[TI] Legacy 7.0

nell lamantia nellie at woh.rr.com
Fri Aug 14 04:11:39 CDT 2009 

Thanks for describing the features you like.  I appreciated ftm so much just 
to be able to print a pedigree chart (I started my addiction with genealogy 
in 1976).  I downloaded Legacy yesterday and tried a few things but wondered 
what impressed you most.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laura Johnson" <rngade57 at madisontelco.com>
To: <terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 8:15 PM
Subject: [TI] Legacy 7.0


> The TI file has almost 47,000 people in it now
>
> Over the years I have tested at least 25 or 30 different genealogy 
> programs.  I always went back to FTM because it contained the most 
> features of any of them I tried.  It also was the user-friendliest program 
> around.  Great charts, easy data input, etc.
>
> But when FTM decided to rewrite their program from scratch and rename to 
> FTM 2008, then 2009, they tested my patience to the limit.  I beta tested 
> FTM 2008.........the TI file which only had about 30,000 entries at that 
> time was too LARGE for it to work in the program. It took 3 to 4 minutes 
> to move between screens, took forever to do any task, took forever for the 
> index to load, etc.  The format was no longer user friendly.  I continued 
> using FTM 16 and kept hoping that each update would speed up the program. 
> With FTM 2009, it sped up a bit but it still takes more than a minutes to 
> move between screens and is no more user friendly than it started out to 
> be.  I find it impossible to work with.  I don't like the setup and 
> userface although there are those who love the new FTM format.
>
> So I continued to use FTM 16 as my program until about 4 months ago.  I 
> started experimenting with all of the programs again to see which gave me 
> the most features.  I had liked Legacy before but it lacked a lot of the 
> features of FTM.  NOW it has far surpassed even FTM 16.
>
> I think there are 3 EXCEPTIONAL features in Legacy besides speed that 
> really swayed my switch to it:
>
> 1.  THE INDEX.  You actually have couple of different kinds of indexes in 
> Legacy
>    a.  NAME LIST is a split screen with the list of names on the left and 
> a window on the left with many viewable options on tabs.  Those tab 
> options include seeing all the names of the person's parents and siblings 
> and children, a small pedigree chart showing the person, his parents and 
> grandparents.  Another tab shows the notes and another tab shows the 
> sources. b.  MARRIAGE LIST - You can see all of the marriages in your file 
> in ONE PLACE.  If a person was married more than one, there will be an 
> entry for each marriage.  BUT.......another feature of this list is that 
> you can sort it by HUSBAND or by WIFE so you can find a person much 
> easier.
>
> 2.  SOURCING - This is a very big item to me.  Legacy has a nifty little 
> feature that allows you to assign a Surety Level to the 
> source............how sure are you that the document is correct?  Also, it 
> also allows you to record the date you entered the source and you can give 
> it a file ID (which others told me they use as a filing system for the 
> actual document location........Binder, folder, shelf, etc. or however you 
> file your documents.
>
> 3.  MERGING & LINKING PEOPLE.
>    This feature takes the complexity out of trying to merge individuals. 
> Gives you more options and easier choices for choosing data that you want 
> to keep.   Linking is even greater tool.  For example.  In FTM, if you had 
> a person in your file and you also had his parents in the file BUT he was 
> not showing as a child of his parents, you needed to create a child with 
> the same name and then merge the two together.  With Legacy, you click in 
> the next available place to enter a child and choose to LINK to an 
> existing son or daughter and the child is immediately attached to that set 
> of parents.  So much simpler
>
>
>   nell lamantia wrote:
>> I just imported over 3000 from one of my databases.  Had to make a gedcom 
>> first.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Corso, PhD" <tcorso at lecom.edu>
>> To: <terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:09 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TI] Fw: FTM 2010
>>
>>
>>> Does the program import FTM files?  I now have about 1700 names in my
>>> FTM file.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: terminiimerese-bounces at comunesofitaly.org
>>> [mailto:terminiimerese-bounces at comunesofitaly.org] On Behalf Of Rosalie
>>> Amison
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 9:50 AM
>>> To: terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org
>>> Subject: Re: [TI] Fw: FTM 2010
>>>
>>> I am trying Legacy and really like.  Just switched one blood line to it
>>> because that is what I searching right now and it seems to be working
>>> really well.  Sorry I didn't try it sooner.  It takes getting use to,
>>> just like everything else.  No problems, help seems to be easy enough to
>>> follow.
>>> Rosalie Amison
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: terminiimerese-bounces at comunesofitaly.org
>>> [mailto:terminiimerese-bounces at comunesofitaly.org] On Behalf Of Thomas
>>> Corso, PhD
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 9:00 AM
>>> To: terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org
>>> Subject: Re: [TI] Fw: FTM 2010
>>>
>>> I have been reasonably happy with FTM 2009.  I did have some problems
>>> with 2008.  This weekend, I'll give the Legacy 7.0 a try and see if I
>>> like it.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: terminiimerese-bounces at comunesofitaly.org
>>> [mailto:terminiimerese-bounces at comunesofitaly.org] On Behalf Of Laura
>>> Johnson
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:44 AM
>>> To: terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org
>>> Subject: Re: [TI] Fw: FTM 2010
>>>
>>> sorry, yes.  or you can just do a search for Legacy 7.0
>>>
>>> Frank wrote:
>>>> Laura, did you mean http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/?
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: terminiimerese-bounces at comunesofitaly.org
>>>> [mailto:terminiimerese-bounces at comunesofitaly.org]On Behalf Of Laura
>>>> Johnson
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:53 PM
>>>> To: terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [TI] Fw: FTM 2010
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> FTM is NOT released yet.  It is on PRE-SALE status..........you can
>>>> order it now and it ships when released sometime in September.
>>>>
>>>> I am NOT upgrading to FTM 2010.  I have switched to a more stable and
>>>> easier program - Legacy 7.0.  It out-performs any version of Family
>>>> Tree Maker on the market and contains more features than Family Tree
>>>> Maker
>>>>
>>>> You can download a free version of Legacy 7.0 at www.legacy.com   If
>>> you
>>>> like it you can pay for the deluxe version and get the full version
>>>> with all of the special features.
>>>>
>>>> Barbara Jenkins wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Has anyone tried the $19.95 upgrade for FTM 2010?  And, if so, is it
>>>>> worthwhile and easy to use?
>>>>> I may have missed a discussion about this as I have been out of
>>>>> pocket most of the summer.  Sorry if this is a repeat.
>>>>> Barbara Jenkins
>>>>>
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