I agree with Paul on this. It also offers the added benefit of being able to move the information up or down in the events - to appear first or last, or chronologically.
Janis On 12/4/08 6:19 AM, "Paul Croteau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob: For what it's worth, I like to enter any confirmations the person > existed under events, which would include a biography. I enjoy the feature of > having a date, or a span of time, to reflect the information and source > details. > > I use the general and research notes more to remind me of what I have done or > a Possible source for that person. I do use the Medical notes to describe the > persons death, or disease they died from. > > Hope this helps... > > Paul > www.pdcroteau.com > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- >> From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: Legacy <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> >> Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2008 6:04:37 AM >> Subject: [LegacyUG] Notes VS Events >> >> I'm having some personal conflict in whether to add data as a note or an >> event >> and would like some views on where folks place specific data . >> >> For example - I have a biography from relative A - should I enter it under >> the >> notes or make it an event? another - If entering 1860 census data showing >> Uncle >> Joe's family and those living in his household - note or event? >> >> Some observations when preparing a 'book' report - Descendant Narrative : >> (1) >> If I enter data as a note, the information is located immediately under the >> persons name as a flowing narrative, which can get rather lengthy plus would >> require adding my sourcing information to the narrative if I wanted to show >> where I got the information; OR (2) if entered as an event, the data becomes >> a >> short cryptic entry after the name with a footnote. I do note that the >> entire >> data can appear in the footnote, together with the sourcing material, >> providing >> that feature is elected when setting up the source detail (i.e., selecting >> 'Add >> this text to the source citation on reports' ). >> >> It may be that personal preference dictates this, but I would appreciate some >> insight from others on how they use the notes and events feature. >> >> Bob >> >> >> >> >> *** Holiday discounts on Legacy 7.0, add-ons, books, and more. Visit >> http://tinyurl.com/65rpbt. *** >> 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 > > > > > *** Holiday discounts on Legacy 7.0, add-ons, books, and more. Visit > http://tinyurl.com/65rpbt. *** > 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 > > > *** Holiday discounts on Legacy 7.0, add-ons, books, and more. Visit http://tinyurl.com/65rpbt. *** 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
