As far as I remember, Geoff follows the rule, (as do I), never use abbreviations. They may not be obvious to future family members. I have about 10 abbreviations my ancestors used that I will never be sure what they meant (2 or possible choices). Rich in LA CA
--- On Mon, 12/10/12, Pat Hickin <pph...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Pat Hickin <pph...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source List Name? To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Date: Monday, December 10, 2012, 8:29 AM Good idea, I'd never thought of looking at the sample file for citations. Is there some reason Geoff writes out the name of the state etc instead of using traditional abbreviations? Pat On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Sherry/Support <she...@legacyfamilytree.com> wrote: Make it simple and easy to remember. Don't "bury" the details too much. So what if you have only two? In some cases I have only one of many items in my Source List Name index. Since the FGR Master Source is for each family: Brown, Asa Clark - Family Group Record If you ever have any questions, check out the Sample file to see how Geoff does it. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 9:56 PM, Pat Hickin <pph...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, I do by type also, but I only have two. Maybe I'll do something like > "GEN DATA - MISC - FAMGRPSHEETS . . ." > > As far as searching, I create a new .pdf of all my sources every few days & > search that --much faster than searching Legacy. Esp. if you opt for the > citation summary so that it doesn't get hung up on everybody being cited! > > Pat > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
