Sometimes unlinking and relinking can be minimized by changing the old data to that for the new person and adding back the old as the new entry. It depends on how may links there are and to whom. Richard is right though. Draw it out on paper first. Think through the sequence of changes, that's often confusing and difficult to repair if done incorrectly. Also, make a backup first!
kb ----- Original Message ----- From: "RICHARD SCHULTHIES" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 8:50:34 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] change relationship You will need to unlink and link up various people. If you are concerned, use a paper and pencil to draw the correct connections using names and RINs, then you will be reassured that it solved. Rich in LA CA --- On Sun, 2/21/10, Claire Chinoy <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Claire Chinoy <[email protected]> > Subject: [LegacyUG] change relationship > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 4:10 AM > > > > > > I have just discovered that someone is the granddaughter of > the person I thought was, and have entered as, her > mother- how can I change this relationship and put in the > information for the mother? > > Claire Chinoy > > Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich > email service. Get > it now. > > > > > 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 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
