Hi Jerry, Where and whether periods are used is determined by which convention you follow. Choose one and stick to it.
To change the criteria for the Potential Problem alerts there are 3 ways to get to the same place. From an alert Shift + right click From the Tools Ribbon - Potential Problems From the Reports Ribbon - Other Reports - Potential Problems Tick or untick the checkboxes etc to suit yourself. Cathy Jerry wrote: > > Can some of you professional genealogists tell me why or if it is > recommended to continue to use periods after abbreviations, especially > with middle names where only the initial is known? It seems that in > this computer age, we could safely omit those periods. It won't cause > any concerns for search engines, right? Is there a way to turn off the > suggestion in Legacy 8 so as not to be reminded if periods are not used > in abbreviations? I'm not speaking of place names - I realize those > names should be completely spelled out for accuracy (ie, don't use USA, > MI, Mich, etc). Thanks, Jerry Boor, MerriamFamilyTree.org 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
