Terry, I use the Index list almost exclusively. If you put your cursor in any search box, it sorts by that column.
Joyce On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 9:40 PM, Terry <[email protected]> wrote: > Brian, > I had been getting round to asking if you could sort a Search result by > given names. I didn't have much hope you could do it. But you instructions > to sort a Name List work just the same way for a Search list. I need a given > name sort far more often that a surname sort. > Thank you. thank you. thank you. > Terry > > > On 12/03/2016 5:35 p.m., Brian/Support wrote: >> >> Go to View > Name list >> Click on the RIN, Given name or Surname label to sort the list by that >> field. >> Click Print >> Select the data you want by clicking to put check marks on the data you >> want included. >> The customize button will let you choose additional information and you >> can select up to 3 rows of data (in the csv file you create these will all >> be one line not three). >> Click the circle in front of the csv file option >> Instead of Print the upper right button will now say Create >> With the fields selected click the create button >> A file window will open, note where the file will be stored or change to a >> folder you will remember. >> Type a file name into the file name box >> Click Save >> Legacy will output a text file with the data separated by commas. Each >> name will be on a single line. This file can be imported into almost any >> spreadsheet program including Excel. >> >> Brian >> Customer Support >> Millennia Corporation >> [email protected] >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com >> >> >> On 11/03/2016 20:50, Chrystal Emory wrote: >>> >>> I hope I have the right email address. If I don't please forgive me and >>> someone can set me straight. I'm sure there will be offers to do that. >>> I have never ask a question first, only replied. >>> >>> I have tried to figure out how to make a text list of names. I have 8 >>> thousand plus. I don't wish to have to type all of them into a list. I >>> have accomplished making a list but every other line is >>> grayed/shadowed. That does not allow me to cut and paste the names to >>> an xcel file. Any thoughts? >>> >>> Crystal >>> >>> >> > > > -- > _______________________________________________ > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com -- Researching Drinkwater surname all over the world, any time, any place, but especially Descendants and Ancestors of Paul Drinkwater, born 1789 in Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, England. GOONS #5057 http://www.one-name.org/profiles/drinkwater.html -- _______________________________________________ LegacyUserGroup mailing list [email protected] To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com
