Thank you so much for your tips and encouragement. Basically what you have suggested is what I was doing. This all comes from my early days of research about five years ago. The split screen function I have seen but only used it to compare entries between two different files. So what you're suggesting is I can use a split screen to compare records in my master database. That is definitely something our laptop a look at tomorrow.
I never merge any records unless they are my own. I learnt this when I was starting out. I have one line in the family which is notoriously difficult to get accurate records and many people come up with different results. I was using Family Tree Maker and if I remember right there was about seven of line trees so at a click of a mouse button and I merged a lot and what a mess I got. I had to delete the whole not including my research. I'm looking forward very much to the rest of the CDs and the printed manual because I am still a person who likes to have a book in my hand when I am trying to learn. Once again thank you everybody for your support Robert… On 29/11/2012 16:21, R G Strong-genes wrote: > One big tip! Have one family file that is your master. Once that is cleaned > up and you have your data input formatted to your standards, then whenever > you get new information via a GEDCOM or other source. Do not import it > directly into your master file! Import it into a new file then you can clean > that file up (ie format locations, merge duplicates, delete those you do not > want) then when it is cleaned up then you can import the actual people you > want to add to your file. There is a lot of help info on this in the help > files. Look under splitting family file and split screen. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Fletcher > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 5:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Deleting Events > > Yes that is understood and I look forward to meeting other members of > the list. Coming over to new software and trying to correct past errors > is a challenge. > > Robert... > > On 29/11/2012 10:48, Jenny M Benson wrote: >>> Ron F and I and others are from the UK. You'll get plenty of help here. >>> >> Sorry - I didn't mean to imply that anyone would only get help from the >> UK members of this list; the 2 sentences are not mutually dependent. -- Now look at my blog: http://merciadragon.net/ 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
