Terrific! Sounds like a great idea. Thanks Brian. Jeff
On 1/27/2010 9:12 AM, Brian/Support wrote: > As someone who went through a similar process I suggest you look at your > Master Location List for variations of the same places. > Go to View> Master Lists> Location > To get similar places together you can use the right to left sort order > country, state, county, city instead of city-> country > If you find multiple versions of the same place use the combine button > to combine all the variations into a single name. You can highlight all > but the one you want to keep before using the combine button and all the > selected places will be combined into the single version you choose. > There is also a feature under the Options button menu that will, after > you have tagged those non-locations, let you copy or move the > non-location entries to Event or General Notes. > > You can also use a similar review of the other master lists, Source, > Surnames, etc. to clean up variations coming from FTM. > > Some surname variations may be legitimate but the show list button on > the master surname list will give you a list of people using the > variation so you can check if any should be changed. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > [email protected] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > We are changing the world of genealogy! > When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. > Thanks. > > Dorothy Researcher wrote: > >> I am a new user of Legacy Deluxe software& am in the process of moving >> data from Family Tree Maker 2005 (FTM) for over 8,000 individuals in 4 >> databases that I plan to merge. (There are less than 4 people that >> overlap in each of them.) >> >> >> >> After exporting a GEDCOM file from one FTM database, I imported it into >> Legacy running on a Windows XP machine. Now I need to clean up my data >> & would appreciate any tips to make that task easier. >> >> >> >> 1) In FTM, I had included the Hospital& Cemetery names in the location >> fields but Legacy has the additional screen, etc for that information. >> >> 2) In the FTM single name field, I had the full given name& in >> ‘(‘ >> &’)’s the nick names, other spellings, etc. These extra pieces >> need to >> be moved into the AKA. >> >> 3) My FTM Source data doesn’t follow the Source Writer format& after >> the import appears in the “Detail Comments†of Legacy Source. >> >> 4) In FTM, I used the Notes file to record Census, Land records, >> Newspaper clippings, Obits, Wills, Probate, etc. In Legacy, it appears >> that many of these items could be Events. >> >> 5) What other possible issues might I find when importing GEDCOM files >> from FTM? >> >> >> >> Thank you for all of your tips to make this task easier, >> >> Dorothy >> > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > 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 after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
