One of the most commonly asked questions of Legacy Technical Support is “How do I move my family file to another computer – my new laptop or my spouse’s computer?” There are a couple of ways this can be done, but in all methods the first thing to do is to install Legacy on the second computer. We recommend that your Internet security and anti-virus programs be temporarily disabled. To download: LEGACY:http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/DownloadLegacy.asp LEGACY 8 OR EARLIER:http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00899 and download the final release (build) of your version. You may also wish to read 'How to Install Legacy 7.5 or earlier on a Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista computer' at http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00897. GRANT OF LICENSE. Millennia grants to you the right to use Millennia programs (the SOFTWARE) legitimately purchased from us. You may install it on more than one computer (such as a laptop) as long as there is no chance of more than one copy being used at the same time. Once Legacy is installed on your new computer, backing up and restoring is an excellent way of moving your family file to a new PC or laptop. Just backup to a memory stick on the first computer and restore the family file in the Legacy program on the new computer. It makes a perfect copy – nothing is lost! • Begin by backing up. To Backup in Legacy Family Tree: 1. Insert your USB drive or a writable CD into your computer. 2. Then visit How to Make a Backup to view a guide on how to make a backup in Legacy. To Backup in Legacy Family Tree 8 or earlier: 1. Insert your USB drive or a writable CD into your computer. 2. Then visit http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00485 for a guide on backing up in Legacy 7.5 or earlier. The free video demonstrationHow to make a backup is a guide to backup in Legacy 8. • The next steps are to restore your family file in Legacy on the other/new computer. Click Here for the steps to restore a family file. Click Here for the steps to restore a Media Backup file. • Dropbox Some people like to use Dropbox to move Legacy files between computers. Please see the article Dropbox and Legacy. |
Legacy 8 Greenfield Indiana
Step-by-step Instructions• Tutorial Lessons and Examples • Videos • User's Guide • Tips and Tricks • Help • Legacy Users Group
We provide many tools to help people learn how to use the Legacy program. Learning the many things that Legacy can do and how to do them will make your experience with the program much more productive and enjoyable.
There are step-by-step instructions to help you complete your tasks; tutorial lessons and examples; and an extensive Help system built right into the Legacy program. In addition, there are Tips and Tricks listed at our Web site; video demonstrations; Legacy Users Groups where you can ask 'How to' questions of other users; as well as a 296-page User's Guide.
• Step-by-step Instructions: You can reach the step-by-step instructions in Legacy 9.0 by selecting the Legacy Home tab and clicking on Legacy Help File in the Support box. You can then access the step-by-step instructions by clicking on the Step-by-step instructions link. Alternately click Help on the menu bar and select Contents on the pulldown menu, which will open the Legacy Help Contents window. Please check the Table of Contents in the Legacy User's Guide for these same topics.
· Data entry rules
· Adding family members
· AKAs and addresses
· Notes
· Sources
· Pictures
· Calendars
· To Do List
· Research Guidance
· Research Guidance
· Legacy Home
· Publishing Center
· Note Formatting
· DNA
· US County Verification
· Timelines
• Index View - Using and Seeing More Information. Learn how to customize Legacy to see the most data in this preview from the Insider's Guide to Legacy: Tips & Tricks video training. You can view this demonstration online, free.
• Family View Labels - Change What's Displayed. Learn how to customize Family View labels in Legacy. You can view this demonstration online, free.
• Master Lists Clean Up. Learn how to clean up Master Lists in Legacy in this preview from the Your 12-Step Checklist to Using Legacy video training. You can view this demonstration online, free.
• Radius Searches. Learn how to do Radius Searches in Legacy in this preview from the Insider's Guide to Legacy: Tips & Tricks video training. You can view this demonstration online, free.