Tagging by surname and adding spouses - how?

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I have tagged all the individuals with the surname Smith in my database. Now I want to tag all the spouses for those individuals. How do I do that?

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  1. JL BeekenFebruary 28, 2016 at 2:42 PM

    Make a Search list for all your Smith's and then click through them one at a time in Family View and tag the spouses.

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  2. Ed AllardFebruary 28, 2016 at 3:20 PM

    Thanks, JL Beeken. Considered that. They number 23,000. Is there an easier solution?

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  3. JL BeekenFebruary 28, 2016 at 3:23 PM

    Ed Allard Hilarious. I was afraid you might say something like that.

    Oh, export them into a new family file. Tag everyone and then import them back. They should auto-merge really fast, assuming you don't have any other outstanding potential merges to muck up the works.

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  4. Ed AllardFebruary 28, 2016 at 5:12 PM

    Thanks again JL Beeken Think I've found something easier. I'm doing a detailed search on Spouse's surname = Smith. Think it covers what I want. Will know soon enough.

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  5. JL BeekenFebruary 28, 2016 at 6:20 PM

    Ed Allard That sounds good.
     Can you do that search in Legacy?

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  6. Ed AllardFebruary 29, 2016 at 4:20 PM

    Yes, JL Beeken  that search occurs in Legacy: Detailed Search, Where to look = Spouse's surname (near the bottom of the drop down list).  It worked.  It's rather unseemly posting here looking for help, then solving my own problem... 😕

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  7. JL BeekenFebruary 29, 2016 at 5:08 PM

    Ed Allard Ah! It IS there. I looked yesterday and didn't see.

    It's happened to me a few times; asking and answering myself.

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