There is no less tedious way. You can delete the file you just imported and import the gedcom again using the instructions I sent.
If you have extensive notes in your file, then even Bob's way will be very tedious. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 2:26 AM, Stu and Priscilla Fanning <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Bob. > > I have already started out with your method of just fixing things as I > found them. I had not thought of copying to Word though and fixing the > notes that way. Good idea. Thanks! > > After my first comment, way at the bottom of this e-mail, Sherry gave me > hope that there was another, less tedious, way to fix all of the word > issues in the notes at one time, so I thought I would like to try that. > > As for the answer from Sherry under 'SOLUTION', I had no clue how to do > that. I see from your answer that I need to change the method BEFORE I > import a GEDCOM. I had looked for how to change the method now that I have > imported the GEDCOM and could not find anything. I have only been using > Legacy for a few months and have not added much because I am really still > quite lost in how to make it work. Therefore, it will not be too difficult > for me to go back and import the GEDCOM again. > > I appreciate this group which tries to help each other with problems that > they come up against. > > Priscilla > > *From:* Bob Austen <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, July 28, 2014 1:43 AM > *Subject:* RE: [LegacyUG] Switch From FTM 2014 > > Hi Priscilla, > > Sherry gave a very good answer under 'SOLUTION' below. > > Perhaps you have already moved your file to Legacy and now have discovered > the 'broken words' in the notes. If this is the case you can start over > using Sherry's suggestions. If you are already using the file in Legacy > and do not want to start over with the import then you will have to live > with the spaces in the words. I wasn't aware of the spaces when I made the > move to Legacy. So now I just edit the notes as I come across them, > scanning through and deleting those spaces. If a particular note is very > lengthy then I have copied it to Word where the spell check will highlight > the errors making it easier to find those pesky spaces. Editing the gedcom > is probably not a viable option. > > Bob > > > 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
