I just wanted to compliment Cathy on a very nice, concise explanation of when to use Quoted names vs. AKA names. Your examples were very well explained and should be a help to all genealogists, let alone Legacy users.
Brian -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cathy Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 7:26 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Quoted Names In Given Field for Reports and Charts Hi John, Whether I use a Quoted Name or an AKA is a decision I make on an individual basis after asking the question "Do I want this name to be the one used in narratives?" If yes - it has to be a quoted name. If no - it's an AKA. I think the difference is between a name that is always or mostly used by everyoneor almost everyone (familiar) as opposed to a name that is used by a few (nickname). For example: My mother was known as Joyce. This was her third given name so it would be wrong to call it a nickname but to have it used in narrative it must be added as a Quoted Name. Her school friends called her "T". All her life she received letters from some which began "Dear T". This is a nickname that I have in the AKAs. Her brother was known as Roy. This wasn't one of his given names so a true nickname but everyone knew him as Roy all his life - so it's entered as a Quoted Name. Another example: My nephew Richard is mostly known as Richard. However many of his cousins call him "Wretched" and he still signs himself "Wretched" in some situations (and so he was for a short time in his adolescence ;-) but not now as a father of 4). I've entered it as an AKA as it's not in general use - however I wouldn't want to ignore it as it's there in letters and cards. Cathy At 10:00 AM 1/05/2008, you wrote: >Thanks. > >For some reason, which I thought I saw in LegacyUG that some might >enter Nick names via [[ ]] > >When looking at the help it seems to imply to use AKA for Nicknames >and use double quotes for familiar names. >I guess I've always thought a familiar name was a nickname. > >I'm going to go back and start using double quotes for familiar names. > >1) What's the difference between a familiar name and a nick name? > > From Help section: > >Given > >Enter all the given names for the individual. This includes the >first name and all middle names. Don't include nicknames or >alternate names which should be entered by clicking on the icon to >the right of the Surname field. Given names can be up to 120 characters long. > > > >You can enter a "familiar" name as part of the given names by >enclosing it in quotes. For example, Margaret "Peggy" Ann. This >familiar name can then be used in narrative paragraphs when a book >report is generated. (See the Use Quoted Names for Narratives topic >in the Format tab section of <report_options.htm>Report Options.) > >thanks, >john 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
