What does "Not equal to" etc in Detailed Search, this isn't math?
On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 5:35 PM, MJ SA <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you, but I couldn't find it. I have 399 people on my family tree > and I can't find the one person who got married in Catania :( > > On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 5:26 PM, Wendy Howard <[email protected]> wrote: >> Where will you have that town name recorded? >> >> It might be in your locations. >> >> It might be in an address. >> >> It might be in the text of an event or note. >> >> It might be somewhere else. >> >> Where you have it recorded will influence how you search for it, but you >> should be able to search none the less. >> >> Click on Search > Find, or the Search icon if you have it showing, or >> press Ctrl+F. >> >> Make sure you're at the Detailed Search tab. >> >> Set your options... >> >> Look for: Individual (unless you want to narrow it down to a Male or >> Female, or look for a record in a Marriage) >> >> Where to look: this is where it depends on where you've recorded the >> name; choose the appropriate field name >> >> How to look: Contains is probably your best option here >> >> What to look for: type the name of the town >> >> Note that you can set more than one search condition, so you can search >> for multiple fields at a time by adding conditions. >> >> The first time you run the search, make sure you've got the "Clear List >> before this search" option selected at the bottom. If you want to >> search for more than three conditions, do your first three then run the >> search again with the next set of conditions and select "Add results to >> existing List". >> >> Hope this helps. :-) >> >> Kind Regards, >> Wendy >> >> >> MJ SA said the following on 19/10/2012 9:54 a.m.: >>> Is there a way to search my family tree for a town name? >> >> >> >> 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
