Pat, I was responding to Ron, I know how to use Control F On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Pat Hickin <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know whom you're responding to, but when you search a word > processing file you just do controlF (for "find"), type into the search box > the word you're looking for -- & that's all there is to it. > > On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 9:39 PM, michsgen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Look For: Marriage Marriage Place -how to look? what do I do, equal >> to, contains? Than the last box I put Catania, than do I click Find >> First or Create List or Load? >> >> Oh God, help me, I am so confused. >> >> On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Pat Hickin <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I don't know how large your family file is or whether you've been >> > following >> > the thread I started on creating a .pdf for everybody, but the purpose >> > of >> > all this was to make searching a cinch. >> > >> > Incidentally, I have c 5500 people in my database but LOTS of info & >> > extensive citations for many of them. >> > >> > What I ended up doing is this: >> > >> > Click on Reports>Report Menu>Family. >> > >> > At the bottom of the window there is a "Record Selection" button. Click >> > on >> > it. >> > Select:All individuals in the entire family file (with spouses). >> > At the bottom of that window check both "Incl Single Males" and "Incl >> > Single Females." >> > Click on Report Options, and Include all addresses,events, (and sources >> > if >> > you want to search them as well). >> > Click Close. >> > >> > On the right-hand side of the "Family Group Records" window, select >> > "Text >> > File," >> > in the upper right-hand corner, click on Create, >> > enter your file name & let Legacy go to work! >> > >> > After the file is created, perform your search. >> > >> > (Actually I opened or inserted the file into my word processor because I >> > think it looks better!) >> > >> > Searching the new file is a snap! >> > >> > Let me know if you have any questions. >> > >> > Pat >> > >> > >> > >> > 9, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Bobby Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Perhaps this would be cheating but I would try "Tools>Global Spell >> >> Check" >> >> . I would bet your city name is not in the dictionary and would show >> >> as a >> >> misspelled word. It may take a few minutes to go through this >> >> procedure but >> >> I bet you would eventually find it. >> >> B0bby >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: MJ SA [mailto:[email protected]] >> >> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:31 PM >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Search for a city name >> >> >> >> No, couldn't find it. The reason I remember it, was the other day I >> >> went >> >> onto family search to look for the marriage record and the images were >> >> down. >> >> This is going to get a whole lot worse for me when I get the Ipad :) >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Ron Ferguson >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > On the first box which say "individual" there is a down arrow, click >> >> > that and you will see marriage, click that so it is in the first box, >> >> > then I >> >> > think you will find marriage place in the second box - it may just >> >> > say >> >> > "place" - but I don't think so. For each search use create list, this >> >> > will >> >> > open the name list for you. >> >> > >> >> > I will be back tomorrow morning, thank goodness! >> >> > Ron Ferguson >> >> > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >> >> > GOONS #5307 >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> > > > > 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
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