At 11:14 AM 8/12/01, AEParshall@aol.com wrote: >Derrick -- > >I do something similar for the same purpose, but not trusting myself not to >foul up the name, I drop my "x" in the "title" field. If I'm interrupted >before cleaning up the entry, no real harm done. That won't pull the two >entries together alphabetically the way your tip does, but it makes the right >entries instantly recognizable as I page rapidly through the possibilities >and it saves me from the idiot things I sometimes do to my database. <g> > >Ardis I might add, when I am satisfied that these are the same individual, I use the edit feature in the "merge to" box and take the 'x' out. --Derick