To generate Family Group Sheets in Legacy Software as Text or HTML filesformat. Once the program is set up you can make up Family Group Sheets easily.

*Get the FREE edition of Legacy Software.
*Export your database from FTM or PAF as a gedcom file and save it on your hard drive.
*Open Legacy and make a new file as the program asks. You can then import your gedcom file.
*After Legacy has imported the file, click on "Name List" to locate the husband of the FGS that you want to prepare.
*Once you have the right family on the screen, click "Reports" and then select "Reports Menu (Charts)" and then the tab marked "Family Group." The following screen will appear.

Legacy 1

*Choose "Use Husband and Wife and titles" on above window.
*Choose Text File or HTML File on the right side.
*Now go to the button "REPORT OPTIONS" at the bottom and the following screen will appear.

Legacy 2

*Check the options above and if you would like to add more under the "Notes" section do.
*Now choose Close and you will be taken back to the the first screen (Legacy 1).
*Choose "Create" and type in a file name (husband's name is good) and choose a place on your computer to save the file to, or remember the place the file is being saved to. When the file is created the Family Group Sheet should open for your inspection.

Afterwards open the text file and make any adjustments you would like such as spelling, adding some more detail if needed, such as marking living people as LIVING and taking out their details. If it is an HTML file you chose and you have an HTML editor such as Front Page you can make adjustments. If you aren't comfortable with that leave it alone and send a note of any changes in the e-mail along with the sheet.

Now get a new e-mail message ready and address it to:
fgs-michigan@mfhn.com and mark the subject line "FGS Attached"

In the body of the e-mail list the following:
Your name
e-mail to use
Any two Michigan counties you want the file listed under

attach your family sheet to your e-mail message and hit send.