Kristen, Yes, I think you are correct. I was expecting to see only immigration data attached to the immigration event etc... probably because that is what I am used to seeing from years of using FTM. Apparently Legacy handles sources entirely differently. I think I am beginning to see how it works. It will take some getting used to, but after a little practice I think I will like it. Thank you for figuring out what I was trying to say and getting me on the right path.
Lew On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 4:34 PM, Kirsten Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lew: > > Perhaps we're not clear on the results you're expecting to achieve. You can > have one Master Source (the 1920 census with the generic data about > location, medium, website, etc.), and you can use that same Master Source > for any number of different *families* in the same year, state, and county. > Typically you would open the Source Clipboard, select the appropriate Master > Source, and enter *all* the details for the particular family under the > Detail Information and Text/Comments tabs on the Clipboard. Then you would > attach that full citation to all the fields where it applies, including > immigration and naturalization events. > > It sounds like perhaps you're wanting to see only the immigration > information attached to the immigration event, and only the naturalization > information attached to the naturalization event. Is that the case? If so, > it's an entirely different animal. If I'm misinterpreting, please excuse > and carry on. > > Kirsten > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chick > Lewis > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 1:20 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Confusion > > > It works but the source appears 3 times, once for each event. Now I > have 3 Master Sources of 1920 Census listed for the individual with > identical details for date of immigration. After I edit the details > for the naturalization info for the Naturalization event and edit the > detail of the Residence event to reflect the address given in the 1920 > census, this still leaves three references to the same master source > but with different citations or details in the Source Window. – not to > mention that I must either cut and paste the detail info (which is a > chore because you can't have two windows open at the same time) or > enter it from memory. Although it appears there are three references > to the 1920 census Master Source, I have to assume that in reality > there is only one entry since there is only one reference in the > Master Source List. Is that correct? > > Elizabeth said to call up the source you want and select it to be the > source. How do you call up the desired source for an existing event > when it doesn't appear in the individual Source window? It does > appear in the Master Source List but I can't call it up. I can't even > call it up by adding a new source; the template does not allow an > existing source selection. I know I can create a new event, source > it, and then delete the old one… but that seems like a round-about way > to source an existing event. > > > On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 11:27 PM, Bruce Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Try this: >> Click on the "books" icon for the desired individual >> Highlight the immigration event >> Click on the bottom icon on the left (2 overlapping pages). This "copies" >> the source (complete with detail) >> Highlight one of the other two events (naturalization or residence) >> Click on the "minus" icon (next to the bottom icon). This "pastes" the >> complete source. >> Do the same with the other event. >> Works great for me. >> Also, by doing it this way, the sources will be identical which means they >> will have the same "footnote" number and the source will only appear once. >> >> On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 4:37 PM, Chick Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> I am converting from Family Tree Maker to Legacy but confused with the >>> way Legacy handles sources. I understand that a Master Source may be >>> used several times with different citations, but how do multiple >>> events use the same source? I have no trouble assigning a source to a >>> new event but there must be an easier way to assign a source to an old >>> event other than re-newing the event. There doesn't seem to be any >>> correlation between the events and sources. How do you tell which >>> belongs where? >>> For instance: I have an immigration event, a naturalization event, and >>> a residence event that are all sourced from the 1920 census and >>> transferred in from FTM. There is an "S" in the source window for the >>> immigration event, but nothing for the naturalization or residence >>> event. How do I get those two events to source the 1920 census >>> without having to re-create them? I have found nothing in the manual >>> or on-line help about adding a source to an existing event. Thanks... >>> Lew > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
