jr wrote " I honestly don't know why Legacy is set up to change people's data by default."
John, I think I'd be a prime example of why. I tend to be inconsistent, so one day I'll type in the full month, the next I won't. One day I'll type people's last name in all caps, the next I won't. What's worse, I can't necessarily remember which way I last typed it and then I'll do it differently. Legacy changes it for my feeble benefit, however, there are those of you whose minds work well and make a priority of remembering what you want and then you can change to 'don't change what I type'. Maybe there are far more of us who don't recall than those of you who do so the default covers the majority. Marie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John R. Bayle Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 6:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LegacyUG] Importing data - capitals problem Peter wrote: > I am at the stage of importing and checking my Legacy file and all works > well (so far) except a location has not imported as I would have hoped. > > eg: Auckland, NZ has come across as Auckland, Nz > All locations in the birth/died/ buried etc locations have dropped the > capital "Z" in NZ - being a kiwi I have a few. I see that Rod Hall has already sent you one solution. However there is another one. Go to Customize>DataFormat from the Options Menu Bar Menu. You will see there are a couple of items that say to capitalize the first letter in a place name or Surname. Change these to "Don't change what I enter", and re-import the file from FTM. IMO this will give you a better import. I honestly don't know why Legacy is set up to change people's data by default. jr Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.775 / Virus Database: 522 - Release Date: 10/8/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.775 / Virus Database: 522 - Release Date: 10/8/2004 Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
