Robert, I take that back..... it worked!!! In Options > Customize there's also the setting to "display surname"..... and I still had that set to ALL CAPS. (So, in reality, we don't know whether it worked or not, do we? Maybe they were never in ALL CAPS?? haha)
Thanks!! --Paula --- On Mon, 6/8/09, Robert Carneal USA <carnea...@adelphia.net> wrote: > From: Robert Carneal USA <carnea...@adelphia.net> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] surnames not ALL CAPS > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Monday, June 8, 2009, 9:50 PM > Depends a lot on how you set it up. > You -might- be able to lower the case. If you entered the > names as call caps to start with, this won't work. But on > the off-chance you pre-selected "Uppercase" for surnames, we > can probably force a lot of them to become lower-case. > > Make sure you have a back up in case you don't like this > before trying. > > Go to Options >> Customize >> Data Format tab. > > Look for "Letter Case of Surnames" on the left half. If you > can change it to "Initial Caps." Those names that were > entered with lower case to start with will now be Initial > case. The names you entered in all caps unfortunately will > remain in all caps. > > Will that help? > > Robert > > > At 2009-06-08 09:23 PM, you wrote: > > > While we're on the subject of "tools" or "utilities" > to change massive amounts of data.... or to at least help us > do it...... > > > > What if I have a few thousand individuals entered in > the "olden days" with surnames in ALL CAPS, and now I've > read here that ALL CAPS is no longer fashionable........ is > there a way to zip through my family file and change all the > surnames from ALL CAPS to first letter capitalized only? > > > > Or am I dreaming? > > ;) > > Thanks, > > --Paula > > > > > > > > > > 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
