Hi Kathy I can't find the reference Ron gave below to check, but I think what you are wanting is under Tools/Potential Problems/Standardisation - "no period after an initial in a name". This was also included somewhere in a previous response to this thread.
Cheers, Brett BMcL Robinson, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Ferguson To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 8:09 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Periods After Abbreviations ? Kathy, If you go to Options>Customise>Other and click the "Turn on or off Optional Reminder Messages" you are then given many options which allow you to select which you wish to turn on or off. The one to turn off for full-stops (periods) is "Always show Standardisation Tips". I have this unchecked on my set-up. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ Ron Ferguson From: Kathy Meyer Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 7:37 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Periods After Abbreviations ? Re: the "don't change what I enter" box I have seen that but I've been afraid to check it because there are lots of things that I am happy to have the program prompt me about; for instance, dates entered erroneously or perhaps alpha characters in a date field. I was afraid that if I checked that box, I wouldn't get any reminders at all; the only one I don't like is the one about putting a period after an initial. Kathy On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Tim Rosenlof <spa...@xmission.com> wrote: If you do not want Legacy add a period, goto Options > Customize > Data Defaults Tab. On the left, you will see options to 'Don't change what I enter'. I have 'all' set to 'Don't change what I enter' I hope that is what you were after. Tim On 10/6/2010 10:39 AM, Jerry wrote: > Does anyone know why a message from the Legacy program states that > "all initials should be followed by a period"? I am now accustomed to > not using periods in abbreviations because it is the new "computerized" > way of doing things. Does anyone really see a problem with any of that? > > USA (not U.S.A.) > Robert L Long (not Robert L. Long) > MD (not M.D.) > > etc. Thanks! > -- Kathy Meyer 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
