Jane, Or just use the Sample file, supplied with all copies of Legacy - I do suggest that changes are reversed though, otherwise the file becomes a complete mess (not to mention that reversing changes is also good practice in using whatever function maybe under test).
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ Now completely revised http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _____________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------- > From: jctr...@charter.net > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help please > Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:52:07 -0600 > > Toni, > If you select Master from the top toolbar, you can select the Master > Location list. If you select edit, you can globally edit the locations from > that screen. I just did this in a PLAY FILE I created (and an excellent > suggestion from this LUG). > After you edit Nz to NZ, a pop up message "This change will affect all > records using this location. Do you want to save the change?" appears. > Select Yes and you have changed each entry of that location. > That Master selection is quite powerful. I do suggest you create a PLAY > FILE to see all you can do with the options for locations. Please come back > to the LUG with any questions. > Regards, Jane Tripp > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: toni evans > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 1:29 AM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help please > > > Thank you Rachel for your reply, but .......... yes I can change any single > entry but ....... there are "A LOT !!" > I was hoping there was a way to correct all the location entries in one > swoop. > > Toni > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rachel Alliston > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 8:14 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help please > > > HI Toni > > This happened with me and I *think* I used the Search & Replace function > (CTRL+H) or under Search. It was awhile ago and I think I > Used....Lists_Locations and changed what I wanted changed.... > > Hope this helps > > Rachel ( an ex Kiwi) >>^..^< > > Subject: [LegacyUG] Help please > > > > I am new to Legacy but not genealogy, I have just purchased and imported my > gedcom from Family Tree to Legacy 7 DeLuxe and all my upper case letters in > countries (except USA) have reverted to lower case and some both (i.e. Nz) > > I have found the way to edit them but this only does one line at a time, I > have 7000 odd people in my tree and frankly at the moment will chuck the > programme out ...... any ideas ????? > > Regards Toni in Nz _________________________________________________________________ Love Hotmail? Check out the new services from Windows Live! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/132630768/direct/01/ 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
