Hi Paula, If you will be using ltools it may be best to convert one basic at a time completely. I have been doing census conversions and am 70% done with them.
Start with a smaller one. From Master Source list select a basic and click on show list. Next tag everyone on the list. Create a "backup.zip" also a "backup.fdb", (File > Save Family File As..."backup.fdb". It takes one minute in ltools to do the conversion. You will be converting one source in your Main.fdb and your backup.fdb will be available to look at the basic version. >From the Assigned Sources screen clicking Edit Detail on a Basic brings up "Add Source Detail" screen with 4 tabs. The first tab is the only one that gets changed. The freeform "Source Detail" box will be replaced by the Source Writer template (blank). If you need the info from the freeform "Source Detail" box to fill in the template you will have to get it from "backup.fdb". Perhaps you will want to use Split Screen. I personally fill in the template usually from the multimedia but sometimes need to look at "backup.fdb". I use Name list > Search > Show all Tagged 1 to find next individual to work on. After I fill in his template I untag him. I do head of family and then copy / paste from the event including the source. I untag them as template is done. Good luck -- Richard Van Wasshnova http://www.gencircles.com/users/vanwasshnova http://gw.geneanet.org/vanwasshnova On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Paula Ryburn <paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Thanks to everyone who shared their opinion on converting old Basid sources > to Source Write format. I am especially comforted to know there are other > "everything must match" people out there! ;) > > I think I will not launch a massive "change them over" project, but will work > at it as I work on a given branch. Over the years, I've focused on just one > branch at a time, and in looking at the citations you can see an "evolution" > of how I did them....... especially on (the dreaded) census sources! > > I will also be testing out the Ltools, and I have saved a thread on using > Access. > > Thanks again, > --Paula > 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
