1. The format of locations is important for consistency (and to make it a lot easier to find the right one in the sorted list!). They generally are entered and viewed from smallest jurisdiction to largest. However, the city/county/state/country format does not suit every situation (or personal preferences). There are various discussions in the archives about that. 2. Yes, you should generally be able to edit directly in the Master list of Locations, including the option of merging locations which should have been the same (e.g. spelling errors, county omitted, etc.) 3. If you don't add a space after a comma, Legacy will do it automatically.
Mike Michael J Method family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley In a message dated 11/19/2007 8:34:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Am I understanding correctly that the format of locations is very important (perhaps for things I may want to do with that field?)? Would it then be a good idea (or wasted time) to go into all my locations that I've just imported and change them all to the correct format? If it is a good idea, then is there a quick way (such as perhaps editing the Master Location list rather than each individual?--just guessing). Also, when leaving commas in for placeholders (I did watch the training video!), should I leave a space between the commas, and/or before the known word? For example, often I do not know the county. So should I type Springfield,,MO, USA or Springfield, , MO, USA, or Springfield,, MO, USA. Sorry to be so AR, but I don't want to change every location field and then find out I should have been more specific. Barbara ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
