The accepted genealogical practice is "Nickname" or called name in quotes and (Maiden) names in parenthesis. Such as my name: Margaret La Nell "La Nell" (Johnson) Shores. I am not Also Know As, I am Known As La Nell. Only the IRS, Vital Records, Social Security and the Department of Motor vehicles know me as Margaret. No matter whether you like it or not! If you keep to a genealogical standard, fewer people will ultimately be confused.
http://genealogy.about.com/library/lessons/blintro1d.htm Here is a link to a quick lesson on the formatting of names. My 2 cents worth. I like it the way Legacy is now as it follows sound genealogical practices. La Nell -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Quoted Names I really didn't like how quoted names looked when someone went by their middle name: William Ralph "Ralph" Smith (the repeating of the name just doesn't look right to me), however, I did like to be able to have the "known as" name in the family view and also, the "known as" name printing in reports. I liked how brackets looked around the "known as" name, but then reports wouldn't print with this name. So I now use both brackets and quotes, which most people will probably think is overkill, but I like how it looks and the known as name still prints in reports. William Ralph ("Ralph") Smith, or if he goes by an entirely different nickname: William Ralph ("Bud") Smith. My 2 cents to this interesting discussion. Laurel Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
