Forget about PNA. Just use what you have always used and ignore any of the flagged errors. The PNA database is based on today's USA postal names and locations. There are many places that do not exist today and the Counties have changed over the years, so the cities and towns may even be in different counties today. Do not use the "resolve All", see above and you will know why. There is no changing of the default. The control is by the source, which is Bing Maps, and ALL Family tree programs that use this have the same issues. It is helpful, when you have a town (city) and a State, but no county, and then you will be able to locate today's county. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus  == -----Original Message----- From: ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Okerson Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 1:29 PM To: Jeanne Stanis; ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] how to prepare files for use under FTM 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, so then probably for 2012 also > The Place Name Authority in the "new" series is so easy to work with, that > it doesn't pay or save time to prepare an old file at all. You can put in whatever you want in a location. I have entered the word "County" after every name of a county, e.g. Portage gets a county after it, to distinguish a county from a city. It may be tedious to change the pre-entered name, but you only have to do each one once. So easy? Sounds like the words my friends would like., especially the not having to prepare anything. So a couple of questions since you and I seem to be the only ones active this lovely afternoon. 1) If I have Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA as a 'usage' and another of Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA then just HOW does the PNA resolve which is which and help me choose the one I wish to use??? 2) I have heard of the entries being marked with a page mark and a question mark superimposed upon it. Do they disappear or stay forever? 3) I have heard of something called 'Resolve All Place Names' which has to be run before those 'marked' place names disappear. Any experience with Resolve All Place Names? 4) I have a bit over 130,000 individuals within my files, and guessing about 26,000 place names - just a wag. I know that I have many cases where I have meant to enter the same place, but have it with multiple variants. Does the PNA help me resolve this issue? 5) If I have a place, 'Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA' as an example will the PNA come up with a variant on its own, hint me towards one it 'accepts', or just what? As for your county choice, is there a way to FORCE the PNA to make that the default? I detest seeing a name like Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee even though I know where it is. On the other hand, like you, without the word County in the place name, Beaufort, North Carolina is ambiguous as to whether one means Beaufort County, North Carolina or Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. Additionally, my personal preference is to NOT employ the additional commas that some folks use such as Beaufort, , North Carolina. Makes NO difference to me what LDS or other standards might accept, I wish to have my database MY way! Sure, this seems like overkill, but it is important to me, and thus to those I assist, at least IMHO. John Okerson Memphis, TN ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Online Support for Family Tree Maker Version 16 and earlier http://pastftm.custhelp.com/ Version 2008 - 2011 http://ftm.custhelp.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message