Re: [LegacyUG] Identification of "UnKnown" name
If you use 2 brackets on either side of whatever you put between, it becomes invisible in some reports. For unknown maiden names I do the follow: Johnie Doe is the husband, his wife is Sally UNKNOWN In Sally's surname field I enter [[JohnieDoe]] This way, when I see her name in a list I can more readily identify who she is. I also have a tag for unknown surnames. When I want to work on missing surnames, I Search on the tag number. Everybody seems to have their way of dealing with unknown names, mostly it depends on how you want that person to look in reports, charts, and if you do or do not want to use Legacy's built in search for missing data. Cheers Elizabeth Legacy user since March 2008 On 9/12/2016 3:26 PM, Georges Sarrazin wrote: If I remember, some years ago, someone suggested to use [--?--], and almost everybody at that time supported that suggestion. Georges *De :*LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *De la part de* Sherry *Envoyé :* 12 septembre 2016 16:18 *À :* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> *Objet :* Re: [LegacyUG] Identification of "UnKnown" name Everyone's going to have their own idea on this... I leave any unknown info blank. Why?? 1. Legacy's Missing Information tab in the Search window won't find it as missing information if you have anything in that data field 2. Insert Underlines for Missing. in book reports won't insert underlines if there's anything in the field. If you want to enter any data in a field that you're not sure of, I would strongly recommend making a To-Do to search out the correct information. Sherry On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Pete Beatty <pete.bea...@gmail.com <mailto:pete.bea...@gmail.com>> wrote: I am a little confused on how to properly identify a missing portion of a Name. I have numerous entries were the current person’s name partially known. Is there a accepted identifier that can be used to signify “UNKNOWN”? I currently use “Unknown” for either portion of the name. -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Identification of "UnKnown" name
*1. Legacy's Missing Information tab in the Search window won't find it as missing information if you have anything in that data field* Yes, but can always search on "_" to see where there are. Gene On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 3:17 PM, Sherrywrote: > Everyone's going to have their own idea on this... I leave any unknown > info blank. > > Why?? > > 1. Legacy's Missing Information tab in the Search window won't find it as > missing information if you have anything in that data field > > 2. Insert Underlines for Missing. in book reports won't insert > underlines if there's anything in the field. > > If you want to enter any data in a field that you're not sure of, I would > strongly recommend making a To-Do to search out the correct information. > > Sherry > > > > On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Pete Beatty > wrote: > >> I am a little confused on how to properly identify a missing portion of a >> Name. I have numerous entries were the current person’s name partially >> known. Is there a accepted identifier that can be used to signify >> “UNKNOWN”? I currently use “Unknown” for either portion of the name. >> >> -- >> >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >> Archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> >> > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Identification of "UnKnown" name
If I remember, some years ago, someone suggested to use [--?--], and almost everybody at that time supported that suggestion. Georges De : LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] De la part de Sherry Envoyé : 12 septembre 2016 16:18 À : Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Objet : Re: [LegacyUG] Identification of "UnKnown" name Everyone's going to have their own idea on this... I leave any unknown info blank. Why?? 1. Legacy's Missing Information tab in the Search window won't find it as missing information if you have anything in that data field 2. Insert Underlines for Missing. in book reports won't insert underlines if there's anything in the field. If you want to enter any data in a field that you're not sure of, I would strongly recommend making a To-Do to search out the correct information. Sherry On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Pete Beatty <pete.bea...@gmail.com <mailto:pete.bea...@gmail.com> > wrote: I am a little confused on how to properly identify a missing portion of a Name. I have numerous entries were the current person’s name partially known. Is there a accepted identifier that can be used to signify “UNKNOWN”? I currently use “Unknown” for either portion of the name. -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Identification of "UnKnown" name
Everyone's going to have their own idea on this... I leave any unknown info blank. Why?? 1. Legacy's Missing Information tab in the Search window won't find it as missing information if you have anything in that data field 2. Insert Underlines for Missing. in book reports won't insert underlines if there's anything in the field. If you want to enter any data in a field that you're not sure of, I would strongly recommend making a To-Do to search out the correct information. Sherry On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Pete Beattywrote: > I am a little confused on how to properly identify a missing portion of a > Name. I have numerous entries were the current person’s name partially > known. Is there a accepted identifier that can be used to signify > “UNKNOWN”? I currently use “Unknown” for either portion of the name. > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Identification of "UnKnown" name
Gene Thanks, that is what I needed Pete > On Sep 12, 2016, at 2:55 PM, Gene Wheelerwrote: > > The New England Historic Genealogical Society, in a book entitled "Guide To > Genealogical Writing", says to use exactly five (5) underscores for an > unknown name. Thus, I recently did a mass change of the use of "Unknown" to > the five underscores in Legacy. For one thing, this makes the fact stand out > that the name is not known when scanning a list of names, or otherwise. > > Gene > = > > > >> On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Pete Beatty wrote: >> I am a little confused on how to properly identify a missing portion of a >> Name. I have numerous entries were the current person’s name partially >> known. Is there a accepted identifier that can be used to signify >> “UNKNOWN”? I currently use “Unknown” for either portion of the name. >> >> >> -- >> >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >> Archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Identification of "UnKnown" name
The New England Historic Genealogical Society, in a book entitled "Guide To Genealogical Writing", says to use exactly five (5) underscores for an unknown name. Thus, I recently did a mass change of the use of "Unknown" to the five underscores in Legacy. For one thing, this makes the fact stand out that the name is not known when scanning a list of names, or otherwise. Gene = On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Pete Beattywrote: > I am a little confused on how to properly identify a missing portion of a > Name. I have numerous entries were the current person’s name partially > known. Is there a accepted identifier that can be used to signify > “UNKNOWN”? I currently use “Unknown” for either portion of the name. > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
[LegacyUG] Identification of "UnKnown" name
I am a little confused on how to properly identify a missing portion of a Name. I have numerous entries were the current person's name partially known. Is there a accepted identifier that can be used to signify "UNKNOWN"? I currently use "Unknown" for either portion of the name. -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/