Thanks Wendy, I'll give it a try. Kevin
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 1:23 AM, Wendy Howard <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > "is there some way to take care of the places other than one-at-a-time?" > > Import your GEDCOM file into a new Legacy file, then look at the > Location Master List. Fix an item there, and it will be fixed in every > piece of data where it appears. > > You get to this list via View > Master Lists > Location..., or click on > the Locations icon just below the menu if you have that displayed. > > Duplicate locations can be combined there, making it very quick and easy > to tidy up almost-correct locations into one correct one. > > Don't forget to sort your locations from right to left to get a > different viewpoint with all locations within one country listed > together. You may see things there that you didn't see when you were > viewing with them sorted left-to-right. It's only a viewing tool > withing the Location Master List, it does not change how your locations > appear elsewhere. > > Hope this helps. :-) > > Kind Regards, > Wendy Howard > > *** Please reply to the list *** > -- > Kaiwaka, Northland, New Zealand > http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wendyh65/<http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ewendyh65/> > <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Ewendyh65/> > > -----Original Message----- > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Tool to Uniformly Format Places? > *Sent:* Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:55:43 -0500 > *From:* Kevin Walker <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > > > > I understand. But is there some way to take care of the places other > > than one-at-a-time? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Kevin > > > > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 9:45 PM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > YES. As most of us recommend, always gedcom into a new file, fix > > the locations to the way you like the locations, then merge > > together. That way you can also use the tool to make that author a > > Source for each person automatically. So when you merge a person > > to himself, you can scroll the sources into your order. > > Rich in LA CA > > > > --- On *Thu, 6/24/10, Kevin Walker /<[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>>/* wrote: > > > > > > From: Kevin Walker <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > Subject: [LegacyUG] Tool to Uniformly Format Places? > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 5:39 PM > > > > > > I want to import and merge a GEDCOM with my Legacy family > > file, but the author of the GEDCOM did not format the places > > uniformly. Some contain the county, some don't, some contain > > the word "county;" Some abbreviate the state, some write it > > out, etc., etc. > > > > Is there a tool where I can edit the GEDCOM before or after it > > is imported and merged to format the places uniformly, without > > having to go one by one? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > 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
