Jerry,

Yes, but for the Condition instead of using 'Equal to' etc. @Wildcard' must
be used.

Ron Ferguson (back from his hols! So a Happy New Year to All)
http://www.fergys.co.uk/

-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 3:11 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to search middle name in index?

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
>>
>



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