Tips and How-To's

To add an additional spouse to an individual: 1. From the Family View, Click husband's Spouses or wife's Spouses icon. 2. From the Wives of.. or Husbands of box, select Add New Wife or Add New Husband. 3. From the Add box, select either Add a NEW person or…

Multiple Parents and Single Parents in Legacy You can enter more than one set of parents for an individual in Legacy. For example, there may be adoptive parents plus birth parents or foster parents you want to include in your family file. Legacy will also…

Resizing a window will make a difference as to how many icons (tool buttons) can be displayed on a Legacy screen or window. A very small window can display only a few icons; a full-size window will display all. Try resizing the window larger if you are not…

1. If you have not already done so, please download the most current update by visiting http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/DownloadUpdate.asp. 2. Start Legacy Family Tree and click the FamilySearch button on the toolbar and select "Open Legacy Family Search".…

The updating feature was removed from the Temple Ordinance Reservation and Tracking Center and updating ordinances is now done differently: 1. Click on Tasks if you are in the Temple Ordinance Reservation and Tracking Center. 2. Click the "Update Matches"…

Renumbering RINs and MRINs You can change the RIN and MRIN numbers in the deluxe edition of Legacy, but only after you have added a person and saved their record. To change RIN and MRIN numbers, click on Tools on the menu bar and select Renumber RINs. Each…

Regular maintenance will help you keep your family file in good working order. Just as you don't wait for a steady red engine light to tell you it's past time for your car's oil change, don't wait for problems to popup in Legacy to tell your it's past time…

Here are guides on how to clear your cache/cookies for Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome: Firefox: Click the three-line button at the top right and choose history from the drop down as shown in the below screenshot. When you click the history option…

Often, through entering information and by importing records from other people you will end up with two or more variations of the same location in the Master Location List. These are spelled a little bit differently. For example, you might end up with: Pompton…

Cut, Copy and Paste The Windows clipboard provides temporary storage space for information you want to transfer from one place to another. You can place information onto the clipboard from one location in Legacy and then later paste it into another location.…