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From: "Steve Chesters" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Newbie queries
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 18:00:15 -0000
References: <2004131105053.205010@TERRY2>


Terry,

Thanks very much for the advice. Your comments chime with those I received
from Teresa Ghee Elliott for items a & b. As to c - since I have changed the
person's maiden name to her married one, the case issue seems to have
corrected itself in the Report. Thanks once again.

Steve Chesters

----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Reigel" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [TMG] Newbie queries


> On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 22:02:38 -0000, Steve Chesters wrote:
> > Hi, I have recently started using TMG and this is my
> > first post to the forum. I'm sorry this first posting is
> > a plea for help!
>
> Welcome to TMG and to the List, Steve. Don't be sorry -- that's what
> it's for.
>
>
> > a) I imported an existing tree from Generations 8.5 and
> > want to add a divorce tag to an individual's details.
> > However, the divorce tag line shows the maiden name of
> > the individual's first wife rather than her married name.
>
> The tags in the detail widow always display other people by their
> primary name, which is generally their birth name. You can choose a
> different name for each tag as you have found, but that name is used
> for reports, not for display in the details window.
>
> >
> > b) I thought I'd put a button on the tool bar for
> > editing a tag. I used the customise toolbar manager to do
> > this and a button was placed on the toolbar. However,
> > when I exit the program and return to it later, the
> > button is missing and I have to start again. I cannot
> > find how this setting can be saved for use in each
> > session. Any ideas?
>
> You have to save the Layout to have your custom toolbar appear when
> you re-open the program. Use Layouts on the View menu, or the layouts
> function on the default toolbar (the floppy disk icon next to a
> drop-down window the displays the current layout.
> >
> > c) I have noticed that in a narrative report of the
> > individual mentioned at a) above, the surname of the wife
> > is in capitals save for the first letter which is in
> > lower case. I have tried various options to find which
> > box or list that is causing this but so far have failed -
> > grateful for suggestions.
>
> This I have no idea. How does the surname appear in her name tag?
>
> Terry Reigel
>
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