From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Fri Sep 22 07:12:23 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k8MDCNjb010876; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:12:23 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k8MDCMdf004886 for ; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:12:22 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k8MAUUFI032377 for ; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:30:30 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k8MAUUgP032376 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:30:30 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k8M96LFI032143 for ; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:06:21 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k8MBm3Ua023727 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:48:03 -0600 X-Envelope-From: Oneaday@centurytel.net Fri Sep 22 05:48:03 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k8MBm3jb023718 for ; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:48:03 -0600 Received: from msa3-mx.centurytel.net (msa3-mx.centurytel.net [69.179.208.43]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k8MBm0V2004966 for ; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:48:00 -0600 Received: from your4dacd0ea75 (ppp164.src.centurytel.net [208.54.198.173]) by msa3-mx.centurytel.net (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k8MBlxYq012710 for ; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:47:59 -0500 Message-ID: <000801c6de3c$f3c6bd90$adc636d0@your4dacd0ea75> From: "Fleta Aday" To: References: <200609220400.k8M407Jq031389@lists5.rootsweb.com> Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:47:58 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Re: Legacy program >From the Legacy help file: Exporting a Gedcom Follow these steps to export a GEDCOM file from Legacy: 1. Click Export To / GEDCOM File from the File menu. (Or press Ctrl-E) 2. Select the type of GEDCOM file to produce.(if you want to later import this gedcom into other genealogy programs, choose Generic as the type) 3. Check the boxes corresponding to the records you want to include in the file. 4. Click Compiler... to make sure the information about you, the compiler or creator of the GEDCOM file, is correct. 5. If you want to change the default list of field information that to be included in the GEDCOM file, click Customize. 6. When you have made all the desired settings, click Select File Name and START EXPORT. 7. From the Export GEDCOM File dialog box, select the desired folder and type in the name of the file you want to create. This can be any name up to 255 characters. Often, an appropriate surname makes a good filename. To get this information from the Legacy interface choose: Help > Search for help on > and type gedcom in the input box. I purchased Legacy Deluxe version 5.0 and really liked the program, but I have now updated to the FREE Legacy 6 standard edition and I am very satisfied with the free version. I have purchase paid versions of Legacy twice, and twice made the decision to upgrade to the free upgrade. I do not think there is any significant difference between the free and deluxe versions of Legacy. I may purchase the Deluxe version 6 just to support the company that provides this program free of charge. I have tried many genealogy database programs and Legacy is hands down the best of the free or free trial programs I have found. It is better at making my data into customized genealogy 'books' complete with index than any genealogy program I have tried. It will export nearly all its reports into rich text format files that I can import into Word and customize to the nith degree. And you can try it free for a week or many years, and then decide if you want to purchase the paid version. Or, if you later decide to change to another genealogy database program, you can export your data in a gedcom and use it in the new program. What's not to like? Fleta > From: "Alyson D" > Subject: Legacy program > > I wonder if any of the listers are using the Legacy genealogy program. I > am > trying to help a friend of mine who is out of state; he has this program, > and he cannot figure out how to create a gedcom. I'm at a disadvantage in > that I have never seen how this program works but I would like to try and > help him if I can. > > Can someone email me off list with instructions about how to create > gedcoms, > and also, are files compatible with FTM? > > Thanks so much in advance, > Alyson. >