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From: "Betty Malesky" <>
Subject: Re: [TGF] Questions about the new RootsMagic
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:51:55 -0700
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Harold,

I have a question for you. If you don't use genealogy software how do you keep track of everyone and all the events in their lives? I seem to need the software to do that, but would love to save the time the data entry takes. I sure don't want to go back to the days of endless stacks of index cards. Maybe you're better organized than I am, but if you have a secret method please share it.

Thanks,
Betty
----- Original Message -----
From: Harold Henderson
To: Betty Malesky
Cc: Daniela Moneta ;
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 4:57 AM
Subject: Re: [TGF] Questions about the new RootsMagic


Daniela --

My experience has been very similar to Betty's and Michael's. I have created some common footnote templates in the word processor, but sometimes it's a good (re)learning experience to see if I can type them out on my own. My research and writing these days don't involve any genealogy software program at all. (Truth be told, I still have my TMG database of my own family from amateur days for reference, and if and when I got involved in a mega-family project I might well return to it.)

Harold


On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Betty Malesky <> wrote:

Daniela,

My main program is TMG. It is totally flexible as far as sentence structure
goes when entering raw data. It does print to MSWord and also purports to
print a report styled for NGSQ.

BUT, no matter how much care I take in creating sentences, when I enter
data, the output still reads like a canned report. It just doesn't come out
naturally as writing does when you sit down and write a paper continuously
rather than in fragments as data is found.

I find editing TMG output is such a pain I'd rather write from scratch. I
keep TMG open on screen as I write so I can refer to it easily for details
but I don't pay much attention to the text I've entered there.

I have not spent a lot of time with Legacy or RM but my trial attempts
haven't been any more satisfactory than TMG.

I do copy and paste my footnotes from the software to MSWord but have to do
a lot of moving of different elements as the templates do not comply with
Evidence styles. It to save time, though, as I don't need to retype all the
data.

My method works for me, seems to flow well and is a lot quicker than trying
to make an acceptable written report from the software. And it's a lot less
frustrating.

Betty

Betty Lou Malesky, CG
Green Valley, AZ

CG and Certified Genealogist are the service marks of the Board for
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and used under license by board certified genealogists after periodic
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> My main question is: Will the new version of RootsMagic allow you to
> produce
> a report in NGSQ, copy it into MSWord, and then edit it fully?
>
> If it doesn't, what software programs do you all use to copy a report in
> NGSQ style and put it into MSWord and still have editing capabilities?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Daniela Moneta
> Phoenix, Arizona


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Harold Henderson
Research and Writing from Northwest Indiana
Professional genealogy from Chicago to Fort Wayne, Kalamazoo to Kokomo
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