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    1. Re: [FTM-TECH] using the Place Name Authority within FTM 2012, or earlier versions
    2. BJ
    3. I'll try to help but can you explain what you mean when you say, "I have lists of people who married folks appearing within the places list. " Are you saying that names of people are listed as Place Names? BJ On 11/9/2011 7:07 AM, John Okerson wrote: > I have been a FTM 16 user, and have recently stepped into 2012. I started > with about 30,000 "places" appearing within the Places view of my file. > Having gone through the listing fully twice now, I have whittled that number > down to 20,000 with further work in progress. My perceived problem is that > when I use the PNA, I have many things that come into view whether *I* think > they should or not. > > My problem runs something like this, the place names would make sense, and > by removing descriptions, I significantly reduced the number of "places", > yet I have lists of people who married folks appearing within the places > list. WRONG, IMHO! I would like to correspond with someone who uses the > PNA itself within FTM so I can acquire usable tips. At this point, after > spending weeks correcting the PNA's lists, I have turned its use OFF as > others mentioned. Seems like a waste of a considerable resource - the > ability to name places uniformly! > > I have NOT resolved all the places, still working on them one at a time! > >

    11/09/2011 12:51:41