Legacy confirms that the surname is not being used and removes it from the list. If one or more records are referencing the surname, it cannot be removed. In this case, Legacy offers to display a list of all records currently using the name. When correcting misspelled surnames, you may find that you end up with duplicate names within the Master Surname List . To remove these duplicates and clean up the list, choose the Combine option.
Legacy then goes through the list, combines the duplicates and moves the links.
Purging Unused Surnames To remove unused surnames from the Master Surname List , choose the Purge option. Legacy checks each name to see if it is being used. If not, it is removed from the list. If you checked this option then Legacy uses the current formatting options you have set in Options , Customize . Book Copyright 1995-2001 Millennia Corporation.