On 6 Feb 2006 Sheelagh Wiles wrote: > Can anyone please advise me how to add a adopted child and a fostered > child to parents? Add them as you would any other child. Then, with the parents having the main focus, right click on a child's name and select "Children's Settings ..." in that window highlight/select the child you want then choose the Child Status and Relationship to each parent. Note that if/when you know the biological parent(s) you can also add them as second parents. Cheers, -- Dave N. -- David Naylor, Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada. ---

Don't forget to back-up before you un-link and you might want to print out a family group sheet before you do so you have the info to put it back together if you need too. Jan Buker Castle Rock, WA

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In a message dated 2/3/2006 6:52:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, jim@lizwinfrey.com writes: As an example, Legacy should be showing multiple marriages for the folks all to the same person. The remedy is to unlink them until you have just one marriage. You also may have to unlink children in some cases. Legacy's Help File explains this procedure pretty well. Okay, I probably did link them more than once, so it is unlink okay thanks <G> eliz

Elizabeth, If they are only in the database once, then they have been linked multiple times. As an example, Legacy should be showing multiple marriages for the folks all to the same person. The remedy is to unlink them until you have just one marriage. You also may have to unlink children in some cases. Legacy's Help File explains this procedure pretty well. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: <ElizHgene@aol.com> To: <LEGACY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [LEGACY] Multiples of marriage and children listd > In a message dated 2/2/2006 5:28:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, > badrenn@hotmail.com writes: > siblings, and go to Children's Settings. In that window there is a sort > button. You can also mark your preferred child (direct ancestor) in that > space. > > > I keep getting multiples of some marriages (3 in one case) and > children.These > are not people who need to be merged they are just somehow duplicated. I > am > not sure how I managed this and I am not even describing it well <G> but I > hope > someone can help anyway <G> > Eliz > > > ==== LEGACY Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view the > list archive, or for other list information, go to the web page at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/LEGACY.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.0/249 - Release Date: 2/2/2006 > >

In a message dated 2/3/2006 6:11:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, badrenn@hotmail.com writes: You can do a duplicate record search by going into Tools, then Merge. Select Find Duplicates. Then it will take you to a screen to backup your database. You should do this cause you might make a big boo boo and want to start over. This is what has me flummoxed, there aren't duplicates only one person in the db but three showing on the family. <VBG> But I will give it a try again, maybe I missed one and I will be sure to back up the tree, last thing in the world I need to lose! Eliz

Eliz, I found that I got multiples when I would work on one line and then move to another line and there is a link, but I would forget that the person is already in my database!! This seems odd, but with some of my lines they intermarry through all the generations. These are mostly cousins and not direct line. You can do a duplicate record search by going into Tools, then Merge. Select Find Duplicates. Then it will take you to a screen to backup your database. You should do this cause you might make a big boo boo and want to start over. Then it gives you a menu to choose how you want Legacy to look for duplicates. Once you are through with that, then it will give you a list. Now, all your Unknown people will be considered duplicates!! So, be careful. It will "merge" the information so you don't lose the links, and it asks how you would like to merge. You can also skip over ones that you don't want to mess with. I spent several hours going through this. You can save the search and come back to it. Good Luck!! Beth Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: <ElizHgene@aol.com> To: <LEGACY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [LEGACY] Multiples of marriage and children listd > In a message dated 2/2/2006 5:28:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, > badrenn@hotmail.com writes: > siblings, and go to Children's Settings. In that window there is a sort > button. You can also mark your preferred child (direct ancestor) in that > space. > > > I keep getting multiples of some marriages (3 in one case) and > children.These > are not people who need to be merged they are just somehow duplicated. I > am > not sure how I managed this and I am not even describing it well <G> but I > hope > someone can help anyway <G> > Eliz > > > ==== LEGACY Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view the > list archive, or for other list information, go to the web page at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/LEGACY.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

In a message dated 2/2/2006 5:28:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, badrenn@hotmail.com writes: siblings, and go to Children's Settings. In that window there is a sort button. You can also mark your preferred child (direct ancestor) in that space. I keep getting multiples of some marriages (3 in one case) and children.These are not people who need to be merged they are just somehow duplicated. I am not sure how I managed this and I am not even describing it well <G> but I hope someone can help anyway <G> Eliz

Diane, To arrange your siblings in birth order, right click the listing of siblings, and go to Children's Settings. In that window there is a sort button. You can also mark your preferred child (direct ancestor) in that space. Beth Ann Visit Deardorff/Renn Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~badrenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Murach" <dmurach@starstream.net> To: <LEGACY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [LEGACY] hi light direct descendent >I also am very interested in this answer. I'd love to be able to arranged > the children in birth order, and also have my direct ancestor be very > obvious -- yellow highlighting. I track all the siblings, so most have > spouses and descendants. > > Diane > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pauline Harper" <perils@earthlink.net> > To: <LEGACY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 11:19 AM > Subject: [LEGACY] hi light direct descendent > > >> I would like to know how to make my direct ancestor appear obvious when I > am looking at the page with his whole family. There has to be a way to > change the colors, but I cannot figure it out. Thanks... >> >> >> Pauline Harper >> perils@earthlink.net >> EarthLink Revolves Around You. >> >> >> ==== LEGACY Mailing List ==== >> To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view the >> list archive, or for other list information, go to the web page at >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/LEGACY.html >> >> ============================== >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> >> >> > > > > ==== LEGACY Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view the > list archive, or for other list information, go to the web page at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/LEGACY.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Pauline and Diane, Go the the Tools icon at the top of the screen, click on "Set Direct Line as Preferred". When asked, select a person to be the focus from which the direct line is calculated. Go into Options to select a color for the direct line individuals. Another feature that goes along with the direct line - you can pick a focus person (doesn't have to be the same one) and click Tools, Set Relationships. That identifies the relationship of everybody in the database to the focus person if they are related. Jim Pauline Harper wrote: >I would like to know how to make my direct ancestor appear obvious when I am looking at the page with his whole family. There has to be a way to change the colors, but I cannot figure it out. Thanks... > > >Pauline Harper >perils@earthlink.net >EarthLink Revolves Around You. > > >==== LEGACY Mailing List ==== >To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view the >list archive, or for other list information, go to the web page at >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/LEGACY.html > >============================== >Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > >

I would like to know how to make my direct ancestor appear obvious when I am looking at the page with his whole family. There has to be a way to change the colors, but I cannot figure it out. Thanks... Pauline Harper perils@earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You.

I also am very interested in this answer. I'd love to be able to arranged the children in birth order, and also have my direct ancestor be very obvious -- yellow highlighting. I track all the siblings, so most have spouses and descendants. Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pauline Harper" <perils@earthlink.net> To: <LEGACY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 11:19 AM Subject: [LEGACY] hi light direct descendent > I would like to know how to make my direct ancestor appear obvious when I am looking at the page with his whole family. There has to be a way to change the colors, but I cannot figure it out. Thanks... > > > Pauline Harper > perils@earthlink.net > EarthLink Revolves Around You. > > > ==== LEGACY Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view the > list archive, or for other list information, go to the web page at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/LEGACY.html > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > >

Thank you so much. I kept looking for a way to do it under "Reports." Nan (fairly new to Legacy) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leon Chapman" <chapy@cox.net> To: <LEGACY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:40 PM Subject: RE: [LEGACY] Report of "Living"? > Nan: > Try this: > 1. Do a Search (Detail Tab) for: > "Individual", "Living", "Yes" > 2. Print with whatever fields you want to display. > > > Chap > > Leon D. Chapman > Chapy@cox.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nan [mailto:naela@earthlink.net] > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:10 PM > To: LEGACY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LEGACY] Report of "Living"? > > While we're discussing reports, is there a way to run a report of all > individuals checked as "living"? > > thanks, > Nan > > > ==== LEGACY Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view the list > archive, or for other list information, go to the web page at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/LEGACY.html > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== LEGACY Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view the > list archive, or for other list information, go to the web page at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/LEGACY.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

DOES THIS MEAN THAT I HAVE NO PRIVACY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leon Chapman" <chapy@cox.net> To: <LEGACY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:40 PM Subject: RE: [LEGACY] Report of "Living"? > Nan: > Try this: > 1. Do a Search (Detail Tab) for: > "Individual", "Living", "Yes" > 2. Print with whatever fields you want to display. > > > Chap > > Leon D. Chapman > Chapy@cox.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nan [mailto:naela@earthlink.net] > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:10 PM > To: LEGACY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LEGACY] Report of "Living"? > > While we're discussing reports, is there a way to run a report of all > individuals checked as "living"? > > thanks, > Nan > > > ==== LEGACY Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view the list > archive, or for other list information, go to the web page at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/LEGACY.html > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== LEGACY Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view the > list archive, or for other list information, go to the web page at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/LEGACY.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

While we're discussing reports, is there a way to run a report of all individuals checked as "living"? thanks, Nan

Nan: Try this: 1. Do a Search (Detail Tab) for: "Individual", "Living", "Yes" 2. Print with whatever fields you want to display. Chap Leon D. Chapman Chapy@cox.net -----Original Message----- From: Nan [mailto:naela@earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:10 PM To: LEGACY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LEGACY] Report of "Living"? While we're discussing reports, is there a way to run a report of all individuals checked as "living"? thanks, Nan ==== LEGACY Mailing List ==== To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view the list archive, or for other list information, go to the web page at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/LEGACY.html ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

Dan: Your best bet is to 1. View Sources, click on 1st source. Hold down the Shift Key & then move to last source & click. (This selects/highlights all sources). 2. Then hit the button "Show List" - which shows all people with a source 3. At bottom, hit "Untag everyone in file" & then hit "Tag everyone in the list" (use Tag 1) 4. Exit back to family page 5. Perform a search for "Individual", "Tag 1", "Untagged" This will find all the people with no sources This does not get to exactly what you wanted, but it does ID anyone without a source. Chap Leon D. Chapman Chapy@cox.net -----Original Message----- From: DanBCooley [mailto:dbcooley@rcn.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 3:09 PM To: LEGACY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LEGACY] Sources Report I have been recently updating my sources in Legacy (version 5.0). I was looking for a report that lists each individual and whether he/she has a source. I can't find one. The only report for sources is the converse of what I want, i.e. it lists each source citation and the people whom it references. As far as I am concerned that report is useless because it doesn't let you check to see individuals with missing sources. Am I just overlooking an obvious report or is there a workaround for what I want? Here is an example of what I'm talking about: b c d b Cooley, Daniel Berton x x x x Cooley, Margaret May x x x ..... This shows that Daniel has all sources but Margaret is missing a christening source. -- Dan Cooley ==== LEGACY Mailing List ==== To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view the list archive, or for other list information, go to the web page at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/LEGACY.html ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

I have been recently updating my sources in Legacy (version 5.0). I was looking for a report that lists each individual and whether he/she has a source. I can't find one. The only report for sources is the converse of what I want, i.e. it lists each source citation and the people whom it references. As far as I am concerned that report is useless because it doesn't let you check to see individuals with missing sources. Am I just overlooking an obvious report or is there a workaround for what I want? Here is an example of what I'm talking about: b c d b Cooley, Daniel Berton x x x x Cooley, Margaret May x x x ..... This shows that Daniel has all sources but Margaret is missing a christening source. -- Dan Cooley

On 4 Dec 2005 Ruth wrote: > I am using Legacy 5.0 Deluxe. I have the program set up on a PC and > am using it. I recently purchased a Laptop and also installed Legacy > 5.0 Deluxe onto it. How do I get all the Data that is on the PC onto > the Laptop? The best way would be to make a family file backup within Legacy - File > Backup Family File - save it to floppy(s) or USB drive. Then restore from that on your laptop - File > Restore Family File. Note that if you have any multimedia files -- census graphics, photos, etc. -- that they will need to be copied to your laptop as well. You can do this within Legacy (File > Backup Multimedia Files) or just copy them over. The path for these may differ from your desktop but Legacy will find them all after you point it to one of the files on your laptop. Good luck. Cheers, -- Dave N. -- David Naylor, Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada. ---

I am using Legacy 5.0 Deluxe. I have the program set up on a PC and am using it. I recently purchased a Laptop and also installed Legacy 5.0 Deluxe onto it. How do I get all the Data that is on the PC onto the Laptop? I want to keep the info on both computers. Thanks for any help. I know I should be able to understand how to do it, but I don't. Ruth