Thanks for that information Cathy but it still won't work because with Chinese names you use both the generation name and given name together. So for John his name is Chan Chung Sing - people talking to him would call him Chung Sing, although family members might use Sing as a diminutive, but only close family members. I would therefore need a narrative that reads Chung Sing married June on ....
It may be I can't do it and I have to stick with their European names, the problem with this though being that he only has a European name because some nuns gave it to him, but his brothers and sisters don't and neither do his family (mother and fathers line). I will continue with my Source issue and get that all in order and will then tackle this head on. Thank you once again to everyone. It is a great list and I do thank people for their help even if some of my questions might seem simple to some people. June (Chan) Hi John and June, I think John meant to put the first name and generation name in the Title Suffix field given that you want the Surname to print first. You could also put the first name and generation name in double square brackets in the Given Name field followed by a quoted name - the name you want used in narrative. Then in report options on the Format tab, check Remove Quoted name AND use Quoted Name in narrative. This then lists him as CHAN Chung Sing and the narrative reads: Sing married June on ... 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
