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



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