Mary, Thanks for the suggestion.
Unfortunately, the original problem occurred many years ago. It took about 3 months before I discovered the problem, by that time it was too late to go back like your suggestion and re-import or even compare to the original. So, I have been living with it for many years, fixing some notes only when necessary. But thanks for taking the time to offer a suggestion. Jay On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Mary Fowler Leek <[email protected]> wrote: > I’m a bit late to this thread so it’s possible I’ve completely > misunderstood the problem. If I’ve understood correctly, would this help? > Import the gedcom again, but use a different name for the file, and use the > setting that will result in clean notes. Then you could tag everyone who > has a note, then open the two files side by side and copy and paste the > properly formatted note to replace the goofed up note. As you finish a copy > and paste, untag the person and go to the next tagged person and repeat. > Use the individual tag box in the lower right hand part of the screen; this > will move you from tagged person to tagged person quickly. > > > > This might at least speed up the process by allowing you to copy and paste > quickly. It would certainly be quicker than correcting each note > individually. > > > > If I’m out in left field, please take into account my advanced age! J > > > > Mary > > > > > > > > *From:* Jay 1FamilyTree [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 30, 2014 2:27 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Switch From FTM 2014 > > > > This is so TRUE. > > > > And it would work. > > > > If you could just get the spell checker to review each "note" for errors > and prompt you to review those for corrections. > > Even better is to have a 'switch' that knows you are repairing broken > words and when it finds a mis-spelled word it automatically checks to see > if removing the space before or after solves the issue. > > With that type of tool, I could fix all my issues in an hour! > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 12:28 AM, Mike Fry <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 30 Jul 2014 02:46, Jay 1FamilyTree wrote: > > > I have over 50,000 with notes that have broken words. > > I have been waiting in hopes some day some eager programmer would create > an easy > > to use tool to fix everything.. > > :-) > > What Legacy needs is a simple (?) addition to the search/replace mechanism. > > a) Search any Notes field > b) For a spelling mistake > c) When found, pop up the standard spellcheck screen > > -- > Regards, Mike Fry > Johannesburg > > > > 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 > 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
