On 20/08/2011 20:53, Joan Kemp wrote: > Hi! > > When searching for a family name in Legacy, the names come in a random > date order. > > Eg, I have just searched for individuals with the surname 'Linnell' > There are 15 'William Linnell's" in my tree, but in the search, their > dates are not listed chronologically by birth order > they start: > Linnell, William (1821-1880) > Linnell, William (1833-1837) > Linnell, William (1740-1779) > Linnell, William (1767-1832) > Linnell, William (1740-1817) > etc > > How can I persuade Legacy to order similarly named individuals > chronologically? > in the above eg, listed by birth order: > Linnell, William (1740-1779) (earliest birth) > Linnell, William (1740-1817) > Linnell, William (1767-1832) > Linnell, William (1821-1880) > Linnell, William (1833-1837) (latest birth)
You can't. The Search List is the same format as the Name List and can only be sorted by RUN, Forename or Surname. -- 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 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
