The OP did not post in plain text so I will reply to JL:
Maybe privacy brackets [[...]] could be used in the name field?
Something like:
John[[23]] Smith
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On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:17:48 -0700, JLB <[email protected]> wrote:
>I would say the possibly the User ID if you're not using it for anything
>else. They can be seen on the Individual screens and also the Name List.
>You could also set up the Family View to include User ID in the 5th
>field under Born, Chr, Died, Buried.
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>JL
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>On 6/6/2010 3:12 PM, Syble Glasscock wrote:
>> I have a book that I use as a source many times in my family history,
>> the author researched all of our family surname in a particular state
>> from 1750 to 1860. He has a identifying number on each person. There are
>> so many duplicate names, I use this number often as I research this book
>> and add information to my Legacy file.
>> Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I could add this number for
>> the corresponding person in my Legacy files? It would be so helpful if I
>> could see at a glance that I'm adding information on the correct person.
>> Thanks,
>> Syble Cline Glasscock
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>Legacy User Group guidelines:
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>Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009:
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>Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009:
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> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
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>Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp
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Legacy User Group guidelines:
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp
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