Hi Gene,
You've misunderstood me.
I think you are talking about the details of the Master Source.
I am talking about the Source Details/Citation Details, not the
publication details etc of the Master Source. I took it for granted
that they were obliterated.
The merge of Master Sources totally eliminates the merged Master
Source (eg if you merge Source B with Source A - you now only have
Source A) - BUT it leaves the source details attached to Source B
intact. The source details from Source B are now attached to the
Source A. So if you already had Source A and Source B as the source
to an event, you will now have two Source A's attached to that event
unless the Source Detail for Source A and Source B were identical.
Copying and pasting the Source Details from one citation to another
is nothing like as simple as copying the Master Source stuff you want
to keep from one Master source to the other.
Cathy
At 07:57 PM 14/09/2006, you wrote:
Cathy wrote:
Hi Alice,
Only the Master Source section is merged.
That is, if you have two versions of a source attached to an event
with different detail, when you merge the Master Sources you'll
find you have two copies of the source attached to that event.
No, merging totally eliminates the second source. It does not
appear anywhere after the merge. I just tried it with a test file.
As far as I know there is no quick way to combine source detail.
In the master source list, open the source you are going to merge
into the other, copy the details you wish to save, then open the
source you are going to keep and paste it there. After you merge
you can then edit the source to your liking and save it. It will
appear that way any place it is cited.
If you merge two master sources, do you lose the source details from the
master source that disappears? -- Alice
Yes, see above, re; test file.
Gene Y.
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