If you only want to locate the middle name then follow Sherry's instructions except put a space before the "What to look for" name so that it will not pick up that name as a first name. Ron Taylor
--- On Mon, 1/2/12, Jerry <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Jerry <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to search middle name in index? > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, January 2, 2012, 8:11 AM > Is it possible to use wildcards for > parts of names? > > Sherry/Support <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >You can't through the Name List or Index View but you > can search for > >the middle name. > > > >Click on the Search icon, select the Detailed Search > tab > > > > > >Look for whom Individual > >Where to look Given Names > >How to look Contains > >What to look for <type in the middle > name> > > > > > >That will give you a Search List showing everyone whose > Given Name > >contains the name you'd like to find. > > > > > > > >Sincerely, > >Sherry > >Technical Support > >Legacy Family Tree > > > > > >On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 2:10 AM, BF <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Is there a way to search for a middle name in the > index? Some folks go by their middle name and when I don't > rem their 'unused' first name I have to search through the > surname. Just a nuisance with the relatively small tree > I'm working on now, but will be a bigger problem when I > start working on my families. Didn't see it addressed in > archives since 09. > >> > >> Betty > >> FL > >> > > > > > >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 > > > 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
