Wm, Have you ever used ver. 6.0? I know that it was there at one time because I have used it before, if not in ver 5.0 then it was in some ver of 6.x. Russ Strong
-----Original Message----- From: Wm Voss Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] duplicate alerts I have used Legacy from its inception and continue to use, though a beta tester, version 5 for my own research. There is no such option under Tools>Merge nor have I ever seen that function offered in Legacy. Wm Voss On 29-Mar-11 7:31 PM, my genealogy email wrote: > CE, > That message, however, is Not the same thing as the tour suggest. AS I > STATED: In Legacy version 5.0 there was actually a menu item under > Tools>Merge> "Duplicate Alerts" that would alert you when you typed in a > new name with the same name as an individual already in your file. Since I > have used Legacy beginning with that version I remember that it would warn > you if that menu item was checked and would ask you if this was the same > individual as so and so. The "Warning: Duplicate Found" message occurs as > you suggested once you are searching for duplicates, however, this was not > what the OP, Kris, was asking as I also found the same paragraph that he > was > referring to on their website for "Touring of Legacy 7.5" which they > should > correct that paragraph as it no longer can be done. > Russ Strong > > -----Original Message----- > From: CE Wood > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] duplicate alerts > > > From Legacy Help: > > Warning: Duplicate Found > As the current report was being built, the same person was found in more > than one place. This can legitimately happen when relatives of any kind > marry each other...cousins for example. It can also happen if an > individual > is linked in erroneously...such as a grandfather being linked in as a son. > This causes an endless relationship loop that must be corrected. > > Legacy only warns of a duplicate after it has encountered the same > individual three times. When a warning is given, you can either: > 1. Set the number of additional encounters by clicking the up and down > arrows to the right of the text box and then continue on by clicking the > Continue Processing... button. > > 2. Note the individual or couple listed at the top of the warning box and > then click Cancel the Report to stop building the report. You should then > research and fix the relationship loop problem. > You can also generate this report with the option to exclude duplicate > lines. To do this, click the Report Options button on the menu and select > the Don't Repeat Duplicate Lines option on the Format tab. > > > CE > > > From: my genealogy email [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 6:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] duplicate alerts > > Kris, > I think that particular paragraph has not been updated since v 5.0, I > remember that the program used to do that and gave you the option to pick > from the names list so you could verify that it was a duplicate name, > however, that option has not been there since v 6.0, I believe! > > Perhaps someone from Legacy could point us in the right place to have them > update that paragraph in the Legacy tour as the actual Legacy Help file no > longer has that as an option under the Tools>Merge>merge menu. > > Russ Strong > > From: Kris Stewart > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 11:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LegacyUG] duplicate alerts > > Hello All, > > Legacy at its website > > http://bit.ly/ervC1s > > under "Merging" states that Legacy has an option to check for duplicates > when entering a new individual. "These include Duplicate Alerts, where > you > are automatically made aware of a possible duplicate when you are entering > a > new individual" > > In all the year I have used Legacy I have never had this option, and I > cant > find it anywhere, can anyone help? > > Kris Stewart > > > > > > > > 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 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
