I am sorry I didn't explain this very well. I don't put ? in data fields. I just use unknown sex (?) with DATA as the surname to indicate that this is not data about a person that is part of my family tree but it is an entry in Legacy which I use like a filing system where I store the information that I collect that may well be relevant to my tree in the future.
Anne On 21/06/2011 12:14 PM, Sherry/Support wrote: > There are some really good reasons why you should leave data fields > blank when you don't have any information to enter.. > > 1. Search icon has a "Missing Information" search tab. If you have a > question mark in the field, Legacy doesn't understand it and it thinks > that you do have information. > > 2. Book reports can insert underlines for missing information only if > the field is blank. > > 3. Chronology view can insert an underline for missing location so you > can quickly tell that you need to find one! > > 4. Getting It Right by Mary Slawson indicates that when you don't have > data, the fields should be left blank. > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > > On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Anne Hollingshead > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thank you Sherry. >> >> I would really like to have that option. I use the ? slot for my data that I >> can't yet relate to a particular person or for things like ships >> >> This way it does not interfere with my index because it is all together >> e.g. >> >> DATA Family name -Country abbreviation- State abbreviation >> >> DATA Town- State or County Country (for towns where I have many families) >> >> DATA Ships Name of Ship >> >> I find italics particularly hard to skim down and it doesn't achieve much >> purpose if you have color to highlight those individuals where the sex is >> unknown. >> >> Anne > > 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 > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
