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Using the Match like-sounding names checkbox.

If you are not sure how to spell the name, it may help to check the Match like-sounding names checkbox.

The system will search for names which sound like the one you specify, using the Soundex method (See Knuth, D.E., "The Art of Computer Programming", vol. 3).

If Match like-sounding names gives too many matches, you can narrow the search by giving some initials, or by checking Match name exactly.

Note that, while the Soundex method can deal correctly with variations such as Smith, Smythe and Schmidt, it will not find Thompson from Thomson, nor Rodgers from Rogers.

The Soundex indexes which support this search method index only single components of surnames. If you check Match like-sounding names you must type only one component of the surname.


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