Are you sure, Jenny, or am I misunderstanding what you are saying? For example, I have lots of:
MERRIAM, William on my Legacy database, and when I pull the name list up by surname order, my Williams are also sorted by birth date. Jerry - MerriamFamilyTree.org On 8/20/2011 4:21 PM, Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 20/08/2011 20:53, Joan Kemp wrote: >> Hi! >> >> When searching for a family name in Legacy, the names come in a random >> date order. >> >> Eg, I have just searched for individuals with the surname 'Linnell' >> There are 15 'William Linnell's" in my tree, but in the search, their >> dates are not listed chronologically by birth order >> they start: >> Linnell, William (1821-1880) >> Linnell, William (1833-1837) >> Linnell, William (1740-1779) >> Linnell, William (1767-1832) >> Linnell, William (1740-1817) >> etc >> >> How can I persuade Legacy to order similarly named individuals >> chronologically? >> in the above eg, listed by birth order: >> Linnell, William (1740-1779) (earliest birth) >> Linnell, William (1740-1817) >> Linnell, William (1767-1832) >> Linnell, William (1821-1880) >> Linnell, William (1833-1837) (latest birth) > > You can't. The Search List is the same format as the Name List and can > only be sorted by RUN, Forename or Surname. > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
