Actually, that is already checked and it won't let you type a surname in all caps.
BUT.............I did find a workaround. I needed to add the surname both ways in the Master Surname list Ron Ferguson wrote: > Laura, > > I have not tested this, I I have no wish to follow your suggestion and I > don't want to have to redo my files (whether it works or not) > > However, I think if you go to Options>Customise>Data Format and set the > Letter case of names to "Do not change what I enter" and then change > (manually) all your direct lines to caps it should then do the job. > > Ron Ferguson > > Laura Johnson wrote: > >> is there any way to all CAPS on some instances of a surname and on >> others, just regular? In FTM, I had my direct line in ALL CAPS. All >> others with the same surname were typed regularly. >> >> For example, Saverio Sansone was my great-grandfather and his name was >> SAVERIO SANSONE. >> Saverio's brother was Agostino Sansone and it appeared with mixed. >> >> Sherry/Support wrote: >> >>> You need to edit the surname in the Master Surname List. >>> >>> Thanks for using Legacy. >>> >>> Sherry >>> 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. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Bobby Johnson [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 7:00 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [LegacyUG] Surname Case Problem >>> >>> I am using v7.4.0.30 and am unable to display the case of surnames >>> properly. >>> >>> Example: I type O'Donnell and the Family display is O'donnell. >>> >>> In the customize > data format I have checked the "Do not change >>> what I type" in the surname field. >>> >>> Why is this happening? >>> >>> Bobby Johnson >>> >>> > > _____________________________________________________ > > Completely rewritten and revised: > http://www.fergys.co.uk > Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw > And the Fergusons of N.W. England > ____________________________________________________ > > > > > 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
