A very basic question - what name to use for people who changed their names (whether by marriage or other) I like the format Jane name1/name2/name3 (using "/" as dividers) but this plays havoc with searches for "last name" etc JOHN B PS: I also have probs with e.g. Charles Smith Jones where "Smith Jones" is the family name

It is best to use the name at birth when entering a person's information. If you have unchecked the option "Wife keeps her maiden name" under File of the main screen then Options then the tab Other, the name will be changed to the husband's. You could also add alternate name(s) on the Names tab of the Edit screen and set them to never print. Then, when doing a search, check the "Also search alternate names" on the Find person screen to look for any alternate name you have entered. These will be flagged with an " * " by the birth year in the list. Gilles de C. Paquette Le 2011-10-15 06:40, John Bibby a écrit : > A very basic question - what name to use for people who changed their > names (whether by marriage or other) > > I like the format > > Jane name1/name2/name3 (using "/" as dividers) > > but this plays havoc with searches for "last name" etc > > JOHN B > > > PS: I also have probs with e.g. Charles Smith Jones where "Smith > Jones" is the family name > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

In message <CAJQr389zy5RovOi-Pn2hBYKQf2f+DDkJkXr1Okkotfkq9Wy3KQ@mail.gmail.com>, John Bibby <johnbibbyjohnbibby@gmail.com> writes: [] >PS: I also have probs with e.g. Charles Smith Jones where "Smith >Jones" is the family name [] In BK5, there used to be an easy way for this - it was something like Rev. Charles [Smith Jones] M. D. , i. e. you put the surname/family name in []. I think this ceased to work under BK6, though. I can't at the moment remember how it either used to or does now deal with prefixes and suffixes that aren't part of the name (I think it recognises some common suffices like "M. D.", but I don't remember there being any universal way to denote them though. I guess you can get round it by using alternate names (and selecting "never print" if appropriate), but it'd be nice if there was a way - perhaps (), [], and {} could be used when entering (and the option of having the prefix and suffix - and surname [or forenames] for that matter! - appearing in selectable colours). Sorry, John, another few for the wishlist ... (-: -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf For people who like peace and quiet: a phoneless cord.

To John Bibby Put in the top Name field that name you want printed on most reports. Then click the Names tab in the middle of the screen near Notes, Pictures, Siblings. On the Names tab click Add Name at the bottom. In the first column pick the type of name you are adding and in the Name column put the first and last name that will be the alternate name. Then when you are Searching for a name you can turn on the option to also search for those Alternate names. If Smith Jones is the last name, then put Smith Jones in both the Last Name and Sort Name fields on the Names tab. Then it will treat that like the last name when doing sorting. To FIND someone with a two part name, put [ ] around the name when searching. So search for Charles [Smith Jones] and it will find that person that has Smith Jones in the Last Name field. (In BK5 you would put [ ] up in the Name field at the top, but with BK 6 you put the last name in the Last Name field on the Names tab.) John Steed ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bibby" <johnbibbyjohnbibby@gmail.com> To: <BK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 6:40 AM Subject: [BK] Name changes - use "Jane name1/name2/name3" format? >A very basic question - what name to use for people who changed their > names (whether by marriage or other) > > I like the format > > Jane name1/name2/name3 (using "/" as dividers) > > but this plays havoc with searches for "last name" etc > > JOHN B > > > PS: I also have probs with e.g. Charles Smith Jones where "Smith > Jones" is the family name > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message >

In message <DFCB0265D837433A867C4E1928590E10@Dell4600>, John Steed <brothers_keeper@msn.com> writes: [] >If Smith Jones is the last name, then put Smith Jones in both the Last Name >and Sort Name fields on the Names tab. > >Then it will treat that like the last name when doing sorting. > >To FIND someone with a two part name, put [ ] around the name when >searching. So search for > >Charles [Smith Jones] > >and it will find that person that has Smith Jones in the Last Name field. > >(In BK5 you would put [ ] up in the Name field at the top, but with BK 6 >you put the last name in the Last Name field on the Names tab.) [] What is the reason you dropped the use of [] when moving from 5 to 6? I for one find several aspects of the use of the Names tab not at all intuitive. (That could be just me, of course.) Given that it's clear from the above that forename and surname are stored separately internally, is there any chance of you introducing a bar (a mullion?) into the basic Name box, to separate it into two boxes? (Possibly four, to allow for prefixes [like Dr. or Lord] and suffixes [like M. B. E., B. Sc., or callsigns], though it might be better to have those as fields in one of the tabs.) Certainly a lot of other places - including, for example, Ancestry - do this. Regards, John -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "Bother," said Pooh, as Eeyore sneezed the crack all over Owl.