I also have the same problem as I have alot of French Canadian names spelled differently it would be nice if Legacy had that at least I would have less of a chance of having dupllicate individuals.
Albert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Abikhair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 8:26 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] 1st cousin marriages > Hello, I am new to Legacy, having changed from Brothers Keeper. One feature > BK had does not seem to be available on Legacy, it may be but I may not have > pressed the right buttons. > After I have entered a spouse, who is named for eg. Alexander Paton and he > gets his own number I then discover later he is the Alex Paton who is > already on the database with his own number and is a 1st cousin to his wife. > Then with Legacy I have to do a merge. > With BK as soon as a name is entered a window pops up showing all similar > names asking if the person we are trying to enter is one of those people. If > the person shows up, one then just has to highlight the name and click > enter. > You may ask how we would know if we have the correct person, well, we may > have has the original Alex married to a Sarah Unknown born at a particular > place in a certain year as derived from a census and other information, say > with a child of an unusual name. > Is there some way I can set Legacy to do the same thing? > Thanks, Pam > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
