On 06/08/2010 16:01, Jennifer Wilhelmi wrote: > After reading the thread on entering multiple names for a single individual, > I reviewed the help topics for Alternate Name and an AKA event. But, the > implications of using one over the other were not clear. > > Could someone explain in more detail the > advantages/disadvantages/implications of using Alternate Name as compared to > an AKA event and why you choose one over the other? Or do you use both?
Using the "AKA" screen, you only have fields for inputting the alternate name/spelling. This is fine if that is all you want/need to record. If you wanted to write notes about the AKA though, or give details about how and when the name was acquired - for example, if there was a Deed Poll, then you would need to create an Event. -- Jenny M Benson 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
