Does the middle name get picked up as the usage name for narratives if it isn't repeated? It seems silly (as in my example below) to write: George Calvin "Calvin" Gilmore
Does it work if you just write: George "Calvin" Gilmore Doesn't the latter imply that Calvin is a nickname, rather than a middle name in general usage? Janis Walker Gilmore On 8/15/08 1:56 PM, "Janis L Gilmore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marilyn, I believe if you insert the name that is really used in quotes, > Legacy should pick up that name and use it in narratives after the first > time. > > For instance: > > Mary Caroline "Molly" Walker > > My husband also uses his middle name - in his case it would be: > > George Calvin "Calvin" Gilmore > > Janis > > > On 8/15/08 12:41 PM, "Marilyn Streeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Some of the people I have in my database use their second given name instead >> of their first given name. I have shown that the second name was the one >> they used by putting the second name in capitals. However my problem arises >> when printing out reports is that the first given name is always used. For >> instance Shawn DAVID Smith shows me that David is the given name he uses but >> in a register report I get the sentence, Shawn was born Oct 21, 1910. >> >> I am one of these people who uses my second name. >> >> Is there a way to correct this besides editing the report to state the used >> given name properly? >> >> Thank you >> >> Marilyn >> >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> > > > > > > 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 > > > 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
