Ian, Put the nickname in quotes eg. Leslie “Sammy” James Gardener. When printing reports etc. you are given the option of using the name in quotes when the person is referred to and also of removing the quotes (they are not mutually exclusive). You could also have for example William Arthur “Arthur” Ferguson for when a person uses a second name rather than the first.
Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: Ian GARDENER Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 12:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Name / Nickname entry. I know how it’s meant to be done using aka’s but does anyone add nicknames to the primary given name field? All my uncles were routinely known by their nicknames even with family & most people not even knowing their real given names. So to take one uncle as an example, if I enter “Leslie James Gardener” it draws blank stress from all the relatives. If I enter “Leslie (Sammy) James Gardener” they all go aahhh and the penny drops. Any thoughts please? Ian Gardener Australia 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
