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PAF help please

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Sidami

Sidami Report 23 Jan 2015 16:29

Can someone tell me what to do all my names seem to be out of order I would like them in alphabetical order starting at the top with surnames beginning with A please?

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Jan 2015 16:49

Perhaps para 37 (or any of the other info) in this link below would help you?

I don't know anything about PAF personally, except that support has been discontinued.

http://lessons.tmason1.com/paf5-using.pdf

[You have to wait for a few seconds after clicking the link, before anything comes up - at least on my computer.]

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Inky1

Inky1 Report 24 Jan 2015 19:59

I presume you are looking at the Individual tab?

Click the column header "Full Name"

Sidami

Sidami Report 25 Jan 2015 12:13

I have over 2000 names and the names are all muddled up I need them in alphabetical order please easier to find them...many thanks

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.

BrianW

BrianW Report 26 Jan 2015 05:54

Are they in RIN order? (the numbers in the left column).
If so, I tink if you click on the "Name" heading it will sort alpha surname.

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 26 Jan 2015 10:20

Sidami -

Following what BrianW said, if you read para 37 of the link I posted above, you'll see that the names can be in either RIN or alphabetical order.
The diagram shows you clearly what to do to make it Alphabetical.

(Assuming that info is applicable to the version of PAF you're using.)

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Sidami

Sidami Report 26 Jan 2015 12:01

Brilliant I got there in the end I just clicked the tab for full ham e and they all came down in alphabetical order many thanks for your help and patience .

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.