Now, just sort the name list... (the name index) - then I don't need to know who to select or tag beforehand.
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Robert Carneal USA <carnea...@adelphia.net>wrote: > Art- > > Let me reword what I think you said-- > > You want to be able to open a family file, any family file, and select > several people. Their names may, or may not, be similar. Then, using the > list of people you selected or tagged, and just those people only, you want > to sort by birthdate, perhaps oldest to youngest, or youngest to oldest. > > Have I got it? > > Thanks. > > Robert > > > At 2009-10-23 03:55 PM, you wrote: > >> Sherry/Support wrote: >> >> <snip> The Name List is automatically sorted by DOB *if* the names are >> exactly the same. >> >> All "John Doe"s in the list will be ordered by birth date. If you have a >> "John X. Doe", that's not alphabetized, obviously, in the string of "John >> Doe's".<snip> >> >> Yes Sherry, but it would be much simpler and more helpful to tag a group >> of >> ancestors and sort by DOB regardless of name variations. >> >> Art Seddon >> : >> : >> : Thanks for using Legacy. >> : >> : Sherry >> > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<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<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > > > >
