And even better that doing two changes is to put in the full string "Co.
ALA" or whatever. No need to change Co. and ALA as seperate events. Choosing
the appropriate search parameters and case sensitivity not only allows for
fewer passes, but prevents anomalies such as trying to change Ca to
California and getting Californialifornia.
Gary Templeman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roberta Wunder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] fixing locations in imported file
Using Search and Replace will correct this quickly.
Tell it to search locations and change Co. to County, ALA to Alabama etc.
Easy as pie.
Roberta Wunder
On 6/27/08, Beth Gay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Jane,
Which program and version were you using prior to Legacy? Depending on
the
program it may be easier to resolve the place names in your previous
program
and then import.
Best,
Beth G.
Auburn, Alabama
Jane Sarles wrote:
In order to get locations properly stated in my 4000+ file that I have
imported into Legacy, it appears I must go through and change all those
for
whom I have
(example) Marshall Co. ALA to
, Marshall County, Alabama, USA
A daunting task indeed.
Otherwise, I fear I will not be able to use the new "Mapping feature",
even when I find out what it is and how to use it.
Jane Sarles
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