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From: Don Fehr <>
Subject: [TMG-L:] Re: TMG-L: Adoption
Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 20:15:17 -0700
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Thanks Lee works like a charm

I was on the right track originally just couldn't press that grayed out
asterisk :))

Never thought about the menu bar

Thanks once again

Don Fehr

>Yes, there is an easy way. The parent field at the bottom of the Person
>View are the Primary parents. If you want to make either or both Primary
>parent to be non-Primary, highlight a parent and select Edit=>Make Tag
>Primary (or press the asterisk (*) key). This is a toggle switch, so if a
>tag is Primary, it is togglesd to non-Primary and vice versa. When a
>parent tag is made non-Primary, the tag moves from the parent field at the
>bottom of the screen to the Tag Box above (most often at the top of the Tag
>Box above the Birth tag). Conversely, if you wish to make a non-Primary
>parent to be Primary (i.e., move them to the Parent fields at the bottom of
>the Person View), then highlight the tag in the Tag Box and do the same as
>above (here you may also click on the asterisk (*) icon on the left).
>
>If you want to swap Primary/non-Primary parents, highlight the non-Primary
>parent and toggle the assignment. The two tags will switch places.
>
>You should be aware that when you swap Primary/non-Primary parents, you may
>get a question asking if TMG should create a Marriage tag for the couple.
>In many cases, you do NOT want to do this. So just answer No and go on.
>But there may be a case in which you do want the Marriage tag created.
>Just consider what you want to do and answer accordingly.
>
>Hope this helps -
>
>
>
>Hope
>----------
>Lee Hoffman/KY
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