in both the 'Footnote/Endnote Citation' (parentheses) AND 'Bibliography'. However, when I

RE: [LegacyUG] Location List Problem

Dave I ran across the same situation. I was absolutely convinced that the location was not assigned to an individual... only to eventually found it hidden in one of the events. Stan From: davel...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com

RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Linking FileID with RIN

Gary Maybe I'm missing something, but if I understand you correctly I would use the Search function. Search Detailed Search Look for Whom = Individual Where to look = Search Citation How to look = Contains What to look for = PXXX. Stan Legacy User Group guidelines:

RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Linking FileID with RIN - Correction

Meant to say: Where to look = Source Citation From: smeg...@hotmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Linking FileID with RIN Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 16:30:31 -0500 Gary Maybe I'm missing something, but if I

RE: [LegacyUG] Possible Bug with Events in Descendant Reports

Thanks Brian! Stan From: br...@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Possible Bug with Events in Descendant Reports Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 00:47:39 -0500 Stan, I got the file and was able to duplicate the

[LegacyUG] Possible Bug with Events in Descendant Reports

I've created events for A and his descendants. When I produce a Descendant Report, each of the events for A is separated by a single line space, whereas there is no spacing between the events of his descendants. If I select one of these descendants, their events are separated by a line space,

RE: [LegacyUG] Possible Bug with Events in Descendant Reports

Thanks Brian. I sent you the file. Stan Brian wrote: Stan, I cannot duplicate this problem. Please send me a private Email to br...@legacyfamilytree.com and attach a copy of the Descend.usr file you will find in the Legacy program folder. Using that File I may be able to duplicate

RE: [LegacyUG] Include this citation on reports

Options Customize Sources. Select Include master source text on reports Stan From: seh0...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Include this citation on reports Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 16:39:35 -0500 I noticed, for some

RE: [LegacyUG] Caution about installing V. 7.5

These features are working on my updated version. Stan Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:21:10 + Subject: [LegacyUG] Caution about installing V. 7.5 From: sarlesinsi...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com You may want to wait on installing the new

[LegacyUG] Legacy 7.5

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RE: [LegacyUG] Google Sites Legacy

I appreciate your comments Ellen. I have thought long and hard about putting my family history online. It is something I have resisted because of the bad experiences of the others. Your message is another reminder that I should continue to resist and find other means of sharing information

RE: [LegacyUG] Google Sites Legacy

cousins I have found over the years. The rest can wait for the book. Bill Boswell -Original Message- From: s megraw [mailto:smeg...@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 8:20 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Google Sites Legacy I appreciate your

[LegacyUG] Google Sites Legacy

Is there anyone who has used Google Sites to post Legacy web pages, or could comment on the feasibility of doing so? From the last Legacy webinar, Google for Genealogists, I learned of this resource and it sounds like a good way to collaborate and share with family members. All I'm thinking

RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Events by Name

There is another recent post on auto-sorting events by name that made me aware of this feature. Up to now I was manually sorting (by date). When I use the option to sort by name it seems to ignore the date. That is, the dates within an event are not sorted chronologically. For example, I get:

RE: [LegacyUG] Focus group

Jane First of all the Load button is only to call up Focus Groups you have already saved. To create a new Focus Group for an entire family line, click on Add an Individual and Entire Family Line. Then from the list that appears, select the individual of interest and click on the Select

[LegacyUG] Event Sentence Format

I have created custom event sentences, some of which include bold or italic fonts. I've also put in an [:if [Notes]] condition to specify where to place the source citation numbers, depending on whether notes have been included in the event. It works fine on Book Reports, but this

RE: [LegacyUG] Event Sentence Format

Did you click Sentence Style on the What tab? (using V6) Thank you Dennis! I saw that option but thought it was for something different. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009:

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Charting 7

I suspect what's happening is that the person of interest is the start of the family line and that an *Ancestor* rather than a *Descendant* chart has been selected. Hence, only that person will be shown. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived