RE: [LegacyUG] Privatizing dates

Barbara, You can put privacy brackets in the date field and they work just fine. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: karenhappuch [mailto:karenhapp...@cox.net] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 11:30 PM To: legacyusergrou

RE: [LegacyUG] Printing search list report

I am not sure if I am understanding you. If you go to VIEW > MASTER LISTS > ADDRESS LISTS > EVENT, highlight the address you want and then click SHOW LIST on the right side. From this screen you can either tag or print the individuals. If you want to do multiple addresses then send it to a s

RE: [LegacyUG] Color missing - Icons Invisable.

Dale, Messages to the LUG list need to be in plain text with no attachments or embedded graphics. We have a lot of people on the list that have limited bandwidth and attachments are a great way to introduce viruses. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com

RE: [LegacyUG] facebook becomes a primary source

Barb, I wouldn’t use Facebook as a source per se. I would use the PERSON that owns the Facebook page as the source. I would either use the personal knowledge template or maybe the interview template. In the detail comments I would write HOW the person knows the birth or death to be true. If

RE: [LegacyUG] Date Last Edited in Legacy 8.0.0.454

Lloyd, Hover your mouse over the extreme bottom right corner of the screen, just to the right of the M:1 box and you will see a colored square appear. Click that square. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: LHite31 [ma

RE: [LegacyUG] Date Last Edited in Legacy 8.0.0.454

You are very welcome :) Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com Thank you very much, Michele. I appreciate it. Lloyd Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-ar

RE: [LegacyUG] Date Last Edited in Legacy 8.0.0.454

Steve, Yes, in 7.5 the date at the bottom right corner is the modified date. If you click the date you will get a box that pops up with more information. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.leg

RE: [LegacyUG] Date Last Edited in Legacy 8.0.0.454

It depends on whether you click CANCEL or you click SAVE. Click cancel and the date does not change. Click save and it does. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com From: St

RE: [LegacyUG] Date Last Edited in Legacy 8.0.0.454

s is edited, replaced, or appended...those changes are immediate. There is no cancel to discard those changes even if the records are not merged. On Monday, November 10, 2014 5:20 AM, Michele/Support wrote: It depends on whether you click CANCEL or you click SAVE. Click cancel and the dat

RE: [LegacyUG] Build 8.0.0.454 Conflict With Another Program

Try this one http://support2.microsoft.com/mats/program_install_and_uninstall Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: Brian L. Lightfoot [mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 11:11 AM To: legac

[LegacyUG] Research Guidance

For those of you that use the Research Guidance I would appreciate it if you would report any broken links or duplicates that you find. You can send them to supp...@legacyfamilytree.com If you put “Research Guidance” in the subject line I will get the messages. I am working on the next updat

RE: [LegacyUG] Finding/listing duplicate individuals in Legacy

Tools > Merge Duplicates > Find Duplicates Make sure you are on the Normal Duplicate Search tab. For now I would leave everything at the defaults. If you want a report stay on this screen and click Print. If you want to go ahead and address the possible duplicates then click Continue. Before

RE: [LegacyUG] Oklahoma!

Barton, One thing, Overbrook shows to be in present day Love County which is nowhere near Nowata. I have never done research in OK before so maybe there are two Overbrooks but Animap confirms this. According to Animap, Overbrook was in the Pickens District within the Chickasaw Nation in 1892.

RE: [LegacyUG] Password for 7.5

Marie, In Legacy 8 go to File > File Properties. What build number and date do you see in that box? Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com From: mvmc...@aol.com [mailto:mvm

RE: [LegacyUG] Couple Marries, Divorces, Re-Marries

When I have a couple that divorces and remarries I put the divorce and the second marriage in the marriage events of the first marriage. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com

RE: [LegacyUG] Sherry, Geoff, Michelle, Help, please

Sharon, I am looking it up now. I will send it to you :) Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com From: Sharon Krisko [mailto:sharon.kri...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November

RE: [LegacyUG] Where to put gathered information?

Jane, If I am doing a case study on a person, I will write up everything I have in MS Word. I can then link to the Word document in the person's Media Gallery. Since this is a link, I don't have to update anything in Legacy if I go back into Word and update the document. This is how I do all

RE: [LegacyUG] Where to put gathered information?

Jane, There is no limit to the number of items you can have linked in the Media Gallery. You won't be able to print documents from within Legacy itself but you can easily batch print if you have the files all in the same folder. Just highlight all of the files that you want to print and then r

RE: [LegacyUG] Where to put gathered information?

in separate folders, but when I put them in Legacy (as a media file) I deleted them from the old location (one of many folders on the family in question in "Documents".) I suspect I am out of my depth, technologically speaking. Jane On 11/21/2014 2:00 PM, Michele/Support wrote: >

RE: [LegacyUG] Re-index database

If you mean changing the RIN and MRIN numbers to compact the file then yes you can. You only want to do this if you do not use these numbers as part of your paper or electronic filing system. 1) Go to Tools > Renumber RINs or MRINs. You are going to make two passes. For the first pass you

RE: [LegacyUG] EVERNOTE and LEGACY

Screenshot what you want from Evernote and then save the image. You can then attach it to the person's Media Gallery. An alternate method would be to right click the image in Evernote and save the image. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Ori

RE: [LegacyUG] Problem with living indicator

Russ, By chance was your file from a gedcom import? There was a known problem with Legacy changing living people to deceased when importing gedcoms. That has been fixed and the fix is scheduled for the next update. The fix will not change your living people back to living. If you did get th

RE: [LegacyUG] Event field "Attribute"

As long as you are sure the information is not needed then… Go to View > Master Lists > Event Definition Scroll to the Attribute event and highlight it. Over on the right click Options > Delete. That will globally delete this event. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.l

RE: [LegacyUG] Event field "Attribute"

Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: Michele/Support [mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 8:27 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Event field "Attribute" As long as you are sure

RE: [LegacyUG] Problem with living indicator

port? Thanks. Denise Moss-Fritch From: Michele/Support [mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 9:08 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com <mailto:legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Problem with living indicator Russ, By chance wa

RE: [LegacyUG] Event field "Attribute"

on the origin of this “Attributes” event? I have 3 other large Gedcom (from Roots3) family files to import into Legacy, and if I could avoid this same phenomenon I would be very happy. John Townsend Sent from Windows Mail From: Michele/Support <mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> Sent

RE: [LegacyUG] sentence override

Kirstin and Jenny, [onDate] and [Date] not working in sentence overrides is a known issue that has already been fixed by the programmers. The fix will appear in the next update. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: Jen

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6.0 - lost contact with source list

Cecilia, Open the Master Source List. Over on the right you will see some checkboxes just below the Help button. Make sure that none of these boxes is checked. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: cecilia [mailto:my..

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database

Charles, That message means that the Geo Location Database did not download completely. I will send you a special link you can use via a private message. You should be able to download it fine from there. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Or

RE: [LegacyUG] can't add repository

Barton, There is a known issue related to adding repositories that has already been fixed by the programmers and the fix will appear in the next update. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.leg

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database

not work. I then reinstalled it without the compatibility fixes but still - no work. The geo database is working in legacy 7.5 on the same computer. Any further suggestions? Charles Brasell - Original Message - From: "Michele/Support" To: Sent: Saturday, November 29, 20

RE: [LegacyUG] can't add repository

Barton, The update is not automatic. When you see that an update has been released you can download it and install it from within Legacy itself if you are using the Deluxe version. You do this on the Legacy Home tab. Or, you can update from our website using this link http://www.legacyfamilyt

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database

Charles, A couple of simple things to do to make sure that Legacy can "see" the Geo Location Database. Close Legacy, reboot your computer, then start Legacy back up. If that doesn't work reinstall the current update from here. http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/DownloadUpdate.asp Michele Techni

RE: [LegacyUG] Birth and death time

Pat, I have a lot of births and deaths in Germany and their birth and death certificates include the time. I think it is interesting information so I definitely want to include it. I use the Birth Notes and the Death Notes to record this. To the right of the birth or death field you will see

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database

You are very welcome :) Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: Charles Brasell [mailto:c.bras...@xtra.co.nz] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2014 5:07 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location D

RE: [LegacyUG] Family view & Individual is not the same options

Syble, I am curious. What exactly would you like to see on the Individual’s Information screen and Family View DNA wise? yDNA and mtDNA value sets are much too long to try and display there. Are you wanting to see the haplogroup? If you are wanting the haplogroup you could easily enter it

RE: [LegacyUG] Family view & Individual is not the same options

Syble, I am still not understanding exactly what you want to be able to show in Legacy. I have my autosomal DNA on Ancestry, 23andMe and FTDNA and I also manage my husband’s, my mother’s and my uncle’s autosomal DNA. I have countless matches on all three websites for all of the different kits

RE: [LegacyUG] Family view & Individual is not the same options

Syble, I don’t think that is anything that the programmers would be able to format because it is too complex and has too many variables. Chromosome mapping is very complex and to try and record which chromosome and which segments two people match on is just not doable. In this case it would be

RE: [LegacyUG] Family view & Individual is not the same options

You could certainly could do it as a shared event. I personally only use shared events for a select few things, marriages for one. I share with the minister, the county clerk and the witnesses. In my family the minister and the county clerk are usually relatives anyway :) I don't use it for

RE: [LegacyUG] Family view & Individual is not the same options

Evernote Webclipper is what I use but you can also screenshot it. The only way you can download it directly is to a .csv file which will lose the cool graphics. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: Nancy Paget [mailto

RE: [LegacyUG] TMG looking for new home Legacy vs RootsMagic 7

Dawn, Color coding is for ancestors not descendants. You pick an anchor person and then you can color code 4 or 8 of their ancestral lines. (4 would be the 4 grandparent lines, 8 would be the 8 great-grandparent lines). You can do this with TWO anchor people. Many people will color code the

RE: [LegacyUG] Problems searching from Research Guidance Center

Charles and Cathy, The problem with the script errors is a known issue (#5299) and it has been assigned to a programmer to be fixed. The fix will appear in a future update but there is no way to know exactly when that will be. You will only get this error on the Preliminary Survey tab. I will

[LegacyUG] New update is out

New Legacy update is out. You can install through the program if you have the deluxe version (click on the Legacy Home page, you might have to close Legacy and reopen it to see the link if you have had Legacy open for a long time) or you can download from the website. Don't forget to click on the r

RE: [LegacyUG] New update is out

My mistake, Mike, I announced on FB as well and I copied and pasted. FB must have put their own spin on the link. Here is the correct link http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/DownloadUpdate.asp Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com Legacy User Group

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 color scheme

Options > Change Colors A box will pop up on your screen. You can ignore this box for now. Simply click in the children's list and the box will pop up that you need, the one to change the male, female and unknown gender colors. When you are done click Save and then Close (the Close will be on

RE: [LegacyUG] New version

Jane, You can see the revision history here http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/RevisionHistory8.asp This will show you what is in each update. You need to name the specific problem for us to be able to tell you if it has been fixed yet. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www

RE: [LegacyUG] Update Problem

Bobby, You have subfolders in the Legacy default Media folder? If so, I have my media set up exactly like you do and I have never had this problem. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: Bobby Johnson [mailto:b...@brmemc

RE: [LegacyUG] New version

Geoff, You are going to have to refresh my memory. What were we working on? Were we working on this here on the LUG or as a support ticket? I answer a lot of questions every day and my brain can't remember everything I am working on :) Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com

RE: [LegacyUG] Passage Express

If that doesn’t work (Legacy might think you already have it) here is a direct like. http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/PassageExpressFreeVersion.asp Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyf

RE: [LegacyUG] Attaching Media (Specifically, Copies of Documents)

I agree :) Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: Brian L. Lightfoot [mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com] Sent: Saturday, December 6, 2014 11:51 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Attaching Media (

RE: [LegacyUG] New update, same old problem: "No designated printer"

Janice, Your problem is a bit complicated so I think you should send an email to supp...@legacyfamilytree.com so that we can get you logged into our ticketing system. You can just copy and paste what you have written here. Michele Technical Support

RE: [LegacyUG] Family view left and right labels

I just did a search of my file to find all of the divorced folks. I looked at the ones with children and the labels are correct for me. Try 1) Close Legacy, reboot, open Legacy 2) Check/Repair. Select File > File Maintenance > Check Repair. Click Proceed. If an error is found select No so t

RE: [LegacyUG] Family view left and right labels

Graham, The reason it didn't work is because I read your email wrong. When you said "mainly first cousins" it got my brain in relationship mode and I was looking at the wrong labels. Brian has the correct answer. No worries, you needed to do a check/repair anyway :) :) :) Michele Technical S

RE: [LegacyUG] question

I have my gmail accounts configured in Outlook. No matter how many times I tell Outlook AND gmail that the LUG is not spam it sends half of it there it there anyway. I gave up a long time ago. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Messa

RE: [LegacyUG] Cleaning up Location list

Jane, Bring up the Master Location List. On the far right click Options then Expand/Contract Location Parts. On the right you will see a way to Add "USA" to all locations. Legacy is smart enough to not add them if you have another country name listed. Michele Technical Support mich...@legac

RE: [LegacyUG] Cleaning up Location list

Jane, The advantage to going through your locations one at a time is that you can do several things at once. You can fix the long location, add a short location and check the map to make sure the pin is where it is supposed to be. You will also find duplicates that you can merge. By the time

RE: [LegacyUG] Voice Recognition Software

Bobby, Nice job! So with that accent I am thinking you are from my part of the country (I live in Georgia). I recently bought Dragon but I haven't had time to work with it yet. I am thinking I will be using it more for the notes fields but I have to say I was impressed with how you were able

RE: [LegacyUG] Event "location" somehow got changed

Brian, I appreciate this post. This is exactly what is happening. Gene also sent a ticket in so we are working on it behind the scenes. Sometimes when you think Support isn’t paying attention to the LUG list they really are. One thing people don’t realize is that not all of the techs watch

RE: [LegacyUG] Event "location" somehow got changed

Gene, It is okay to ask tech support questions on the list because the answer might be a simple one liner but anything that might require some back and forth dialog is better handled by sending a message to supp...@legacyfamilytree.com :) Also, if you ask

RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Events - entered too much information, "Not Responding", unable to open

Cynthia, The very first thing you need to do is close Legacy and reboot your computer. Now open Legacy and do a check/repair. Select File > File Maintenance > Check Repair. Click Proceed. If an error is found select No so that the check/repair will continue. If there are errors found, run t

RE: [LegacyUG] Documenting Disproven Relationships: Wrong Parents/ Children

This is exactly what I do as well. ___ "I disconnect the erroneous link but keep the data in the file with a note giving details against all parties." -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Ashcott, Shapwick, Greinton and Clutton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk Legacy Us

RE: [LegacyUG] Legal Name Changes

Al, I will use my uncle as an example. He changed his name completely (whether he did it legally or not is not known). His name of record in Legacy is the name he was born with. I added his new name as an AKA and I explained the name change in the notes. His daughter was born under the new

RE: [LegacyUG] Pictures

The default location for your media files is Documents\Legacy Family Tree\Media. You don’t have to put your files there if you don’t want to but that is where the default is set up. You can have subfolders inside this folder if you like (I do). The one reason someone might want to put their

RE: [LegacyUG] Pictures

nce I link a photo to Legacy a copy will automatically be put in the Legacy Media Folder? From: Michele/Support <mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 12:36 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com <mailto:legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com> Subject: RE: [L

RE: [LegacyUG] Passage Express For Legacy

Ron, Legacy has bought out Passage Express so we are doing the technical support for the program. Passage Express has a history of conflicting with other programs but this is usually easily solved by simply reinstalling the program. Before you reinstall, reboot your computer and make sure al

RE: [LegacyUG] Passage Express For Legacy

Nancy, It is a program that will allow you to put together multimedia presentations that you can then burn onto CDs and pass out to your family. You can read more about it here http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/PassageExpressFreeVersion.asp We also have a Knowledge Base article that is loaded

RE: [LegacyUG] Passage Express For Legacy

Ron, Now it is time for you to send this is as a technical support ticket. Just copy and paste the conversation and send it to supp...@legacyfamilytree.com You can put Attn: Michele since I already know what’s going on. Michele Technical Support

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy how-to link for using voice recognition

Arnold, Are you taking about being able to use Dragon with Legacy? We had a webinar on this http://www.familytreewebinars.com/download.php?webinar_id=223 Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: Arnold Sprague [mailto:asp

RE: [LegacyUG] Origin report for living

It is working for me too. I just ran one on myself. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: Sherry/Support [mailto:she...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 12:43 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com S

RE: [LegacyUG] Ancestry DNA raw data

Ancestry's test is an autosomal DNA test and you can't input this type of DNA test into Legacy. Why? Autosomal DNA tests are not reported with values assigned to fields like yDNA and mitochondrial DNA are. If you were to download your raw data you would have a text file approx. 6 MB in size (

RE: [LegacyUG] Need for listing AncestryDNA and 23andMe tests on Legacy DNA record screen

1) We have several DNA suggestions in the suggestions queue under consideration including some that involve atDNA (autosomal) 2) One that isn't there is having an option to remove the DNA screens. Someone will need to send in a suggestion for that one (http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/suggest.as

RE: [LegacyUG] Subscribe

Welcome to the list, David :) Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: David Street [mailto:davidstr...@live.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 3:36 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Subscribe Ple

RE: [LegacyUG] Ancestor Chart Report - how to include Today's Date?

I just generated an Ancestor Chart Report and mine has the date. Go to Report Options and then over on the right select Page Setup, Headers, Footers. Select the Footers tab. Now click Edit Compiler. Do you see today's date in the top box? Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.co

RE: [LegacyUG] Ancestor Book Report question

Mary, When I select bullet points or numbering or nothing I am not getting lines between the events. Whenever I am testing something I always RESET the report first. Click the RESET button and then select your options again and see what happens. Michele Technical Support mich...@leg

RE: [LegacyUG] One drive

Nope. Just save your file to the OneDrive folder on your hard drive. Remember, if you are going to have your file on cloud storage you can't have the file open on two computers at the same time. When you are done on the first computer close Legacy and give OneDrive time to sync before opening

RE: [LegacyUG] One drive

> On Feb 2, 2015, at 9:29 AM, Michele/Support > wrote: > > Nope. Just save your file to the OneDrive folder on your hard drive. > Remember, if you are going to have your file on cloud storage you can't have > the file open on two computers at the same time. When

RE: [LegacyUG] One drive

Definitely cloud storage as long as you remember not to have the file open on both computers at the same time. Once you are done with the first computer close Legacy completely and allow OneDrive to sync before you try opening it on the second computer. If you have it open on two computers at

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Geo Location database

Ila, That message means you did not get a complete download. I have the Geo on dropbox for people who have problems downloading from our website. Try downloading the file from here. You should have no problems. https:

RE: [LegacyUG] Knowing I had attached source

The easiest way to fix your color woes is to simply go to Options > Customize > 9. Colors > 9.3 Reset All Colors to their Default Settings. You can now start over. Here are the directions for changing your Individual’s Information screen’s labels so that they change color when you have a sourc

RE: [LegacyUG] Identifying lines on reports

Jane, Are you talking about this... Thomas Simmons (William, James, James, Silas, James) with superscript numbers after each generation? This is something specific to descendant reports. You don't see this in ancestor reports. I double checked Numbering Your Genealogy: Basic Systems, Complex

RE: [LegacyUG] Alphabet Character set

Al, Legacy only supports Western European fonts. This does include quite a few letters with diacritics but some of the Polish characters are not included, like the L with the slash through it. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com From: Albert Ignatow

RE: [LegacyUG] Gender of child unknown

Marcie, You have a choice of male, female or unknown. The unknown option is right next to the male and female options. It has a ? next to it. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: marcie [mailto:marcie...@yahoo.com] Se

RE: [LegacyUG] Gender of child unknown

arani [mailto:phoenixantis...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2015 8:17 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Gender of child unknown On 07/02/2015 23:44, Michele/Support wrote: > You have a choice of male, female or unknown. The unknown option is > right next to t

RE: [LegacyUG] Color in a report

Jane, There isn't an option for this in the Report Options menu but you can do it if you export the report to MS Word or other advanced word processing program (export as an Rich Text File). You can then hand color the lines using a colored font. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamily

RE: [LegacyUG] Character Map

Lloyd, Options > Customize > 4. Data Defaults Option 4.6 Quick Entry Character Ribbon (gbl) Uncheck the box to Display Ribbon on screens Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: LHite31 [mailto:lhit...@gmail.com] Sent: Sund

RE: [LegacyUG] Showing children

June, To make it less confusing, simple turn off the ½ kids. Right click one of the children in the children’s list and select VIEW then DEselect show ½ Kids. To make double sure that the children are connected to the correct birth parents just scroll through the spouses. You CAN get all of t

RE: [LegacyUG] date in event

Kirstin, This is a known issue that has already been fixed by the programmers. The fix will be in the next update :) Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: Kirstin [mailto:genealogylady...@verizon.net] Sent: Saturday, Feb

RE: [LegacyUG] Research Guidance Tab Not Displaying on Home Page

Nice! Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com From: Mark Lang [mailto:markl...@adam.com.au] Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 2:10 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subjec

RE: [LegacyUG] Error 91

Ila, Let’s try the simple stuff first. 1) Close Legacy, reboot your computer but don’t open Legacy back up yet. 2) In Windows navigate to the Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\Usr folder and open it. Delete the FGS.usr file. 3) Now open Legacy back up and do a check/repair. Select File >

RE: [LegacyUG] Error 91

Glad to hear it :) Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: Ila East [mailto:sunnydays1...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 12:46 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Error 91 I accide

RE: [LegacyUG] Birth parents vs. adoptive parents

Anne, I would need more info to be able to point you in the right direction. You can email me off list at mich...@legacyfamilytree.com As far as the Research Guidance goes, after our little chat I will see if there are possible resources I need to add to the Research Guidance :) Michele Techn

RE: [LegacyUG] Pictures

Lynne, You will need to download your tree as a gedcom file. Here are the instructions from the TribalPages website https://tribalpages.com/trails/ugedcom.html You can then import the gedcom into Legacy. Your attached images will not transfer. This is a limitation of the gedcom protocol. Yo

RE: [LegacyUG] Place names & sorting

As long as you are consistent with how many fields you use for each country your Master Location List will sort the countries together properly. For example, I use 4 fields for US, I use 3 for Germany, I use 4 for Poland and I use 6 for France. I have no problem with sorting. Where you run i

RE: [LegacyUG] Place names & sorting

Yup. For example, in the Geo German location are like this… Leverkusen, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany After I have selected the location I remove the extra comma in the Core+ field and then click Select. My location is formatted like I want and it has the correct map location. Michele

RE: [LegacyUG] Place names & sorting

Jay, What is the problem with having one cemetery entry and 1200 burials attached to it? The cemetery/address would show up for every person and you could easily see who all is attached by simply doing a “Show List” The problem you will run into is when you share your information with other ge

RE: [LegacyUG] Place names & sorting

Excellent, Tessa! Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com From: Tessa Keough [mailto:murke...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2015 10:13 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUs

RE: [LegacyUG] Cut and Paste not working

We have had some Vista users report that the last update for them caused Legacy (and other programs) to appear “fuzzy.” After searching the Microsoft Knowledge Base we found that it was a known issue with that particular update and that Microsoft was working on a solution. The users uninstalle

RE: [LegacyUG] Moving children and replacing people.

You UNLINK the children from the wrong parents and then LINK the children to the proper parents. In the Family View with the children you need to unlink listed in the children's list below, right click the child you want to unlink and then select Unlink from parents. You will get a warning mes

RE: [LegacyUG] how to un-Private an individual?

C N You are actually seeing the word Private in the name field??? It sounds like you have imported a gedcom where the person that created the gedcom had people marked as private. You can't get that information. When someone is marked private and you create a gedcom that information simply is

RE: [LegacyUG] Problem with reports - please help

Dan, The "from" program is a known issue that has already been fixed by the programmers. The fix will be in the next update :) Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com From: Rovinski, Dan [mailto:dan.rovin...@foth.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 11:4

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