I agree. When I am asked if I am adding a new person or linking to an existing person, I check "link" and verify that I do (or don't) already have this person. It's very simple to close the window and add the new person if he/she doesn't already exist. I've also found it a relatively simple process to merge the two if I accidentally add someone twice.
I was continuously aggravated by FTM when I tried to add a new person with the same name as someone already in my file. Some people might enjoy machines that try to think for them, but a little of that goes a long way with me. Dede Holden On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 8:18 PM, GeoSci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You could easily look at the name list to see. I have 4 Frank McKains > and would have been rather frustrated if the program kept coming back > and telling me the name was already used or something - is that what > the "dup check on entry of a person" does? I (for one) am glad it is > not there. I know I have dozens of repeated names (only the years and > other details help tell them apart). > > Keith > > On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Larry Van Horn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have looked in everything available and maybe someone here can answer a >> user question I had asked by my netter half. >> >> Does Legacy have the ability to do a person/name dup check on entry of a >> person? Several programs do, but I cannot see where that is done within >> legacy, and if not, that feature really needs to be added. I have seen her >> (my better half) more than once lose her temper because the person she just >> put in was already there and now she has a merging mess on her hand. >> >> So does Legacy do what most other genealogy software programs do? >> >> Warm regards, >> >> Larry Van Horn >> Nicolas Martiau Descendant Association National Registrar >> Family Historian, Genealogy Instructor/Lecturer and Syndicated Newspaper >> Columnist >> Family Roots and Branches Genealogy Blogspot: >> http://family-genealogy.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Surnames: McKain, Horn, Riale, Ulrich, Erisman, Leiphart, Reed and Henry > > Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 > EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1 > > > > 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
