Terry Reigel

There is a section labeled "Support Forums" -- that's the place to ask questions about TMG or other WG products. Pick a forum that matches the product you are asking about, and post a "new topic."

You should be able to start new topics in those forums - I see that you are registered with the board, and in fact did post a question to the TMG5 forum on Aug 29. Perhaps you were trying to post in a different section of the WG Community?

The Gold Editon of TMG can create reports in the native file formats of many word processors. Creating your reports as word processor files allow editing and further formatting in the word processor before printing or transmitting it by e-mail. Some users have questions about how to send reports to file - the following outline may help:

Decide where on your computer you want the word processor files created. By default, they are placed in the "Reports" folder, under the folder where TMG is installed. That works, but I think that makes the reports harder to find if you want to open them again later. I'd suggest placing them in either "My Documents" or a sub-folder you create under My Documents.

The easiest way to change the folder used is to open Preferences (File menu) and select the Current Project Options > Advanced screen. The last of the five fields at the top is for the Reports folder. Click on the [...] button, and in the Select Folder screen that opens, find the folder you want to use, select it, and Click Select, then OK.

Specify the report is to "Print" to a word processor file. Open the report definition screen for the report you want to use, from the Reports menu. (You will need to repeat this process for each different report type you want to send to your word processor).

In the lower box, labeled "Print to:" choose "File." Next to that, click on the drop-down list for "File Type:" and scroll down that list to your word processor. For example, if you use MS Word, find the entries for "Word for Windows." So far as I know, it doesn't matter a lot which version you choose, but I'd avoid one later than the version of Word you have. ("Word for Windows v8" is Word 97.) I've used older versions with Word97 and had no problems, except if you edit the file in Word and save it, Word will ask if you want to change to the later format - just say "Yes."

Next, in the "File name" screen, where it will say somethink like "*.DOC," replace the "*" with a name of your choosing. I always use a generic name, like "Ancestors" or Descendants" or "IN" so I don't have to change the name each time I run the report. Then, if it's a report I want to save, once I've opened it in my word processor I use File > Save As to save it under a more descriptive name.

Finally, (after you've set the desired subject in the box at the top) click "Print & Save" to save your modified report definition, and "print" the report to the file. When it's done, TMG will offer to open the report in your word processor. You can do that, or open your word processor manually and open it.

Registered once--next time on I apparently had written my name and password down wrong. System never offered me chance to re register or to mail me what my name and password supposedly are. 

When you try to log in, and fail, there is a prompt:

"I've forgotten my password! Click here!"

Click on the "Click here" and you are taken to a screen where you can re-establish your password.

It was my intent to not include the citations for the sources on the website.  If anyone wants them they can ask. 

 

Jill

Jill, I completely agree with your plan to not include sources and details other than BMDB on the website, and expect those who view the site to come to you to get them. I do exactly the same, based on my view that the website is not a tool for sharing information directly, but rather one to establish private communications which can lead to two-way dialogs.

My one suggestion would be to add something about sources to your introduction, like the statement you already have about other details being excluded. I've done a similar thing on my site (which is not nearly so pretty as yours ), and also added a note to that effect at the top and bottom of each person page. I don't recall how I did the latter - think it was with a custom theme.

I go to My Controls, then to the bottom of the page I choose Chat Room.  I get a large blue box with two windows: Nickname and Room.

I'm not sure what you got to, but you were definately at the wrong place.

Start at the main page for the Wholly Genes Community. You should see large four boxes, each with a number of items in them:

- New and Information

- Support forums

- Other

- Board Statistics

Scroll down to the "Other" box, then look for the Chat Room item, the last one in that group. Click that link to go to the WG chat room.

I noticed Opera on my list of programs.  Should I blow it away?

Definately not. In my opinion it's one of the best browsers around. I use it all the time, and much prefer it to IE. But there are a few sites, like the WG Chat Room, that don't work with it, so I use another browser for them.

I think the problem is that no one knows what the problem is.

When I try to use the chat link at the bottom of the "Other" section of this forum I get a screen with the label "Wholly Genes Chat Room" at the top and a space to enter a nickname. Nothing about which room - there is only one.

Exactly how are you getting to the chat room?

Are you using Internet Explorer or another browser? I know there is a problem using Opera, but it's different than you describe.

First users get on board and must individually subscribe to each forum in order to post a topic to the forum.

As Virginia says, you don't need to subscribe to post - subscribing only notifies you of new topics in that forum.

It is recommended that the background on the "Subscribe to this forum" button be changed to a different color once the user has subscribed so that the user can visually see which of the forums are open for posting and which are not.  Or possible the button contents changed to something like "subscribed - to unsubscribe"   assuming the user would have this option.

I agree it would be nice if the "Subscribe..." button refected that you were already subscribed. But in the meantime, you can review all your subscriptions from your control panel.

Now the user posts a topic.  When doing so the user gets to choose if the topic is to be email communicated or not, default is communicate.

I don't see an option to choose whether your post is to be communicated. That's controlled by whether or not any given user has subscribed to that forum. The only option I see related to e-mail is whether you want to receive e-mail notification of any replies to your post.

Why should not all posting and replies be automatically email communicated and the user's profile dictate who is to recieve them?

You can control in your control panel what the default setting is for the e-mail notification of any replies to your post.

I don't think most users would want a default setting that deluged them with e-mails. I'd think most users would want to follow a few topics, and would subscribe to them, ignoring the others.

In the overall then, the Wholly Genes Community (WGC) Beta Forums ...

I don't think this is the place to discuss beta issues.

I just tested it and it worked fine for me with IE. I know it doesn't work properly with Opera. I'd make a guess that it's a firewall issue, since neither of your browsers will work with it.

You're welcome. Glad it worked.

Go to your control panel, and use the link on the left to Edit Avatar. On that screen you will see the specifications as to size and file types allowed. Create an image you like that meets those specs. Since it looks like you have a website, you could upload it to that site. Then, go back to the edit avatar screen and enter the address on the Link to field. I'd think it might be something like:

http://www.davisbeantrees.com/myavatar.jpg

though that would very depending on what you called the image and where you loaded it on your website.

Contact: Terry Reigel at terry@reigelridge.com or 828-268-0637.

Meeting info: Irregular meetings, at the Watauga Co. Library in Boone.

Other info: Our meetings are generally discussion and demonstrations of topics of interest to members. We are a small group and welcome ideas and suggestions from all interested persons.

My website includes two major sections --

My personal family history section includes over 2000 ancestors of me and my wife. Consistent with my philosophy of using a website to create contacts with others, it provides only basic information and invites others to contact us for exchange of details. The following are the principal surnames, covering the places and time periods listed:

• Cobb, UK>MA>CT>NY>VT>KY, 1400-1999
• Dyer, UK>MA>VT, 1775-1920
• Fenker/Fenncker, DE>OH>KY, 1770-current
• Follmer/Vollmer, DE>PA, 1650-1870
• Gann, PA, 1775-1920
• Gapsch, DE>MO>WA, 1840-1920
• Glabe/Glebe, DE>IL>CA, 1650-1950
• Goller, DE>IL, 1700-1950
• Logan, UK>VA>KY, 1750-1920
• Meriwether, UK>VA>KY, 1630-1830
• Mims, VA>KY, 1770-1840
• Reigel/Riegel, DE>PA>WA>CA, 1816-current
• Sander, DE>OH, 1775-1970
• Watson, UK>RI>IN>IL, 1646-1925
• Wieman, DE>OH, 1800-1940
  

The family history section is located at reigelridge.com/family

A section for TMG tips includes over 75 articles on use of TMG (and a few on Second Site), including:

• Basic Concepts
• Understanding TMG Functions and Features
• Intermediate Features - Customizing
• Sharing Your Research
• Advanced Subjects
  

The TMG section is at tmg.reigelridge.com

The family history section was created with TMG and Second Site, highly customized using the methods described in my Second Site Tips section. The TMG tips section was created with Dreamweaver.

There's no spell checker.  I've never seen a spell checker on a public message board.

I haven't either, but that would be a drawback to me if the board saw heavy use.

What you see at the left on this message. You can pick from a list (actually three) or upload your own.

Terry