I have never worked out how to do Advanced Focus filter. Is there an easy explanation? Marg Port Stephens, NSW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Sevy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:53 AM Subject: [PAF-5] Legacy ??? >I am considering trying out Legacy after using PAF ever since Version2 > (possibly even Version 1). > > I have one major concern about Legacy: In PAF 5 there is a feature called > Advanced Focus Filter that I find very confusing. In PAF 2, doing a search > was VERY SIMPLE. I could type SEVY in the surname field; type KANSAS in > the > State field, hit some Function Key, and it would give me every SEVY born > in > Kansas. I could also do more complex searches just as easily. > > How are such searches done in the Basic Legacy? > > Are searches in the Advanced Legacy done any differently? > > I have another question. For those who have had both the Basic and the > Full > Featured Legacy, what are the three most important features that the full > featured program has over the free program. I'm not a cheapskate, but when > I > looked over the features on the Legacy web site, the advanced features > didn't seem all that important to me. > > Tom Sevy in Taylorsville, Utah > > PS: As I was writing this I got a response to an inquiry which I sent to > Legacy last night. This is VERY satisfactory in my opinion. I am also > generally pleased to see that they will respond quickly to questions. The > person at Legacy gave me a good answer, but I'm still interested to hear > what "users" think. Although he responded to my questions, his main > suggestion was that I download the FREE version and try it out. Sounds > reasonable to me. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Marg, Like most things it gets easier with practice. For example, if you wanted to search for everyone in your database that was connected to Michigan, you could click Search > Advanced Focus Filter > Define > Any Place > > Full Place > Contains > Michigan > OK > Show Results Only > OK To search your Notes for all references to the word "census", you could click Search > Advanced Focus Filter > Define > Notes > > Contains > census > OK > Show Results Only > OK Using "Show Results Only" means that only individuals matching the filter set will be shown in the "Find Individual" screen, making it easy to examine them. You remove the check mark from "Show Results Only" in order to see everyone in the database instead of just the selected set. (You click Clear to clear the filter set. Never click Delete unless you want to permanently remove the selected records from your database.) If you have accidentally imported a gedcom file, one way to get rid of the new records is to select the range of new RINs and Delete these records, (after making a backup with a new name of course). This can be done with an advanced Focus Filter. So it is a powerful and somewhat dangerous tool. I find it very useful! Bill Buchanan ----- Original Message ----- From: "marg" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 5:51 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Legacy ??? > I have never worked out how to do Advanced Focus filter. > > Is there an easy explanation? > > > Marg > Port Stephens, NSW > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Sevy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:53 AM > Subject: [PAF-5] Legacy ??? > > > >I am considering trying out Legacy after using PAF ever since Version2 > > (possibly even Version 1). > > > > I have one major concern about Legacy: In PAF 5 there is a feature called > > Advanced Focus Filter that I find very confusing. In PAF 2, doing a search > > was VERY SIMPLE. I could type SEVY in the surname field; type KANSAS in > > the > > State field, hit some Function Key, and it would give me every SEVY born > > in > > Kansas. I could also do more complex searches just as easily. > > > > How are such searches done in the Basic Legacy? > > > > Are searches in the Advanced Legacy done any differently? > > > > I have another question. For those who have had both the Basic and the > > Full > > Featured Legacy, what are the three most important features that the full > > featured program has over the free program. I'm not a cheapskate, but when > > I > > looked over the features on the Legacy web site, the advanced features > > didn't seem all that important to me. > > > > Tom Sevy in Taylorsville, Utah > > > > PS: As I was writing this I got a response to an inquiry which I sent to > > Legacy last night. This is VERY satisfactory in my opinion. I am also > > generally pleased to see that they will respond quickly to questions. The > > person at Legacy gave me a good answer, but I'm still interested to hear > > what "users" think. Although he responded to my questions, his main > > suggestion was that I download the FREE version and try it out. Sounds > > reasonable to me. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.10/1366 - Release Date: 4/8/2008 5:03 PM > >

Thank you, I will try it. Marg Port Stephens, NSW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Buchanan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 12:49 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Legacy ??? > Marg, > Like most things it gets easier with practice. For example, if you wanted > to > search for everyone in your database that was connected to Michigan, you > could click Search > Advanced Focus Filter > Define > Any Place > > Full > Place > Contains > Michigan > OK > Show Results Only > OK > > To search your Notes for all references to the word "census", you could > click Search > Advanced Focus Filter > Define > Notes > > Contains > > census >> OK > Show Results Only > OK > > Using "Show Results Only" means that only individuals matching the filter > set will be shown in the "Find Individual" screen, making it easy to > examine > them. > > You remove the check mark from "Show Results Only" in order to see > everyone > in the database instead of just the selected set. (You click Clear to > clear > the filter set. Never click Delete unless you want to permanently remove > the > selected records from your database.) If you have accidentally imported a > gedcom file, one way to get rid of the new records is to select the range > of > new RINs and Delete these records, (after making a backup with a new name > of > course). This can be done with an advanced Focus Filter. > > So it is a powerful and somewhat dangerous tool. I find it very useful! > > Bill Buchanan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "marg" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 5:51 AM > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Legacy ??? > > >> I have never worked out how to do Advanced Focus filter. >> >> Is there an easy explanation? >> >> >> Marg >> Port Stephens, NSW >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tom Sevy" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:53 AM >> Subject: [PAF-5] Legacy ??? >> >> >> >I am considering trying out Legacy after using PAF ever since Version2 >> > (possibly even Version 1). >> > >> > I have one major concern about Legacy: In PAF 5 there is a feature > called >> > Advanced Focus Filter that I find very confusing. In PAF 2, doing a > search >> > was VERY SIMPLE. I could type SEVY in the surname field; type KANSAS in >> > the >> > State field, hit some Function Key, and it would give me every SEVY >> > born >> > in >> > Kansas. I could also do more complex searches just as easily. >> > >> > How are such searches done in the Basic Legacy? >> > >> > Are searches in the Advanced Legacy done any differently? >> > >> > I have another question. For those who have had both the Basic and the >> > Full >> > Featured Legacy, what are the three most important features that the > full >> > featured program has over the free program. I'm not a cheapskate, but > when >> > I >> > looked over the features on the Legacy web site, the advanced features >> > didn't seem all that important to me. >> > >> > Tom Sevy in Taylorsville, Utah >> > >> > PS: As I was writing this I got a response to an inquiry which I sent >> > to >> > Legacy last night. This is VERY satisfactory in my opinion. I am also >> > generally pleased to see that they will respond quickly to questions. > The >> > person at Legacy gave me a good answer, but I'm still interested to >> > hear >> > what "users" think. Although he responded to my questions, his main >> > suggestion was that I download the FREE version and try it out. Sounds >> > reasonable to me. >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> > the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.10/1366 - Release Date: >> 4/8/2008 > 5:03 PM >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Marg: This is an article I wrote several years ago on some basic usage of the Advanced Filtering: http://www.ancquest.com/t_t6.htm This was written about the time we gave the code to the LDS Church for use in PAF -- so even though this article mentions Ancestral Quest, the Advanced Filtering works the same in PAF. Gaylon marg wrote: > I have never worked out how to do Advanced Focus filter. > > Is there an easy explanation? > > > Marg > Port Stephens, NSW > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Sevy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:53 AM > Subject: [PAF-5] Legacy ??? > > > >> I am considering trying out Legacy after using PAF ever since Version2 >> (possibly even Version 1). >> >> I have one major concern about Legacy: In PAF 5 there is a feature called >> Advanced Focus Filter that I find very confusing. In PAF 2, doing a search >> was VERY SIMPLE. I could type SEVY in the surname field; type KANSAS in >> the >> State field, hit some Function Key, and it would give me every SEVY born >> in >> Kansas. I could also do more complex searches just as easily. >> >> How are such searches done in the Basic Legacy? >> >> Are searches in the Advanced Legacy done any differently? >> >> I have another question. For those who have had both the Basic and the >> Full >> Featured Legacy, what are the three most important features that the full >> featured program has over the free program. I'm not a cheapskate, but when >> I >> looked over the features on the Legacy web site, the advanced features >> didn't seem all that important to me. >> >> Tom Sevy in Taylorsville, Utah >> >> PS: As I was writing this I got a response to an inquiry which I sent to >> Legacy last night. This is VERY satisfactory in my opinion. I am also >> generally pleased to see that they will respond quickly to questions. The >> person at Legacy gave me a good answer, but I'm still interested to hear >> what "users" think. Although he responded to my questions, his main >> suggestion was that I download the FREE version and try it out. Sounds >> reasonable to me. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >