In RootsMagic Explorer name list, are they prepended with the + icon? If so, then they are Alternate Names for the person displayed in the Individual Information pane when the name is selected. Do you have Tools>File Options>General>Number to display after name>Record number (RIN) set? When you select one of these names, what number do you see after the name in the Individual Information pane? If the number is not zero, use Alt-R to jump to the primary name for that person. The Indiv Info display probably won't change. One final thought and maybe the most logical explanation is the option in the Sidebar Index to Show alternate names. Is that checked? They are always shown in Explorer but are optionally displayed in Index. Tom On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 5:52 PM, nancy wright via < rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Sorry, I sent this earlier with no subject line. > > I imported a Gedcom from FTM2014. I had many (over 100) items that were > imported as Alt Names. I have made several of them nicknames, some alt > spelling both First names and Surnames. Now I am left with 30 that are not > connected to any name, person, date or anything. I can only get to them in > RootsMagic Explorer. They should be deleted but how? If I double click on > one of them to open up the person screen, it opens with no name, no dates, > no nothing. Is there anything I can do to eliminate them or will I just > have > to ignore them? They are not in my list of people, only in the RootsMagic > Explorer list. > > Nancy in Louisiana > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

They can only be deleted from the person edit screen. As you click on them it opens the person edit screen. Like a Fact it is there until you change it. They are called alternate name in RootsMagic. FTM transfers many of them that RM then puts there for you. One at a time is the only way unless they happen to be the same name. I would double check before leaving the person screen. The person must be deleted from the edit tab on the main screen. Jon P Czarowitz On 5/2/16, nancy wright via <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Sorry, I sent this earlier with no subject line. > > I imported a Gedcom from FTM2014. I had many (over 100) items that were > imported as Alt Names. I have made several of them nicknames, some alt > spelling both First names and Surnames. Now I am left with 30 that are not > connected to any name, person, date or anything. I can only get to them in > RootsMagic Explorer. They should be deleted but how? If I double click on > one of them to open up the person screen, it opens with no name, no dates, > no nothing. Is there anything I can do to eliminate them or will I just > have > to ignore them? They are not in my list of people, only in the RootsMagic > Explorer list. > > Nancy in Louisiana > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- -- *Jon P Czarowitz*, NHC, GF, GGF, IGC Hempel Genealogist since 1986 Cunningham Genealogist since 1987 Retired International Genealogist RootsMagic 7 http://www.rootsmagic.com

You are on the right track. This should work: 1. Clear colour coding for the colour you are going to use in the next step, say, red. 2. Set your group of Mother's ancestors to red. 3. Create a named group using these criteria: 1. Mark Group>Select people by data fields>Birth/Place contains... OR Married/Place contains... OR Death/Place contains... 2. Unmark Group>Clear people by data fields>Color coding is NOT Red 3. Save Group Tom On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 8:08 PM, Pat McGrath via < rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I have ended up color-coding the two lines I'm working with .... then > created a group selecting facts/events of birth/place contains, > married/place contains, death/place contains, and burial/place contains. > > THEN I looked at the list of folks it generated and made a MANUAL LIST of > the names of people color-coded! > > Bruce --- there must be a way that RootsMagic could produce this rather > than the hills and valleys above??????? > >

I have ended up color-coding the two lines I'm working with .... then created a group selecting facts/events of birth/place contains, married/place contains, death/place contains, and burial/place contains. THEN I looked at the list of folks it generated and made a MANUAL LIST of the names of people color-coded! Bruce --- there must be a way that RootsMagic could produce this rather than the hills and valleys above??????? Pat Mc -----Original Message----- From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pat McGrath via Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 5:11 PM To: 'Lou Love'; rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RMagic] Creating a 'group' within a 'group' Thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately it DOES involve a lot of extra people …. Any more ideas?? Pat From: Lou Love [mailto:llove1039@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 2:46 PM To: Pat McGrath; rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RMagic] Creating a 'group' within a 'group' Pat - You could check Lists > Place List > type in the location you want. It does not show any color coding {which could be MOST helpful] but it does list date - event - and person or couple involved. If you don't have a lot of extra folks involved - it could help you narrow down choices. Good Hunting, Love, Lou _____ From: Pat McGrath via <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> To: 'RootsMagic Users List ' <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 2, 2016 1:31 PM Subject: [RMagic] Creating a 'group' within a 'group' Hi: I have created a 'group' of my mothers ancestors. NOW I want to create a sub group - her ancestors that were born, married or died in a particular location. Can I do that? My trials have been unsuccessful! Pat Mc =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ <http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/> BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Pat -You could check Lists > Place List > type in the location you want.It does not show any color coding {which could be MOST helpful]but it does list date - event - and person or couple involved. If you don't have a lot of extra folks involved - it could help you narrowdown choices. Good Hunting,Love, Lou From: Pat McGrath via <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> To: 'RootsMagic Users List ' <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 2, 2016 1:31 PM Subject: [RMagic] Creating a 'group' within a 'group' Hi:  I have created a 'group' of my mothers ancestors.  NOW I want to create a sub group - her ancestors that were born, married or died in a particular location.  Can I do that?  My trials have been unsuccessful! Pat Mc =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately it DOES involve a lot of extra people …. Any more ideas?? Pat From: Lou Love [mailto:llove1039@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 2:46 PM To: Pat McGrath; rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RMagic] Creating a 'group' within a 'group' Pat - You could check Lists > Place List > type in the location you want. It does not show any color coding {which could be MOST helpful] but it does list date - event - and person or couple involved. If you don't have a lot of extra folks involved - it could help you narrow down choices. Good Hunting, Love, Lou _____ From: Pat McGrath via <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> To: 'RootsMagic Users List ' <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 2, 2016 1:31 PM Subject: [RMagic] Creating a 'group' within a 'group' Hi: I have created a 'group' of my mothers ancestors. NOW I want to create a sub group - her ancestors that were born, married or died in a particular location. Can I do that? My trials have been unsuccessful! Pat Mc =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ <http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/> BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sorry, I sent this earlier with no subject line. I imported a Gedcom from FTM2014. I had many (over 100) items that were imported as Alt Names. I have made several of them nicknames, some alt spelling both First names and Surnames. Now I am left with 30 that are not connected to any name, person, date or anything. I can only get to them in RootsMagic Explorer. They should be deleted but how? If I double click on one of them to open up the person screen, it opens with no name, no dates, no nothing. Is there anything I can do to eliminate them or will I just have to ignore them? They are not in my list of people, only in the RootsMagic Explorer list. Nancy in Louisiana

Spellchecking can be turned off or you can add "Lucinda" to its custom dictionary. For details, search Help for terms like "spellcheck" or "spelling" or "dictionary". Tom > On May 2, 2016, at 2:59 PM, Nancy Nelson via <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Good afternoon! > > My mother is from East Tennessee and there are a lot of women in my file > named Lucinda. RM will accept that in the name field, but whenever I try to > type it into a note or a citation, it is immediately changed to "Lucida". > Backspace, try again, no go. I can cut & paste it in, or type something > like Lucin and then go back and add the "da" without a following space, > and it will remain Lucinda. > > This appears to be the only word that is changed in this way, but it is > extremely annoying, to say the least. Has anyone else had a similar > experience? > > Thanx > > Nancy > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I imported a Gedcom from FTM2014. I had many (over 100) items that were imported as Alt Names. I have made several of them nicknames, some alt spelling both First names and Surnames. Now I am left with 30 that are not connected to any name, date or anything. I can only get to them in RootsMagic Explorer. They should be deleted but how? If I double click on one of them to open up the person screen, it opens with no name, no dates, no nothing. Is there anything I can do to eliminate them or will I just have to ignore them? They are not in my list of people, only in the RootsMagic Explorer list. Nancy in Louisiana

Good afternoon! My mother is from East Tennessee and there are a lot of women in my file named Lucinda. RM will accept that in the name field, but whenever I try to type it into a note or a citation, it is immediately changed to "Lucida". Backspace, try again, no go. I can cut & paste it in, or type something like Lucin and then go back and add the "da" without a following space, and it will remain Lucinda. This appears to be the only word that is changed in this way, but it is extremely annoying, to say the least. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Thanx Nancy

Could you color Code the group and then search for any fact Location and color equals? ? Jim Belanger On May 2, 2016 2:32 PM, "Pat McGrath via" <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hi: I have created a 'group' of my mothers ancestors. NOW I want to > create > a sub group - her ancestors that were born, married or died in a particular > location. Can I do that? My trials have been unsuccessful! > > > Pat Mc > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi: I have created a 'group' of my mothers ancestors. NOW I want to create a sub group - her ancestors that were born, married or died in a particular location. Can I do that? My trials have been unsuccessful! Pat Mc

I meant the original built in can't be changed.' Jon P On 5/1/16, Jon P Czarowitz <czarowitz@gmail.com> wrote: > RM has built in source Templates. You can copy and change the copy, > but cannot be changed. > You can copy them making any changes you want: however some user > defined sources will not transfer. I think it is better explained in > the Webinars. > They are working on this problem. > Jon P Czarowitz > *** > > On 5/1/16, Robert Heyman via <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> Every now and then, when I bring up the Edit Source window (using >> website with multiple databases), >> some of the information is missing - in particular, the Source Details >> information is missing and a couple of the >> tabs across the top. Usually rebooting the computer fixes this, but it >> happens too often to have to keep >> rebooting. Any ideas what to do? >> >> Robert >> >> >> =================================== >> RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS >> WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: >> http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > -- > -- > *Jon P Czarowitz*, NHC, GF, GGF, IGC > Hempel Genealogist since 1986 > Cunningham Genealogist since 1987 > Retired International Genealogist > RootsMagic 7 http://www.rootsmagic.com > -- -- *Jon P Czarowitz*, NHC, GF, GGF, IGC Hempel Genealogist since 1986 Cunningham Genealogist since 1987 Retired International Genealogist RootsMagic 7 http://www.rootsmagic.com

RM has built in source Templates. You can copy and change the copy, but cannot be changed. You can copy them making any changes you want: however some user defined sources will not transfer. I think it is better explained in the Webinars. They are working on this problem. Jon P Czarowitz *** On 5/1/16, Robert Heyman via <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Every now and then, when I bring up the Edit Source window (using > website with multiple databases), > some of the information is missing - in particular, the Source Details > information is missing and a couple of the > tabs across the top. Usually rebooting the computer fixes this, but it > happens too often to have to keep > rebooting. Any ideas what to do? > > Robert > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- -- *Jon P Czarowitz*, NHC, GF, GGF, IGC Hempel Genealogist since 1986 Cunningham Genealogist since 1987 Retired International Genealogist RootsMagic 7 http://www.rootsmagic.com

It sounds like you are merely confused by the similarities between the Edit Source window which you get at through Lists > Source List > Master Source List > Select/Edit versus the Edit Source window you get to through Edit Person > Select/Open Sources > Select/Edit source. When you edit from the Master Source List, you do not see the tabs and fields for the (many) citations of that source. Tom On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 3:58 PM, Robert Heyman via < rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Every now and then, when I bring up the Edit Source window (using > website with multiple databases), > some of the information is missing - in particular, the Source Details > information is missing and a couple of the > tabs across the top. Usually rebooting the computer fixes this, but it > happens too often to have to keep > rebooting. Any ideas what to do? > > Robert > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Every now and then, when I bring up the Edit Source window (using website with multiple databases), some of the information is missing - in particular, the Source Details information is missing and a couple of the tabs across the top. Usually rebooting the computer fixes this, but it happens too often to have to keep rebooting. Any ideas what to do? Robert

Aren't most of your ancestors dead? As long as you know who the spouse is, be greatful. I have some female ancestors who I don't have a clue they are, but I need to find them to research deeper.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is revenge truly justice...      ...or a sure path to more tragedy? Find the answer in Bridgetown High, or follow me here. From: Kyla Bayang via <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 3:51 PM Subject: [RMagic] Need some help with census facts... Ok, maybe I'm missing something huge here.  But I have a census record for a widow, with the minor children listed with her and I can't seem to get it to let me add a census (family) fact without attaching a spouse.  She has a spouse, but I don't want him attached because he's deceased... so what do I do yall?  I guess I could just use a census fact, but I really wanted it to show up as a family unit, because they are...  Am I missing something obvious?  Thanks in advance!  Kyla =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In a situation like this, I use the census fact and add the child as a shared individual. Lloyd -----Original Message----- From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kyla Bayang via Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 4:52 PM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: [RMagic] Need some help with census facts... Ok, maybe I'm missing something huge here. But I have a census record for a widow, with the minor children listed with her and I can't seem to get it to let me add a census (family) fact without attaching a spouse. She has a spouse, but I don't want him attached because he's deceased... so what do I do yall? I guess I could just use a census fact, but I really wanted it to show up as a family unit, because they are... Am I missing something obvious? Thanks in advance! Kyla =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ok, maybe I'm missing something huge here. But I have a census record for a widow, with the minor children listed with her and I can't seem to get it to let me add a census (family) fact without attaching a spouse. She has a spouse, but I don't want him attached because he's deceased... so what do I do yall? I guess I could just use a census fact, but I really wanted it to show up as a family unit, because they are... Am I missing something obvious? Thanks in advance! Kyla

I have 7. I did the same thing and had to ask for help as well. The recommendation works.