If you like seeing your SURNAMES displayed in all upper case, go to 3.4 Displaying Surnames and check mark Show SURNAMES in uppercase letters and click Save. Confirm the action and Legacy will parse your Master Surname List, correcting names like 'BROWN' to 'Brown' and 'clark' to 'Clark' and 'Goass Or GOSS' to 'Goass Or Goss.' By the way, names like 'McCall' and 'McGee' will remain as 'McCall' and 'McGee.'Ĥ. Next go to 3.3 Letter Case of Surnames, then select Initial Caps and click Apply. Close the Master Surname List and click on Options > Customize > 3. If your Master Surname List is a jumble of all CAPS, all lower case and mixed case Surnames like the screen shot below, we recommend that you globally fix the problem so that Surnames are consistent.ģ. Your can also open it from the Individual's Information screen by clicking the down arrow to the right of the Surname field.Ģ. To open your Master Surname List click on View > Master Lists > Surname. Uppercase Surnames are no longer the genealogy standard, hence the red Potential Problems icon.ġ.
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How to permanently fix the red Potential Problems icons for 'Surname all uppercase'