Forgive me if I do not understand, but I thought that was the purpose of the Nickname "Event" or for the Alias. Do neither of these approaches produce the desired results?
Dave -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Janis L Gilmore Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 3:35 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to identify the commonly used first name? Cathy, Although it may feel awkward, I think the better way is to write it as: Robert Blair "Blair" Surname I you enclose the first instance of Blair in quotes, it implies that "Blair" is truly a nickname, rather than a legitimate name. Doing it this way allows you to show that his full name was Robert Blair Surname, but that he went by his middle name. Janis Walker Gilmore On 2/7/09 4:39 PM, "Cathy Vallevieni" <cathyv...@cox.net> wrote: > When a person's middle name is the name they used and were known by, > do you put quotes around that middle name to make it clear that was > the name used? I know if someone had a name Elizabeth and went by > Betty that you would enter Elizabeth "Betty" in the first name > field. Not sure that someone named Robert Blair who went by Blair > should be entered at Robert "Blair" but how else to show this is the > name he used? > > Thanks for any ideas. > > Cathy Vallevieni > Orange County, CA > > > > > 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 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
