Thanks Ron, I realise this - but I don't usually think of it at the time of entering and find it quicker to periodically do the search and replace option. Very quick (and 'lazy' :-) )
Cheers Jan -----Original Message----- From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, 14 March 2010 20:25 To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Locations, addresses and events Jan, Following the principle that being lazy increases efficiency, an easy way to edit a location is from the Individual Screen. At the end of the Place Field there is a blue arrow, click and this and go directly to the Edit Location Screen. This is most useful when entering a Location. If it is desired to change either the Long or Short Location clicking the arrow will enable one to do it at the time of entering it. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ Create your Website with Legacy, see Tutorials at: http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ ____________________________________________________ Jan Roberts wrote: > Ann, > You can customise the short version for any / all of your locations. > Only thing is, as you add new locations you have to periodically go > in and change the short name for any new ones you've added. Easy to > do though. And you can elect to see the short location names on the > individual screen. Any locations where the short name is different > to the long one will show the short name - if you haven't actually > made any changes to the long name it will show the long name. (By > default the short name is the same as the long name.) > > Let's see if I can get the process right! > > Go to View > Master Lists > Location > Click on a location name > Click on Edit > You will see the long name and beneath it the short name > Make any changes here for individual locations. > > If you want to make global changes - e.g. all Queensland to QLD the > process is a little different. > > Go to Search > Search and Replace > Find where - lists - location short > Find what - (e.g.) Queensland > Replacement Text - (e.g.) QLD > Make appropriate selections in the How to Find box and the How to > replace box. > Click START > > You get the option to change all occurrences automatically, or to do > them one at a time to avoid unintentional changes. > > Cheers > Jan (also in AUS) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ann Pickett [mailto:a...@rpinfotech.net] > Sent: Sunday, 14 March 2010 13:44 > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Locations, addresses and events > > > Thanks also to Jennifer -- I certainly see your point (Queensland > instead of > QLD etc.) but I prefer to see the shorter version on the Family > screen so, > unless there's a way of seeing the short version for Australia and > the long > version for the rest of the world, I'll stick to what I have. I can > easily > change with search & replace if I have to. > > Regards, Ann for Australia > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@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 after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
