Elizabeth: It can be confusing but once you figure it out you'll wonder what the difficulty was.
A *source* is a book, census, cemetery marker, letter--whatever gave you the information. A *citation* is the form you use to record the information from the source. To record the same information for several different people you would select an item from the Master Source List, put it on the Source Clipboard, add the Detail Information and Text/Comments, and then attach it to any applicable fields on the Individual's Information screen for any number of different individuals. In the process above there are two separate areas called "Text/Comments." The first is used for general comments regarding the entire source and is entered or added at the Master Source level. For a published family genealogy (book), it might be something like, "Poorly researched work containing few original citations and several obvious conflicts." (That's probably not something I would actually say so bluntly.) The second "Text/Comments" field, which is found on the Source Clipboard, is for specific data from a *part* of the source, perhaps a certain page or paragraph. I'd recommend that you experiment with that and get it clear in your mind before going on to other steps. In addition to data on the upper portion of the Individual's Information screen there is a section for "Events/Facts" such as Citizenship, Education, Residence, etc. Those can (and should) also have source citations. Entering Events and their corresponding sources can become something of an artform that would probably best be left until after you master the basics. Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: E. Wolfe [mailto:e20...@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 7:11 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Using Clipboard? Clarification Man, my head is really spinning now!!! I thought I was confused when I first asked my question about the clipboard, but I KNOW I am confused now!! How many places are called 'Source? 'Detail'? 'Text/Comment'? Citation? Where are they all located and what does each one do? Which ones do I use if I want to enter 'identical' source and data for multiple people? Which ones do I use if I want to use the same source but different data for multiple people? How does a 'citation' differ from a 'source'? Is there a chart or something that lists them and explains all these differences? Believe me, I have tried reading the Help section and it is way too confusing when trying to figure out what I should use where. (I sure wish the makers of Legacy had used a completely different name for every one....) Elizabeth Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
