Tips and How-To's

81	How to Log into FamilySearch under Someone Else's Account Information 1. Login to Legacy FamilySearch using your normal login steps. 2. Wait for Legacy FamilySearch to load the family file, then click Log Out in the upper right corner. 3. Next click Log In in the upper right corner. The FamilySearch Login screen will open.…
82	How to print a book or chart that traces only one ancestral line How to print a book or chart that traces only one ancestral line: 1. First, export all of the descendants of the ancestor into a new Legacy family file (this will be a temporary work-file). (1) Click File > Export To > Legacy File. (2) Give your temporary…
83	How to Search for Cemeteries and Burial Events • Is there a way to make a list of all of the people, and only them, who are buried in a certain cemetery (or any individual that is associated with a certain burial address)? The method you use for entering cemeteries and burial events in Legacy will determine…
84	How to Send Files Via E-mail How to Send Files Via E-mail There are several ways to send information by way of e-mail messages. Some involve text while others involve graphics and attachments. Consideration should be made as to the capabilities of the receiver of the e-mail. Some service…
85	How to Send Files Via E-mail How to Send Files Via E-mail There are several ways to send information by way of e-mail messages. Some involve text while others involve graphics and attachments. Consideration should be made as to the capabilities of the receiver of the e-mail. Some service…
86	How to set your Legacy exceptions in your Anti-virus How to Set Your Legacy Exceptions in Your Anti-Virus software Many anti-virus software programs can be strict in what they allow in and out of your computer. Because of this Legacy might be restricted in what it can do and this can result in functions like…
87	How to Undo Undo an Import You must use the Undo Import button as soon as you learn there was a problem with importing. Once you begin making changes, such as combining duplicate records, or adding and deleting information, or turn off Legacy, the Undo Import button…
88	How to use "Save File As" to move a file How to "Save File As" to move a file Open the family in Legacy. 1. Click on File. 2. Select Save File As. 3. A message will appear: "This option is copying your current family file to a new file with a new name or for copying your family file to a new folder…
89	How to use the SourceWriter on Legacy 7.5 If you are using the SourceWriter system templates (Legacy Family Tree version 7.0 and higher only), click Add a New Source in the Assigned Sources List. Next, in the Step 1 screen, type a keyword, such as obituary, and then click Search. Next select the…
90	I have missing media files (attached pictures and documents that can't be found) I have missing media files (pictures and documents, etc. that are supposed to be attached to my family file). As you add pictures, sound and video files, and other multimedia files, Legacy keeps track of their names and where they are located. If you ever…

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