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New Format is not an improvement --- sorry

Elizabeth Parker_5
Elizabeth Parker_5 ✭
October 27, 2021 in Suggest an Idea

I've been trying to use the new format daily....and today I've given up. the input column should be on the left...not the right

give the option to have spellings exactly as is or allow variations as we had in the past

I don't receive the same results as I did in the past....less results are coming up

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  • Paul W
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    October 28, 2021 edited October 28, 2021

    @Elizabeth Parker_5

    I don't like the new format at all. However, I find I can generally get the same results as before.

    In the case your comment: "give the option to have spellings exactly as is or allow variations as we had in the past", I don't see there is any change here. True, you have to activate the "Show Exact Search" option at the bottom of the page, but you can then check the individual boxes (against first / last names, places, etc.) and can continue to use wildcards to capture variants. (e.g. search on "La*r*nce Co*burn*")

    If you are finding less results coming up, "experiment" by using less restrictive criteria in your searches.

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