I agree with Bob. I have seen people use nicknames only used by the
individual's parents like "Buddy" or "Princess" as actual aka's. A nickname
to a few should not count. I know of a man who went by Honey. No one can
recall his real name because that is all they knew him by. THAT would be a
le
Another thing to be aware of - if you import you Legacy database into
another package (direct import, not GEDCOM) the married name AKAs get
duplicated. I have direct imported my database into two different programs
and my married name AKAs were duplicated in both of them.
Ron Bernier
On Tuesday,
By The Way - don't go overboard w the A.K.A. (Also Known As) field. If
you try to come up with every possible combination of how they MAY have
been known, you will have a very long name list and will probably go
crazy trying to come up with all the combinations. I suggest you just
list the ones t
*Try this:
1> Go to SEARCH » Find » Detailed Search tab, and fill them in this way:
2> Condition 1: look for whom? = Individual
3> Condition 1: Where to look? = Given Names
4> Condition 1: How to look? Contains
5> Condition 1: What to look for? Bill
6> Check mark the second condition, and activate
On 1/2/2012 10:40 AM, Sherry/Support wrote:
> There's no need to if you use the option "contains"
>
>
Actually there is a reason to use the space. Your search will yield
everyone who's FIRST name and middle name match the search criteria.
With a leading space it will ignore the first name and on
to All)
> http://www.fergys.co.uk/
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Jerry
> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 3:11 PM
> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to search middle name in index?
>
> Is it possible to use wildcards for parts of names?
>
> Sh
LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to search middle name in index?
Is it possible to use wildcards for parts of names?
Sherry/Support wrote:
>You can't through the Name List or Index View but you can search for
>the middle name.
>
>Click on the Search icon, select the D
There's no need to if you use the option "contains"
Sincerely,
Sherry
Technical Support
Legacy Family Tree
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 7:11 AM, Jerry wrote:
> Is it possible to use wildcards for parts of names?
>
Legacy User Group guidelines:
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
Archive
If you only want to locate the middle name then follow Sherry's instructions
except put a space before the "What to look for" name so that it will not pick
up that name as a first name.
Ron Taylor
--- On Mon, 1/2/12, Jerry wrote:
> From: Jerry
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG]
Is it possible to use wildcards for parts of names?
Sherry/Support wrote:
>You can't through the Name List or Index View but you can search for
>the middle name.
>
>Click on the Search icon, select the Detailed Search tab
>
>
>Look for whom Individual
>Where to look Given Names
>H
Some of you are "purists" when it comes to historical place names. To me
getting the person's name right is the single most important item in genealogy.
That is why I always try to use the actual birth name in the main name fields
and utilize the aka fields for the nicknames, etc. Jerry in Mi
You can't through the Name List or Index View but you can search for
the middle name.
Click on the Search icon, select the Detailed Search tab
Look for whom Individual
Where to look Given Names
How to look Contains
What to look for
That will give you a Search L
Besides putting their most commonly "known" name in quotes in the GIVEN
field, you should also put their "known" name in the AKA list. Then, in
the name list (and/or in the Index), you can turn on "include alternate
names". This way the person will show up in your list twice (or three
times, etc
OK, thanks. More complicated but I'll try it.
From: Jenny M Benson
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Monday, January 2, 2012 6:42 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to search middle name in index?
On 02/01/2012 11:21, BF wrote:
> Thanks Jenny
On 02/01/2012 11:21, BF wrote:
> Thanks Jenny, but in your example I can't search Mary in the index and
> get Jane Mary... I tried a * wildcard, which did nothing. Just got an
> idea and searched " then ' and got only the first instance, " ,
> and it won't go to the next, so that didn't
com
Sent: Monday, January 2, 2012 5:52 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to search middle name in index?
On 02/01/2012 10:10, BF wrote:
> Is there a way to search for a middle name in the index? Some folks go
> by their middle name and when I don't rem their 'unused' first name
On 02/01/2012 10:10, BF wrote:
> Is there a way to search for a middle name in the index? Some folks go
> by their middle name and when I don't rem their 'unused' first name I
> have to search through the surname. Just a nuisance with the relatively
> small tree I'm working on now, but will be a
Is there a way to search for a middle name in the index? Some folks go by
their middle name and when I don't rem their 'unused' first name I have to
search through the surname. Just a nuisance with the relatively small tree I'm
working on now, but will be a bigger problem when I start working
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