If I do not know a date, and have too little information to use recognised prefixes then I leave the field blank.
I do not recommend using anything other than the recognised dates. To do so is simply storing up problems with other programs, GEDCOM driven websites etc. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ "John B. Lisle" <[email protected]> wrote: >Sherry, Boyd, et al, > >You can also use Unknown (or ? or unk) in a date field. > >There may be a problem using several of those OTHER words in a date field in >that if you export to 3rd party product, the other product may not interpret >that as a valid date. > >I prefer to use "Unknown" is a death date field (as that seems to be >universally accepted and then include a death note that might quality the >death as "Died young", etc. or d.s.p. where appropriate. > >I should mention that I had an death date on anyone I believe to be deceased. >I really hate it when I see a genealogy posted online with someone obviously >born 400 years ago listed as living... ;-) > >john. > >At 03:21 PM 12/19/2013, Sherry/Support wrote: > >Look up Dates: Entering > >Under the heading "Entering Dates" it shows: > >You can also enter the following words into any date field: dead, deceased, >child, infant, stillborn and young. > > > > > > > >Sincerely, >Sherry >Technical Support >Legacy Family Tree > > >On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Boyd Miller <[email protected]> wrote: >You can enter any one of these words in a date field without triggering a >Potential Problems alert. > >dead, deceased, child, young, stillborn, infant > >I can find no mention in the Help files of using these or similar words. >Apart from the standard qualifiers such as about, between, before, after etc, >are there any other words that can be used legitimately in a date field? > >Boyd > > > > >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
