Laura, You haven't got your font set to a bold typeface, eg. Arial Bold, have you?
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ Completely rewritten and revised: http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw And the Fergusons of N.W. England ____________________________________________________ Laura Johnson wrote: > Wendy > > 1. I already have the relationships set to appear with me as the > starting point > 2. I already have it set to show direct line in BOLD - not able to > see any difference > 3. I already have each direct ancestor appear as the preferred child > - can't see any asterisk next to the name > > So even though I can see the relationships, I CANNOT tell which child > is the direct descendant because they do NOT appear as bold nor do I > see the asterisk > > So the ALL CAPS on the direct ancestor is the only thing that appears > to make it stand out > > Wendy Howard wrote: >> Hi Laura, >> >> >>> 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. >>> >> >> You've already had responses that have told you that yes, you can >> have Sansone and SANSONE in your surnames list, but they will be >> separate, unattached names. That may not be what you want. >> >> Did you know that you have other methods for highlighting your direct >> line? You don't have to rely on capital letters here. >> >> You can have your direct line showing in bold lettering. Options > >> Customize > Data Format > Indicate direct-line children in lists >> (bold) >> >> You can have relationships showing above the central couple in Family >> View. Tools > Set Relationships >> >> You can put an asterisk against a "preferred" child in any family. >> It's automatically applied to the first child entered, but it is >> quickly changed if desired. Right-click on a child in Family View >> and select Children's Settings; select the child you want and click >> on Set to Preferred Child. >> >> Hope this helps. :-) >> >> Kind Regards, >> Wendy Howard >> 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
