Hi Marianne, I don't know whether you saw the very brief answer provided or whether it was helpful if you did see it. You added your question to an existing thread which has been further highjacked.
The answer is to Merge them. If you knew how to do that, you wouldn't have asked your question. The alternative to merging in this instance is just copy the source to the source clipboard - on the Assigned Sources page you'll find a copy button bottom left which copies the highlighted source with the source details to the Source Clipboard and paste it to Petrus - and add an AKA for Petrus. Then delete Peter. However, I'd practice merging as it's likely you will find the same issue again. Tools - Merge - Manual Merge Before you do the merge 1) backup your file 2) take note of the RINs of the people you want to merge. 3) with Petrus highlighted, open the merge screen as above. 4) use the Select Right to find Peter 5) check the options for information that is different by choosing the radio button next to information you want to keep. 6) Note that the alternate data doesn't need to be lost. eg: You can opt to add Peter to the AKAs of Petrus by clicking the black square next to Given Name and choosing "Copy the name on the right to Alternate names." You'll find options under that black square when you are wanting to preserve other differing data. 7) When everything has been checked - including on the various tabs that have an asterisk, click "Merge Right Individual into Left Individual" button Done Cathy Jay Wilpolt wrote: > > Merge them > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 1:17 PM, Marianne Szabo <msz...@mindspring.com > <mailto:msz...@mindspring.com>> wrote: > > I truncated your last message to include only the paragraph of > interest.____ > > __ __ > > I found an “unlinked†person “Peter Krysten†in his own tree with > an RIN of 56. When I checked the source I realized it’s my > maternal grandmother’s brother and I used her obituary to provide > his name. He also appears as Petrus Paulus Krzstyen in my main > family tree, but not with this source. How do I get him out of > “his†tree and get the info from the obit into the main family > tree, without messing everything up and losing something. I’m > still using Legacy 7.5.0.219. Marianne____ 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
