See?! I knew there would be someone here who finds it useful. ;-) Thanks for letting us know how you use it, CE.
Wendy CE WOOD said the following on 13/01/2014 12:42 p.m.: > It is SO wonderful to have the multiple source option back! I have > SCADS of times when I have found sources that document an event and > have been SO frustrated at having to enter each source separately > since Legacy removed the ability to apply multiple sources at the same > time. Too many times, I have had to expend inordinate amounts of time > and effort entering five (and even more) sources to an event for > dozens of individuals! > > When you have multiple source that confirm an event, it is imperative > to have the ability to enter all the sources at one time. Hours > of effort and frustration saved. > > I am SO VERY glad Legacy has restored this much needed function!!!!!!!!! > > > CE > > > > From: whbosw...@gmail.com > > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Source Clipboards 1 to 5 > > Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 10:03:44 -0500 > > > > Thank you for explaining this because I was confused about applying > five sources at once. I've never used this nor do I think I ever will. > I do save some clipboard items then apply each of them as needed then > delete them. This sounds like a feature that should have stayed gone. > It sounds like an accident waiting to happen when someone > inadvertently goes to apply what they think is one source then applies > up to five. > > > > Bill Boswell > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Wendy Howard [mailto:wendy.how...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 3:46 AM > > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Clipboards 1 to 5 > > > > Hi Kathy, > > > > I've never had five sources that I wanted to apply all at the same > time to the same items of data! > > > > But assuming you did, you'd want to go into Customise > Sources and set > > 7.5 Clipboard capacity to "Allow up to five sources at once on the > Source Clipboard". > > > > Then when you open the Source Clipboard, you will see "Source 1", > "Source 2", etc. Set up the first source, then click on "Source 2" and > set up the second one, and so on. > > > > When you've set up as many sources (up to five) as you need, you can > then apply those sources to any item of data you enter into your > database. You can only apply all the set-up sources together, you > can't pick and choose which one you'll use. > > > > Personally, I've not yet come across any situation where I'd find > this useful - but I'm sure that day will come. When this option was > removed a while back there were apparently many complaints, so it has > been reinstated. > > > > If you don't want to see the five source tabs in the Source > Clipboard, go to 7.5 Clipboard capacity and select "Only allow one > source on the Source Clipboard" - that's the option I have selected > for now, until such time as I find a need to apply more than one > source at a time. > > > > Hope this helps. :-) > > > > Wendy 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
