The preparation is complete and this is the day The Great Legacy IntelliShare Merge begins.
Because my SOURCES folder contains documents not related to the MasterFile, I set up a Syncback profile that only sends the relevant documents to the MasterFile SOURCES folder in our shared Dropbox folder. … [continued]
OK. We’ve started with Legacy’s IntelliShare. With the file-name MasterFile. We could have named it anything.
We decided my family file should be the starting point because my file is the one with the MRIN’s already defined to follow the MRIN Filing System. It’s already linked to source documents, thousands of source citations and the portraits. My cousin already files her paper by marriages so we’re close to having the same system, hers just lacking the numbers right now. … [continued]
So far, so good. In five years of MRIN filing I’ve never needed a backup of my MRIN’s.
But, what I have done occasionally is swap numbers around and lose track of where else the MRIN’s exist in my database. … [continued]
Over at Kerry’s there’s a debate underway about The Value of Great Big Trees Online. I come down on the side of being not all that interested. I agree with the many who say that regurgitated incorrect and un-sourced material is a root problem. But, it can be a place to start. … [continued]
First of all … I love the new FamilySearch and Legacy integration. Amazing, amazing effort.
But, just because we can combine duplicates on the new FamilySearch does not mean the information is correct. And, of course, we already knew that. … [continued]
After a few days of playing around with the new FamilySearch integration in Legacy Family Tree, it suddenly occurred to me that the total number of people I was working my way through was not correct. It said, as it does on the Home screen, 10,827. That’s the total including a disconnected tree. … [continued]
Last night I watched two hours of Geoff Rasmussen explaining the new FamilySearch integration with Legacy Family Tree. … [continued]
This is a dubiously-useful way to spend a week, but I’ve been away from Legacy for a long time and I had to start somewhere. … [continued]
Several of you have asked for Legacy tips.
Well, it’s your lucky day. Mine, too. I don’t even have to come up with something on my own. There’s a section in the Help System actually called Tips and Tricks. If you click on Help/Contents and look under ‘Using Legacy’ it says ‘Tips and Tricks’. It’s divided into about 20 sections. Most of it’s a wall of text without pictures so it takes a fair bit of concentration.
But the first category called ‘General Tips and Tricks’ is different. It goes through the various screens with numbered items showing you different things you can do.
Do you know there are at least 7 locations in Legacy for saving and reloading clipboard contents?
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