Thanks, anablolism. I'm a recreational computer user, plus EMR at work. I don't have a clue about spreadsheets, a real dinosaur. I subscribe to EF, too, and what I did was use flightconnections to build an itinerary with connections that wouldn't have more than one segment. I plugged the cities into the tool without using the interactive map and got a valid itinerary. I hadn't thought of it, but you pointing out EF for flight selection will probably save me a lot more time than trying to use the tool.
The tool used to have blue squares for direct connections. Maybe they were just updating, although this would be a lousy time to try to keep up.
How many of these have you done? Should I purchase, this will be just my third, but I've planned probably 20, all stashed in my oneworld account, but pretty useless as I use positioning flights to get to better priced departure cities and maximize my segments in home country..
I appreciate you guys who always seem to be here and the invaluable service you supply to FTers.