This (see below) is how I am doing it for years now except of entering
findings in a separate document while out doing
research. (although I do make copies of records with a lot of info in it)
I think this is a very good tip, I am always with that bit of an uneasy
feeling, I need to remember what I have done and
thoroughly check it at home.
By using a document you also prevent mistakes due to hasty input because
you want as much work possible done
and you are able to "copy and paste"
Thanks Wendy!!
regards, Keren
Wendy Howard wrote:
>snip<
My method is to have the working copy on my desktop computer, and a
reference copy on the laptop. I *only* alter the data on the
desktop/working copy (bar one exception, see below), and when I'm
about to head out somewhere I transfer a fresh up-to-date copy to the
desktop via the network we have running in the house. A flash drive
would also do nicely if the network wasn't there.
When I'm out and about doing research, I record my findings in a
separate document (OpenOffice, as it happens), which I then copy to my
desktop when I get home and enter the data into Legacy on the desktop,
too. The only time I alter the Legacy data on the laptop/reference
copy is when I'm working through the ToDo list, in which case I close
items that I've done as I work so I can see what is left to attend
to. Of course, the items on the desktop/working copy will need to be
altered later on as well, so this is a duplication, but I can live
with that; on the reference copy all I do is mark an item "Closed", on
the working copy I'll also enter details about what the research found.
>snip<
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