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  • #21
    lol Beverley - I'm always Jill but became Gillian after there was another Jill on another site, so I just stuck to the Gillian when I came here!

    I've just been having a look at microsoft publisher - the calendar is a really good idea. I have an elderly Canadian first cousin once removed contact who is very keen on his Scottish roots. His branch of the family was very unproductive and the only other family he has is one sister. I'm sure he'd love a calendar with some FT stuff and some pictures of the villages in Scotland where his ancestors lived.
    I can see there are loads of tools and features I haven't even begun to explore yet on Legacy. I think I'll familiarise myself with those to begin with and then think about the upgrade.
    Gillian
    User page: http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/...ustGillian-117

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    • #22
      I'm glad to see that this thread has expanded beyond my original query. There are some really useful ideas on here - I've never tried using Research Guidance, for example. Thanks everyone!

      Regarding upgrading to the Deluxe edition, I purchased the upgrade for Version 5 and am still using it at home. It does provide some 'extras' which, while not essential, are nice to have and probably worth the cost. I've also downloaded the free Version 6 Standard edition and have played with it at work. Again, it seems to have some features that Version 5 doesn't, but nothing too major (admittedly, I haven't tried them all). I've been reluctant to purchase the Deluxe upgrade for Version 6 so far since I suspect there won't be much there that I can't get from either Version 5 Deluxe or Version 6 Standard. I also wonder if they'll be releasing a Version 7 sometime soon - if so, I may as well wait and get the upgrade for that release.

      I've never used FTM, but don't feel that I'm missing out on anything based on what I've read here and elsewhere. It would be interesting to hear from someone who has used both programs to know what the main differences are. Given that the Standard edition is free, easy to learn, and quite powerful, I'm surprised that there aren't more people here using Legacy.

      Cheers -

      Tim
      "If we're lucky, one day our names and dates will appear in our descendants' family trees."

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      • #23
        And thank you for starting a Legacy thread Tim.
        It's had 170 odd viewings, so there must be lots of users out there!
        Has the Version 6 been out for some time? If a Version 7 is really due soon, I definitely won't upgrade yet.
        Gillian
        User page: http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/...ustGillian-117

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        • #24
          A quick and easy way to match your photo collection with the names in your tree is to use 'Tools", Picture Centre, search for and highlight the desired name in the window on the left, browse for and highlight the picture in the window on the right (thumb nail view will appear, so you know you have the right pic) and just click on 'Attach'. Really handy if you have a batch of pics to deal with at once.

          Later, you can go through the photo album for each person and move them about in the order you want (don't forget you can use the little * button next to 'close' in the Picture Gallery,to set the preferred picture that will show whenever you open that person's family View screen). Nice to have these to use for slide show presentations or for print-outs.

          Has anyone made use of the sound or video options, and if so, do you have any hints to offer?

          Apologies if I'm teaching grannies to suck eggs....these are just things it took me a while to discover.

          Beverley



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          • #25
            Unfortunately the Picture Centre is a feature of the de luxe version.

            Beverley, please don't stop! There must be loads like me who welcome the tips.
            Gillian
            User page: http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/...ustGillian-117

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            • #26
              Presumably the Legacy Hints and Tips thread is to be info and not questions (great idea by the way Linda) so I'm not sure if Legacy questions are to be added to this thread or entered as new threads. Perhaps someone could let me know?

              Re Gedcoms.
              Is there a way of exporting gedcoms of selected information or is it "all or nothing" ? I can and have sent reports to contacts in the form of "Descendants of Joe Bloggs"etc but cannot find an option to do this for sending gedcoms.
              So, for example, if I wanted to upload my family to the FTF database which is being created, but not my husband's family, can I do that via Legacy?

              I have the basic version of Legacy 6.

              Update - It's ok, I've just found the tab to select what I want to have in my gedcom! Now to find out if it will let me do it in the basic version.
              Last edited by Just Gillian; 14-10-06, 12:12.
              Gillian
              User page: http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/...ustGillian-117

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              • #27
                I only had the basic version 6 for the trial month before I bought the Deluxe. I'm still not sure exactly what the difference is, but I found it so simple to use, I decided to get the complete program.
                It actually got my family interested in the family tree as I printed them all their own "Ancestry Book". I still need to learn how to add photos. A friend who uses Legacy as well put a couple in my program for me and they look great. There seems to be a few Legacy users here in Australia. Not sure why.
                I have copied a lot of this thread so I can go back and learn a bit more.
                Thanks everyone.

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                • #28
                  Originally posted by Just Gillian View Post
                  Re Gedcoms.
                  Is there a way of exporting gedcoms of selected information or is it "all or nothing" ? I can and have sent reports to contacts in the form of "Descendants of Joe Bloggs"etc but cannot find an option to do this for sending gedcoms.
                  So, for example, if I wanted to upload my family to the FTF database which is being created, but not my husband's family, can I do that via Legacy?

                  I have the basic version of Legacy 6.
                  I have sent portion of my tree as a gedcom.

                  1.Go to 'File' and 'export to Gedcom'
                  2. In the Gedcom Export screen, choose 'produce file for Gedcom 5.5 only'
                  3.At the bottom of this screen, it says 'Record Selection' Click on this and you will have a choice 'all records','selected records' etc
                  4.Choose 'selected records contained in the focus group', then 'View/select Focus Group'
                  6. You will get a 'focus group' screen. Click on 'edit'
                  7. You now have a 'descendant options' screen', which allows you to either choose all descendants of the selected individual or entire descendant line, with number of generations you wish to include. If the individual name that appears is not the one you wish to commence your gedcom with, click on 'change'
                  8. This will bring up your name list. Click on the name you want to use. (You will notice that if you highlight the name in the list, his/her details will appear to the right of the list, so you can check you have the right person. Double click on the correct name
                  9. You will return to the 'descendant options' screen. Click OK. Back at the 'focus group screen, click 'OK'. Back at the Gedcom Record selection screen click 'close'
                  10. Back at the 'Gedcom export ' screen click 'Select File name and start export
                  11. Choose where to save ( I usually choose 'desktop') and name your file. Save
                  12. A message box will appear telling you your export is complete, how many indiviuals and families are present. Click'OK'
                  13. The gedcom icon will be present on your desktop, or wherever else you saved it, and is then ready to send to another file elsewhere for down loading


                  It is simpler if you choose the individual in your tree, opening in family view first, as you will then not need to go through searching the name list for the corrrect individual.

                  I know this looks elaborate, but if followed step-by-step will do what you want.
                  Last edited by Macbev; 23-10-06, 07:16.

                  Beverley



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                  • #29
                    Thank you Linda and Beverley.
                    Your explanations are always so clear.
                    I have printed off the gedcom ones to use later today.
                    Unless this thread becomes too large and unwieldy I shall continue to post my queries here - I know you can find me on this one lol !
                    Thank you both for your patience and help.
                    Gillian
                    User page: http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/...ustGillian-117

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                    • #30
                      I may have found the answer to my original question

                      Seeing all of the useful tips and instructions on the other thread got me started poking around with Legacy, and I think that there *is* a way to assign one or more sources to multiple individuals at the same time. It's called 'Advanced Sourcing' and is available under Tools in the main menu bar. Unfortunately, you need the Deluxe Edition - fortunately for me, it's available with Version 5 Deluxe (which I have) as well as Version 6 (which I only have in the Standard Edition).

                      I haven't tried it out yet (just looked at the Help file) and I may have to learn about 'tagging' first, but I think it will do what I want. If and when I figure it out, I'll put step-by-step instructions on the other thread.

                      Keeping my fingers crossed -

                      Tim
                      "If we're lucky, one day our names and dates will appear in our descendants' family trees."

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                      • #31
                        That would be great Tim...just what we need. Lots of contributers to the Legacy thread. The software has got to being so sophisticated that no one user is likely to have explored all its potential.

                        Beverley



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                        • #32
                          *penelope Pitsop accent* Hellluuupppp!


                          If I'm entering details on a person it's easy to put in Birth Christening and date of death and they all show up nicely...... but when looking at it there is also a space for cause of death, but for the life of me I can't seem to see where to enter it so it will show up with the other dates.

                          Does anyone have any ideas?? please.

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                          • #33
                            Hi Peppie

                            Go to the individual whose death cause you want to enter, and click on the notes icon (3rd from left, looks like a notepad). This opens up an area where you can jot down any extra info you have and has three tabs at the top. Click on the "medical" tab, and you will see there is a box there for Cause of Death. When you put the cause of death in there, it shows up on the "front page" bit.

                            Tina
                            Fading slowly away until only the smile remains..........:D

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                            • #34
                              Cheers Tina! Worked a treat!

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                              • #35
                                Thanks for Hints and Tips

                                I didn't want to fill up the 'Legacy Hints and Tips' thread with this, but I did want to say a huge THANK YOU!! to Linda and Bev for the information they've contributed there.

                                Legacy is an easy program to learn and use - but beyond the basics, there are so many different capabilities that people may not be aware of them all. In addition, the program is flexible, which means that there are a number of different ways to do the same thing (e.g., citing sources).

                                Linda and Bev's posts provide clear, step-by-step instructions that are very easy to follow when you have the program open in front of you. They're a great contribution to this site, which is very much appreciated.

                                Keep them coming, please!

                                Tim
                                "If we're lucky, one day our names and dates will appear in our descendants' family trees."

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                                • #36
                                  I'll second that Tim - Linda's and Bev's instructions have been invaluable for me as I had really only got as far as entering basic names, dates and places until now.

                                  And now - Help!! (please)
                                  I have recently acquired a contact who has sent me a brilliant report and loads of extras - quarterage payment details for apprentices etc etc. I've been madly trying to get my sources into Legacy following the recommendations and instructions on the Legacy Tips thread so that I can send back a halfway decent report of my line of the family without looking like a complete amateur!
                                  So, I have found I am very confused about what constitutes an "event". I have followed your advice re the census Linda, and put the "the family consists of " etc in the events section. But what else is supposed to go in there as opposed to in the sources section?
                                  Also, when trying to find an answer to the above question, I opened the "events" section for several different people, but the programme wouldn't let me close the page without adding an event. Consequently, several people now have a "," for an event and I still can't delete the event because it is now attached to a person!!!! Any suggestions?
                                  Another question - if the information comes from Parish Records, but viewed by a contact, not by me, is there a good way of indicating this on the sources?
                                  Similarily, is there an accepted way of indicating "probable". I am thinking of, for example a death registration from BMD sources.
                                  Is there a special place to put "occupation" for those who are not in census details? - I've put it in General Notes for now.
                                  Is there an accepted way of indicating that I am the holder of a certificate, rather than that I have seen it?
                                  And, finally, currently, in the descendant report, the details of who was in the family, what jobs they were doing, where they were living etc (written in the events section) falls before the marriage details - is there a way of putting the marriage details before?
                                  I had a free afternoon and envisaged getting the bulk of the source info on to Legacy, instead I was ready to throw the PC out of the window in my frustration.
                                  I'm sure there were more questions I was going to ask, but the above are probably more than enough to be going on with!
                                  Gillian
                                  User page: http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/...ustGillian-117

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                                  • #37
                                    Thank you Linda!!
                                    I'll go and look at Legacy now and find the parts you mentioned - I don't even remember seeing arrows to sort the events! I did find the christening notes were kind of hanging by themselves when I tried one report preview.
                                    I like the idea of popping things in the research box so they can be excluded from reports - I'll have a look to see if that's available on the basic version.
                                    Thanks for taking the time to answer when you were busy.
                                    Gillian
                                    User page: http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/...ustGillian-117

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                                    • #38
                                      Thank you Linda.
                                      That's an idea - the html bit I mean. I'll try that tomorrow. At the moment, on the report preview the order I have is -
                                      the man's name and christening
                                      the blurb about who and where on the censi
                                      the marriage and wife's birth and christening details and number and names of children
                                      the marriage notes re witnesses etc
                                      the wife's christening notes

                                      I would have liked to be able to put the marriage before the census blurb, and attach the christening notes to the wife's christening details but cannot find any way of doing either of those.

                                      I had decided to upgrade to the de luxe version (if only so that you and Bev could give me more specific help lol) but then held back when someone mentioned that a new version might be due to be released, but I think I'll just go for it now. It's frustrating to click on bits on the basic version and find access is denied!
                                      Gillian
                                      User page: http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/...ustGillian-117

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                                      • #39
                                        Me again!!
                                        I think I mentioned earlier in the thread that I had entered sources, notes etc in a very haphazard fashion when I began using the Legacy programme.
                                        I have just completed a "perfect" file on one of my lines to send to a new contact. I started from scratch as I had loads of new people to add anyway and it seemed easier than "repairing" the earlier attempt. I'm wondering whether to do it that way for each of the main lines, as it is an easy way to keep track of where I'm up to in my renovations, and then merge all the files at the end. Are there any pitfalls with merging, and will Legacy show up warnings if there are any oddities/clashes at the merge? Obviously, I'll save a back-up of each file first.
                                        Gillian
                                        User page: http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/...ustGillian-117

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                                        • #40
                                          Thanks Linda.
                                          I think all mine, bar that one line, will need "to do " entries!!
                                          It's good to know the "to do" icon lights up - I had been scribbling mine on bits of paper, which inevitably get lost. I presume that list is automatically excluded in any report, but I'll check.
                                          It will be a useful place to jot down odd "possibles" when going through BMDs.
                                          Gillian
                                          User page: http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/...ustGillian-117

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