Well, suppose you don't have Access? Pat On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 7:47 AM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]>wrote:
> And, Pat, since MJ SA was the original poster on this thread to ask for > clarification on a point which I had made is perfectly proper, not to > mention good practice. > > BTW. your suggested method, which requires the use of additional software > thus introducing another potential source of error, only works if Legacy > returns *all the data*. If using search properly does not return data known > to be there then it is quite probable that it will not be returned using > your method. In any case I would not use it, I would simply search the > appropriate table(s) in the Access DB. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > GOONS #5307 > > > "MJ SA" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >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 > > > > > > > >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). 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