Daphne, You have to trick the system
if you want JONES try first entering JONESA then delete the A Otherwise it tries to default to the value already existing in the surname database of Jones. On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 12:04 PM, D. Eze <daphne....@gmail.com> wrote: > I like your idea of uppercase for surnames of your direct line. I tried > changing my direct line surnames but it won't let me. I had originally told > legacy to make them all initial caps. I tried going to customize, data > formats, and displaying surnames and changing that to "don't change what I > enter" but it didn't give me the option to save that. It acted like > "initial caps" was still selected. > > Daphne Eze > > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Jay 1FamilyTree < > 1familytree....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Barbara, >> >> I run the Master List Clean up almost daily along with the File Check and >> weekly compact database. >> >> There are three sections of check boxes >> in the Remove abandoned I have ALL checked >> in the Keep/Restore Original I have NONE checked. >> In the Combined Duplicates I have ALL but Surnames checked and also the >> Ignore Case checked. >> >> This has worked well for me in that it removes the unused, doesnt >> overwrite and customized additions and combines duplicates except for >> Surnames. (I use Capitalized Surnames for my DIRECT Ancestors and standard >> first letter capitals for any other persons with that surname. >> >> Hope this helps >> >> >> Jay >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 9:35 AM, Barbara <brc...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> I decided to do the items mentioned on your list, but when I came to >>> 'Run master list clean up', I hesitated. If I check all of the boxes >>> are there any ramifications I should know about? >>> Barbara >>> >>> On 3/15/2014 8:23 AM, Marnie Oakes wrote: >>> > Here is what I do at least monthly to maintain my Legacy files: >>> > Run backup >>> > Run file maintenance >>> > Run master list clean up >>> > Compact family file >>> > Delete very old backups >>> > >>> > Is there anything else I should be doing? 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