About making a second copy of the same Source. I look at both and decide which to delete. I sometimes add an X in front of the Name, and save all of it, then delete when sure the good one is still there. Rich in LA CA --- Kirsten Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Lew: > > Aha! That makes all the difference. I haven't used > FTM since v.11, and had > a terrible time with sourcing there so didn't use it > much. In the Legacy > method, you typically have one fairly long source > citation for a census > listing, but it ties via footnote numbers to many > different facts and events > and the citation prints only once in reports. An > added benefit is that if > you occasionally forget to link a citation to a > particular event you can > easily go to an individual who "uses" that citation, > copy it to the Source > Clipboard, and with one click attach it to the > additional field(s). You > have to be careful though. If you edit the source > detail in one place (even > just correct a typo or add a space) it becomes a new > source detail and will > print both ways in reports. Any change to the > citation detail has to be > applied to every instance of that particular > citation. > > Also, you might want to know that there seems to be > a bug associated with > the 1910 US census SourceWriter template. If you > apply the identical > citation to 10 different people or events it will > print in reports 10 times. > I know of no workaround, but when the programmers > are finished cruising and > issue another update, that will surely correct the > problem retroactively. > Meanwhile, I continue to enter 1910 listings and > don't print reports. > > Legacy has just dozens of nifty tips and tricks that > you'll learn over time. > I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. > > Kirsten > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Chick > Lewis > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 6:27 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Confusion > > > 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 === message truncated === 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
