If you select "Legacy" as the "Produce File For" option in the File
Extract the Hashtag abbreviation and description will be part of the GEDCOM
file.

I plan to use hashtags as both permanent and temporary identifiers.

On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 12:11 PM, R G Strong Genealogy <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Martha,
>
> Hash Tags can be whatever you want them to be for as long as you want them
> to be.
>
> As for a gedcom it depends on which type of gedcom you create since they
> are proprietary their gedcom tag would start with an underscore _HASHTAG
> and would not be in the 5.5 standard GEDCOM. If you wanted to send it then
> you would have to select a gedcom that includes it or you would customize
> the gedcom and add it.
>
> On 5/11/2017 10:47 AM, Martha Graham wrote:
>
> Good Morning Cathy,
> Thank you for the explanation on where the Hash Tag data is located.
> If it is 'inside' the fdb file, then they should not have disappeared.
> I am curious about one other thing. I am using them as a temporary way of
> marking people.
> I use tagging for marking people who fit different requirements with
> regard to my research.
>
> Are the Hash Tags meant to be an alternate permanent identifier or just
> temporary like I am using?
>
> Reason I ask is whether they would be included in a gedcom and if so, what
> happens to them when someone who does not use Legacy opens the gedcom?
>
> I hope the question makes sense.
>
> Martha
> Los Osos, CA
>
>
>
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