But, what if one wishes to change only one word, i.e.: I began by using the abbreviation "Co." and only recently changed to the full word "County" in my locations. Now I would like to be able to change all those "Col"s to County with one click. Same thing with state abbreviations - I need to change all those "IN"s to Indiana. Don't think I can do it within the location list, that I can tell. Am I wrong?
Jane Sarles On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Jerry Peterson < [email protected]> wrote: > Along with what Jenny said, in the master location list there is a button > that sa > ys combine and combine with. You can use that to combine locations that > should be the same, but have minor variations. And you can apply the > changes to every instance in your database, your choice. Jerry > > On Oct 25, 2011 5:10 AM, "Jenny M Benson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 25/10/2011 04:47, Robert E. Carneal wrote: > > > Sure. Go to the field containing what you want to change. You can > > > either erase all of it, and enter it anew, or, stick the cursor > > > between Mariette, Ohio and just enter "Washington County," in between. > > > > This is not a good idea! If you do this you will end up with 2 entries > > in the Master Location List - one for Marietta, Ohio and one for > > Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. The first one is probably not > > wanted. Also, if several people, or one person several times, are using > > that Location, changing it in one place on one person's Individual > > Information screen will not change all the other instances, which > > probably *is* wanted. > > > > As other have said, and as was detailed in another thread within the > > last couple of days, edit the entry in the Master Location List. > > > > -- > > 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
