Tips and How-To's

NOTE: Make sure to update your Legacy program by visiting https://legacyfamilytree.com/DownloadUpdate.asp. The update is critical, especially if you installed Legacy from a CD. The update fixes an installation problem some users got about a GLBxxx.tmp file…

Import Tips for Trouble-Free Records Transfer When you add a big GEDCOM file created by another person to your family file, several undesirable things can happen: You end up with a large of number of unrelated individuals in your family file, who you probably…

The Index View cannot be printed; however, the Name List, which is essentially the same thing, can. The Name List Report is highly customizable -- any columns of information you have selected in Index View can be selected for printing. The Name List (or Search…

LDS Family History Center directors can get Legacy Deluxe for their FHC free by visiting http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/fhc.asp

Sharing Research Tasks in Legacy: Using IntelliShare by David Berdan President, Millennia Corp. The popularity of the Internet and e-mail has simplified many aspects of genealogical research. Today it is easier than ever to search through hundreds of millions…

Legacy’s IntelliShare feature makes it easy for groups of two or more Legacy users to coordinate their work and stay caught up on each other's changes. Intellishare is also ideal for a single user who wants to keep his/her family files in sync on two or…

Character Ribbon When entering information, Legacy offers a feature to help you quickly enter international characters (letters with diacritics) like á é í ó ú ñ. These preset characters on the Character Ribbon can be exchanged for other characters…

Please make sure you have the latest build of Legacy by either updating from the Legacy Home tab in Legacy or by going to http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/DownloadUpdate.asp. Some users may still have to temporarily disable their Internet security software…

Internet Explorer assigns all websites to one of four security zones: Internet, Local intranet, Trusted sites, or Restricted sites. The zone to which a website is assigned specifies the security settings that are used for that site. You can choose which websites…

Legacy Charting does not create any "all in one" charts that include step-relations and other "shirt tail" relatives. Legacy Charting wall charts include: • Ancestor (pedigree style) charts only include direct line ancestors and very basic information about…