I just wanted to compliment Cathy on a very nice, concise explanation of
when to use Quoted names vs. AKA names. Your examples were very well
explained and should be a help to all genealogists, let alone Legacy users.
Brian
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Thank you.
You explanation was very helpful.
john
Cathy wrote:
Hi John,
Whether I use a Quoted Name or an AKA is a decision I make on an
individual basis after asking the question Do I want this name to be
the one used in narratives? If yes - it has to be a quoted name. If
no - it's an
How do you think a charting program should display Names in Charts when
entered in Legacy
Given: Givename Nickname Middlename
Surname: Surname
a) Givename Nickname Middlename Surname
b) Givename Middlename Surname
c) Nickname Surname
d) option to select from above
e) Something else
I had been
The option to choose is coming in Legacy Charting.
The Quoted name will then either be able to be removed or used as the
First Name as it can be in Legacy itself.
I think it's always best to enter using the conventions of the
program rather than making your own.
If you use Privacy brackets
Thanks.
For some reason, which I thought I saw in LegacyUG that some might enter
Nick names via [[ ]]
When looking at the help it seems to imply to use AKA for Nicknames and
use double quotes for familiar names.
I guess I've always thought a familiar name was a nickname.
I'm going to go
Hi John,
Whether I use a Quoted Name or an AKA is a decision I make on an
individual basis after asking the question Do I want this name to be
the one used in narratives? If yes - it has to be a quoted name. If
no - it's an AKA.
I think the difference is between a name that is always or
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