You can use the sort button within the Master Location List. If you have used the 4 location fields it will sort correctly no matter in which order you tell it to search. You are correct, if you have other countries mixed in that have more than 4 fields it will mess up your sort a bit but it is easy to scan through the list and skip those. Even if you don’t publish anything, if you share data with other people (especially those people who do follow the standards) it will make it easier.
Locations are not the only thing that are standardized. Dates and names are too :) There is a book that explains all of this. Getting it Right: The Definitive Guide to Recording Family History Accurately by Mary H. Slawson. It just so happens that the author uses Legacy as her database program so the screen shots in the book will look real familiar though it is an older version. Michele From: Marg Strong [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 12:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Cleaning up Location List (Geo options) Thanks, Michele. So, if I understand it, using the standardized location entries for countries where it works, is considered the way to do it by the Family History Library. It makes searching easier, sharing data easier, and results look more professional. If you don't mind helping me further, how does it make searching easier? Is it because if I want to do a report based on counties, the only way is if I have the standard location entries? My goal isn't so much to look professional, (I don't intend to publish) but to be accurate in my sourcing (including locations) so family members who want to carry on from where I stop, will have what they most need. I would have to have a better grasp of each country to come up with my own standardized locations if they are different. And if I am able eventually to do that, what will that do to the reasons for standardizing to the FHL? Wouldn't it mess up searching? Thanks again for taking the time to reply! 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
