I am trying to understand what you are asking. If I guess correctly you are wanting to change surnames for some people. Only if you want to change ALL people having that spelling should you use View; Master Lists; Surname. If you want to change one person at a time you need to edit that name in the Individual Information screen. The way to change a percentage of people go to Search; Search and Replace; and scroll through each name separately, choosing 'yes', 'stop' or 'next'. If you need something different please explain specifically what you are asking for. (Give example?) Rich in LA CA
--- On Sun, 2/28/10, Marvin & Angelique Welch <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Marvin & Angelique Welch <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Mixed up ppl after changing AKA's > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 3:26 PM > Judy, > > This happens to me whenever I try to edit ANYTHING for an > individual > using the Name List instead of just editing it from their > Family View. > After hundreds of entries were screwed up by this in my > file, I just > quit using the Name List to edit anything. It bugs me to > death because > using the Name List is the easiest way to edit large hunks > of people > with less clicking. Legacy, slowly loosing me here... > > Angelique > > Judy wrote: > > I spent all day yesterday entering AKA changes in my > file. I was working > > from the name list. I would find a name that needed an > AKA, and then > > go over > > to the pop up window on the right and enter their > AKA. > > > > Much to my horror, I later discovered that some ppl > have the AKA's of > > other > > ppl and some indiv. got replaced in the file with > someone else! For > > example, a Debbie Smith had an AKA "Rich" -- which > belonged to Dick > > Senter. > > Also, my brother was replaced by another male of the > same surname, but > > totally different family!! > > > > Fortunately I made backups, but what gives!!!! I don't > want to have it > > happen again... > > > > Judy > > > > > 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
