CE, I am glad to know there is someone who uses this option and I understand it theoretically but am having trouble understanding how this works in reality.
Could you provide a simple example of how you have 5 or more sources at the same time for any given piece of information? I really am struggling to grasp this. Maybe it would be something I could use if I knew how. Larry Lee ldlee...@gmail.com On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 4:42 PM, CE WOOD <wood...@msn.com> wrote: > 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 > 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