Are we discussing the actual source or the various fields within it? SourceWriter or Basic Style? The less restrictive would be the 'Basic Style' or old source, but I am unclear why (what do you want to say instead). You might want to write one example then ctrl-copy it into your e-mail (staying 'legal') and allow us to help you tweak it, or see if a new style might be created. Rich in LA CA
--- On Tue, 9/16/08, Gene Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Gene Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Citations Free Form > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 7:17 AM > Patti Hobbs wrote: > > Some other programs provide options for just writing > out one's own > > citation in a "free-form" box rather than > using the individual entry > > pieces that I see in Legacy. Is there a way to bypass > the normal source > > citation forms and just write it yourself? > > > > Patti > > > > From the help files; > > Overriding the Master Event Sentence (Deluxe Edition only) > > There may be cases where the sentence definition for the > event you are using does not produce a > sentence that is exactly right for the current entry. In > this case you can override the master > sentence by typing in a new one on the Sentence Override > tab. If anything at all is entered into > this override field, it will replace the event sentence > generated for this event record only. You > can type the sentence using the exact wording you want to > see or you can use the available [fields] > to represent the event field entries above. For example, > if you want to include source citations > for the event, add the [Sources] field to the end of the > override sentence. E.g. Jim was a > bricklayer in his early years.[Sources] > > -- > Gene Y. > n2kvs > Researching Young, Zies, Harer & Cox with > Legacy Family Tree > http://h1.ripway.com/egptech/ > > > > > 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
