Re: [LegacyUG] I AM IN A BIG MESS - again - no still

2020-10-04 Thread M Sonnier via LegacyUserGroup
Legacy allows you to print to an excell file.  In preparing to print each file, do not select first and last name together  rather select surname, then first name, birth date and death date. Now you are ready to print the entire data base to an excel file.  After it has printed, open the excel

Re: [LegacyUG] I AM IN A BIG MESS - again - no still

2020-10-04 Thread Rmhansense
Just a thought, not actually tried:1. Import each file into a common file.2. After each import, tag the imported records with a tag named for the original it came from.3.  If you have more than 9 sources files use hashtags instead of tags.4. When done you can look in Index to find names and

Re: [LegacyUG] I AM IN A BIG MESS - again - no still

2020-10-04 Thread Kevin Ferguson
Hi, If I were you I would export the files to CSV files then create an Excel workbook with a tab for each file. Then use the Excel search facilities but that is because I am extremely comfortable using Excel and that is maybe not everyone's cup of tea (and you may not have access to Excel

[LegacyUG] I AM IN A BIG MESS - again - no still

2020-10-04 Thread vbgarton
* I have a one name study for HIGGINSON's * I have more than one file all with different names * I have a lot of Family Group Records for a family printed some with different printed dates and some with no file name I want to create a list of all those in a particular data base, some have 3