Tips and How-Tos
Guidance for commonly asked questions.
98 articles
- GEDCOM Files - How to upload a GEDCOM file to FamilySearch
- Backup - How to backup user customization files
- Backup & Restore - how to backup Legacy files
- Backup & Restore - how to restore a Legacy file
- Backup & Restore - how to restore media files (all versions)
- Convert - How to convert a Family File to the new version
- Customize - How to change the labels in the Individual's Information screen
- GEDCOM - How export from Legacy to a different program
- GEDCOM - How to export a Focus Group
- GEDCOM - How to export only part of a family file
- GEDCOM - How to import in Legacy
- How can I get back to my own entry after adding new names?
- How do I add an additional set of parents to a person?
- How do I change the format used to display dates?
- How do I set Legacy to always start with my preferred family file?
- How to Add Additional Parents
- How to Add an Additional Spouse
- How to add multiple and single parents to a child
- How to automatically update temple ordinances in Legacy Family Tree
- How to change RIN and MRIN numbers
- How to Check/Repair your family file
- How to clear your cache/cookies
- How to Combine Master Locations
- How to Copy and Paste in Legacy
- How to divide a family file using Split Screen View
- How to download a Legacy update step-by-step
- How to enter alternative names (AKA's)
- How to export tagged individuals
- How to Find and Consolidate Duplicate Family Files
- How to import a PAF file
- How to Search for Cemeteries and Burial Events
- How to Send Files Via E-mail
- How to turn Family Search options on in Legacy
- How to Undo
- How to upgrade to the latest version of Legacy Family Tree
- How to use "Save File As" to move a file
- Index View and Name List - How to print it
- Locations - How to clean up the Master Location List
- Mac computers: How to change a Virtual Machine path into a drive letter
- Media - How to add pictures in Legacy
- Media Paths: How to Keep Media (Pictures) Linked to a Family File When Moving to a Different Computer
- Moving Your Family File From One Computer to Another
- Published How to Insert "Tables" (Columns) and Tabs Spaces in Legacy’s Notes
- Sources - How to move an assigned source to another person
- Split Screen View: How to Copy Between Two Family Files
- Web pages - How to add banners to Legacy generated web pages
- Web Pages - How to Create and Publish
- When I am importing records, how do I automatically assign a source to them so I will know where they came from?
- Dropbox and Legacy
- GEDCOM - Export from Family Tree Maker into Legacy
- Running Legacy on a Mobile Device
- Searching - Detailed Searches
- CDs & DVDs - quick and easy way to burn files
- Customize Family View
- Dates - Display Format, Input Format and Regional Settings
- Event Clipboard
- Event Narrative Formatting in Reports
- Event Sentences - Overriding
- File Import and Clean Up
- Gedcom Export from Ancestry
- GEDCOM - Export from other programs to Legacy
- GEDCOM Files - Custom tags in Legacy
- GEDCOM Tags - Custom Tags in Other Programs
- Geo Location DB - installation tips
- Half or Step Children
- Import Tips for Trouble-Free Records Transfer
- Legacy opens the to the Sample file automatically and I can't get out of it
- Letter case of a person's name is wrong and I can't change it
- Letter case of a place is wrong and I can't change it
- Locations and the Use of Commas
- Marriage wording options
- Media - Adding and Scanning Pictures
- Media - Displaying and editing pictures in Legacy
- Media - Image Format Basics
- Media Paths - I want to gather my media (attached pictures, documents, etc.) into one place
- Media Paths - Managing Media Path Locations
- Media - Picasa and your photographs
- Media - Picture Center
- Name List is the most Advanced Editing System Ever
- Non-western European languages, fonts and character sets
- Organizing Your Paper Files
- PDF Files - converting PDF Files to ePub Format
- Pros and Cons of dividing a family file into smaller, separate files
- Searching - Census List Search
- Slide Shows and Sliding Picture Shows
- Geo Location Database Quick Guide
- IntelliShare: Share research tasks in Legacy
- IntelliShare: Synchronize Your Family Files on Two or More Computers
- International Language Fonts - Character Ribbon and Character Map
- Legacy Charting - printing options for wall charts
- Legacy Charting - printing wall charts
- Printing Address Labels
- Printing - duplex (two-sided)
- Tagging - Advanced Tagging
- The Relationship Calculator
- Tips on Fixing Relationship Problems
- Unlocking Deluxe Features
- Using Abbreviations in Location Fields