Funny, I like the way it works now. Having a "reports name" in addition to the "real" names seems overly complicated to me. However, if you always want reports to show a specific name, you could always make that the chosen name now and it would be the one that appears on reports.
Cary [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 9:26 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Use of Correct Given Name in reports I was not aware of the "work-around" to get Legacy to use a nickname in a narrative report? It seems a little convolved to me? I'd like to suggest that Legacy modify their software to let you select one of the alternate, given names from the AKA list. This would require adding a feature to the AKA file to select a preferred name for narrative reports and link it to the report, options menu. This would seem to be a more "logical" way to do it? Carol -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ronald ferguson Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 3:55 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Use of Correct Given Name in reports Janis, If I remember correctly it does but also has the disavantage that you cannot remove it without losing a name. For example not only would George "Calvin" Gilmore use Calvin when referring to the person eg. Calvin married - no quotes. but would write George "Calvin" Gilmore born 25 Dec 1881 with quotes. By using George Calvin "Calvin" Gilmore the only time the name in quotes appears is on your screens, provided that when compiling reports you have it set to remove names in quotes. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ *New* Insert Pictures Into your Web Pages - Blogs 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/ _____________________________________________________________________ > Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:48:41 -0400 > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Use of Correct Given Name in reports > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > > 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" 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" 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 _________________________________________________________________ Win a voice over part with Kung Fu Panda & Live Search and 100s of Kung Fu Panda prizes to win with Live Search http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/107571439/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 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
