Search and Replace is not the way to change a Surname. it only searches the surname field for people but the married surname is stored in a different field.
Use View > Master Lists > Surname and edit the name there. A change made in the Master Surname Lists affects all surnames including Married Surnames. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation [email protected] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -- On 21-May-13 9:13 PM, Nancy Stevens wrote: > For my Name List I have the option set to show females under both maiden > name and married name. I recently did a global search and replace to > change the spelling of a surname. However, the Name List still shows > females who married into that surname under the original > spelling--meaning they do not sort in with the females born to that > surname. I tried changing the option and changing it back (thinking > reset) but cannot think of anything else to try. Is there any way to > apply the change to the Name List? > > Thanks. Nancy 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
