JPB Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 If I have multiple names (more than one spelling for one name), where can I enter them? Is there a way to enter multiple names in TNG? Maybe I just can not find this way ... GEDCOM allows multiple using for tag "NAME", e.g. with the label "TYPE aka" ("also known as"). I try it, but the generated Custom Event is not displayed under the Name (at getperson.php), but rather far down near Gender. What can I do to make the additional names listed above directly under "Name"? Thanks and greetings from Germany Jürgen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stores Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Try going to Administration/Custom Event Types/... Set on import should be Accept. Then under import, when you import a new gedcom make sure you check the "Accept data for all new Custom Event Types" and those "Also Known as" names should display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPB Posted April 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Thanks, but I wanted to know where I can enter additional name variants so that they can be displayed below the name. See the picture: The red arrow = current displayed The yellow arrow = here should be displayed the variants GEDCOM allows multiple using names, but I do not know if TNG provided a possibility for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merv Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 One option... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPB Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 ok, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theKiwi Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Another quite different way would be to do as I've done in many instances... If there are variations of the surname, or the first names, then enter them in to the surname and/or first names fields like Moffat or Moffett or Moffitt Brian or Bryan The main advantage of doing this is that any of the names are searchable in the regular Search fields for Surname and First Names. So that means that no matter how someone else might search for a person, they're likely to find the right one. So the above person would be found by any of the following searches Brian Moffat Brian Moffett Brian Moffitt Bryan Moffat Bryan Moffett Bryan Moffitt Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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