Hi Kathy, Your problem is that you are choosing the wrong sorting option. Unless you strictly enter locations in the "town, county, state, country" format which appears to suit most of the USA but doesn't suit most of my locations, then you need to use the Right to Left sort. Then so long as you enter your information consistently from smallest unit to largest unit/country, then the bits will sort together.
I include streets etc in my locations and by sorting right to left every location in a particular town comes together. Then the relevant items can all be highlighted by clicking on the first in the list and holding down shift when you click on the last. Then use the Options button and Show List to get everyone associated with that location. I did it this morning to get a list of everyone in my file associated with Wiltshire as there are new Wiltshire records available at FindMyPast. Once you've chosen a Right to Left sort, then you can change the direction of the locations in the list just by ticking or unticking the Sort checkbox. You don't have to click the Sort button ever again. However, while you are there, before you choose right to left you might want to choose Generic terms instead of USA terms. Cathy kaytt wrote: > > I have been using Legacy since Version 2 and I'm still struggling with > finding a way to enter place names to show everything I want in a written > report but have them sort properly in the list. > My problem is that sometimes I have only 3 names with separating comas and > sometimes 5. If I do a reverse sort: Country, State, County, City it's a > mess. > For example-- > 3 places separated by comas: > Kirk Maughold Cemetery, Maughold, Isle of Man (Isle of man is it's own > country and not part of England as the Manx are quick to point out). > sorts to - > , Isle of Man, Maughold, Kirk Maughold > > 5 places separated by comas: > Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA. > sorts to: > Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Elmwood Cemetery, USA > > Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada sorts to: > , Canada, Saskatchewan, Regina. > Most provinces in Canada do not have counties so almost everything is 3 > places unless a cemetery is added to take up the 4th space. > > Any suggestions or creative ideas would be most welcome. My biggest > concern > is the sorting. If I want to make a list of people buried in various > cemeteries in Kansas City, MO, I'd like to find them grouped together > in the > sort list rather than have to scroll through and try picking them out. > USA, Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, cemetery A > USA, Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, cemetery B > USA, Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, cemetery C > > > I hope I've explained this in a clear manner. > > Thanks, > Kathy 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
