Rich, Cricket's suggestion worked. I had to change the master name list!
Thanks so much! Carol -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RICHARD SCHULTHIES Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 4:42 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] another question ... names What you may need to also do, is go through the whole list, and edit the names at the above screen, not on the main screens. You may need to use the search and change option to fix all places a 'wrong' name appears at the same time, or the one you don't find will come back to haunt you. Rich in LA CA --- familyjesse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rich, > > Thanks. I did this but it still didn't work. It > will only remain > capitalized if I write the name with a space La Duke > but the name is > properly written LaDuke. Am I doing it right? > > Options> Customize > Data format >Letter case of > given names and locations > > Don't change what I enter > > Options > Customize > Data format > Letter case of > surnames >Don't change > what I enter > > I'd welcome any ideas! > > Thanks, > Carol > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of RICHARD > SCHULTHIES > Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 6:53 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] another question ... names > > What I did, and will not change it back. Just > remembered, it is in customize, Data format, don't > change what I enter. 2 places. > Rich in LA CA > > --- familyjesse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello again, > > > > > > > > I have various difficult to handle personal and > > surnames: > > > > > > > > Mc, Mac and La surnames where the next letter is > > capitalized without a space > > between: Legacy will not let me do this: McVey, > > LaDuke… > > > > > > > > Sephardic/Spanish surnames where the mother’s > > surname is listed after the > > father’s: Pardo Pereira, Roquet Viamonde, Mendes > > Monsanto I have been filing > > the mother’s (second) surname under “suffix” with > a > > comma between to set it > > off. > > > > > > > > Von, Van, Von de, Van de, Ahn de, De la, prefixes > > that are not actually part > > of the surname but are actually part of the > surname… > > I have, so far, put > > these in “prefix” so that the name will go under > the > > main name. > > > > > > > > German first names where there is a string of four > > to six first names…. How > > to differentiate between the many first names and > > the actual name the person > > went by? > > > > > > > > Then I have a great many Aliases and variations in > > surname spellings… I have > > finally changed the family view to show aliases so > > that I will be less > > likely to create duplicate records under different > > names for the same > > person! If anyone has any methods that work for > > these, I’d love to know. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Carol > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.30/1027 > - > > Release Date: 9/24/2007 > > 11:27 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > Archived messages: > > > > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > > > Online technical support: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > > > To unsubscribe: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.30/1027 - > Release Date: 9/24/2007 > 11:27 AM > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.30/1027 - > Release Date: 9/24/2007 > 11:27 AM > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp No virus found in this incoming message. 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