Bob, You can globally change all the marriage names at Options>Customise>Data Entry. I only use the individuals' marriage screen if I wish to make an excemption for some reason rather than to predict the future.
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ New Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _____________________________________________________________________ > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 - Maiden Names and Married Names > Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:11:07 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > At the bottom of the MARRIAGE screen is a pull down list. It only includes > 2 items: > 0-None - don't generate married names > 1-Replace wife's surname with husband's surname > Only problem is it then brings up a dialogue box asking if you want it to be > the default. Since they made it a pull-down (and not just a check box), it > would have been nice if they changed it to: > 0-None - don't generate married names for this person > 1-Replace wife's surname with husband's surname for this person > 2-None - don't generate married names for ALL FUTURE people > 3-Replace wife's surname with husband's surname for ALL FUTURE people > or something like that > But that is a VERY minor quibble! > > You can also totally override the marriage name for either the male and the > female on this same screen, just above this pull down list. > > Bob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "GeoSci" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:44 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 - Maiden Names and Married Names > > >> Belinda, >> I think you can pick the married name thing globally - but each >> individual can be set to ignore - so it should work for you. I do not >> use the feature since quite some time ago - I put an AKA in for each >> married female using their married name. I can include AKA (or not) >> as I wish in any list (even under Legacy 6). There are LOTS of neat >> things in the new Legacy 7 -- I have spent several weeks trying to >> make parts crash - found a few - but most of the bugs are gone! >> Enjoy! >> Keith >> >> On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Belinda wrote: >>> I've just finished watching the video online for some of the new features >>> of >>> Legacy 7 and I love the inclusion of the married names in indexes etc >>> which >>> is relevant for the vast majority of marriages in my file. But haven't >>> been >>> able to download the program yet so I'm not able to check this out for >>> myself but what I'm wondering is there a solution to or if, not any >>> suggestions for work arounds for the following. >>> >>> I like more and more women have retained my maiden name on marriage. What >>> I'm wondering does the program have a check box or something for each >>> women >>> that you can tick if name was not changed on marriage (which would then >>> alter indexes etc) or if not what would LUG members suggest as a work >>> around >>> for this situation. >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> Belinda _________________________________________________________________ Great deals on almost anything at eBay.co.uk. Search, bid, find and win on eBay today! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000004ukm/direct/01/ 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
