That doesn't work. It won't let you leave the replacement field empty. I wanted to do exactly the same thing when this topic came up a week or two ago, and ended up doing the changes by hand one at a time. Fortunately, there weren't all that many.
Ken On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 17:40:54 +0100, Jeaneth L. Christensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Susan > > Go to "search and replace" (in the menu "search") and in "find where" choose > surname, given names, or the like, and in "find what" type [---?---] or what > you want to replace and in "replacement text" type nothing (or in other > words let the field be empty) then click on start. > > Best regards > Jeaneth > >From Denmark > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Daily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 1:05 AM > Subject: [LegacyUG] Changing Surname from [---?---] to blank - how to? > > > A while back, I mentioned I had trouble searching the IGI using > > Legacy, where my individuals have the Surname of [---?---] instead of > > being blank. I was advised to delete the [---?---] from the name > > fields. > > > > I just went to try to change it, and I cannot delete the "[---?---]" > > from the Master List, nor can I edit or search and replace it with a > > blank or a single space. > > > > Do I have to change each person individually? Is there a quicker way? > > If I have a person who is a placeholder, since I know her married > > surnames, for example, but not first or maiden name, I cannot delete > > the Surname. Legacy thinks I'm deleting the person, even if they have > > vital data and linked family. > > > > I do have one idea that might work. Should I simply create an AKA for > > each person with a [---?---] Surname and make it blank? Is there a way > > to do this quickly? (I've only been using Legacy for a few months, > > and I'm still learning.) > > > > Thank you, > > Susan Daily > > 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 > > > > 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 > 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
