I had looked in the help files RG but couldn't see an answer pertinent to my question - only lists of nicknames from various given names (which although helpful, is not well formatted for ease of reading)
On 9 February 2014 13:14, R G Strong-genes <[email protected]> wrote: > Kathy, > You will find a lot of info on this subject in the Help file under > Nicknames>Information screen > > *From:* Kathy Thompson <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, February 08, 2014 8:48 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Names in Family View - show AKA > > ahh - you you would suggest I put "Bill" in the given names rather than > in a Custom event type field like Alias or AKA > > Makes sense > > > On 8 February 2014 23:17, Brian/Support <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Kathy, >> >> Legacy recognizes a given name in quotes William "Bill" as a nickname. >> In reports you have special options to use those quoted names. Since it >> is entered in the Given Names for the individual they are immediately >> apparent in the Family View. >> >> Brian >> Customer Support >> Millennia Corporation >> [email protected] >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com >> >> >> On 08 Feb 2014 7:21 AM, Kathy Thompson wrote: >> > I have a number of people who were either known by a nickname or a >> > variant of their given name, and are referred to as such in >> documentation. >> > >> > How can I help myself and others looking at my tree data to see this AKA >> > in the Family View without having to open the Alternate Names window? >> > >> > For example: >> > William Jones was always called Bill >> > I want to see >> > William "Bill" Jones for his name in Family View, while still having it >> > clear in the Individual view that "Bill" was just a nickname and William >> > Jones was his legal name. >> > >> > Having this will help when I have 3 or 4 William Jones' in one family >> > yet each has their own unique nickname >> > William Jones, William Jones & William Jones gets tricky >> > William "Bill" Jones, William "Willy" Jones, & William "Jonesy" Jones is >> > much easier. >> > >> > Thanks >> >> -- > Russell G. Strong > P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy > program can be downloaded FREE at > http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/Articles.asp?ID=133&Click=1114 > Oh so many branches and not enough time to check out all the roots!!!. > Check out my Genealogy Pages at http://www.rgstrong-genes.com . > > > 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
