I hope I'm not repeating too much already found in previous posts, but, since we don't have a Location Merge function, would it help to do these things:
First (of course), if there are MANY records using the SAME incorrect format, then I presume that you would for sure want to use the Master Locations List to edit (or combine) that master location so it has the desired format. You could see how many are involved by having a check mark in the "Show People" check box. This could potentially reduce the number of problem records quite a bit. Then, would it help in some way to do this kind of search: Search (Detailed Search tab) 1st condition: Individual, Birth Place, Contains, Sumter. 2nd condition: Or, Individual, Death Place, Contains, Sumter 3rd condition: Or, Individual, Burial Place, Contains, Sumter At least you would have a list of the records that have these particular location fields containing the word Sumter. I liked the suggestion to leave the Search List open, and do the editing from the Edit tab. Clicking on the label in front of a location field will copy into it what you have saved in that field preciously. As you step down the list, you see on this tab only location fields for individuals (not marriages) so this would limit using this procedure to the individual locations involved. I know that this leaves out some location fields, but I think they could be handled in a similar way, if necessary. This could be done for marriage locations separately, but using the results in the Name List isn't as straightforward. I can see that if we had an option for the Master Locations list, which would provide a way to show only those records having a particular Tag number, it would be very helpful in situations like yours (which, I presume, might not be uncommon). Joseph Leavitt On 4/17/2014 6:59 AM, Kathy Meyer wrote: > This is an excellent suggestion. Perhaps you copy your example of > what your search would look like into an enhancement suggestion. We > would all benefit from that! Kathy > > On Sunday, April 13, 2014, magnoliasouth <magnoliaso...@gmail.com > <mailto:magnoliaso...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > I have a horrible list of locations. I understand how to combine > locations, but that's not working for me. It involves way too much > scrolling up and down and all around. Also, the "find" at the top > isn't finding anything. It only looks for the first word which doesn't > help me. > > What I need to do is do a search for one word and get a list of all > locations that have that word in its various forms. For example: > > Let's say I want to search for Sumter. > > I want to get all of the results like this: > > Georgia, Sumter > Georgia, Sumter County > Georgia, Sumter Co. > GA, Sumter > GA, Sumter County > USA, GA, Sumter > USA, GA Sumter County > USA, Ga. Sumter County > United States, Georgia, Sumter > Sumter > > You see the problem and I use this one because it's my worst > nightmare. Sumter is all over the place and some location entries > don't even have anything else in them. > > Now as you can see, when I have 300 locations and they're sorted they > are at the top the middle the end and so on. Scrolling take WAY too > long and that's just not an option. I'd rather not bother if I have to > do it that way. > > How can I fix this? Please, tell me there is an easy way? > > Many thanks. :) > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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
