Please note that I fully agree with going to the original source whenever possible.
However, if you have 6 books, all published in, say 1884 +/- 3 years, how do you determine which if any WAS the original source? As in: Clara Aardvark married in 1804 Elias Batterbum; their daughter Inez married Clem Kadiddlehopper and their son Sanford married Paula Retry. This series is repeated in an Aardvark family history, in a family history done by Elias' mother's brother, in a Retry family history, and in one done by Clara's mother's uncle. Clearly these authors had equal access to word-of-mouth and probably knew all the parties named. So /which/ can you cite as the original? Easier to put all of 'em in as a source at least until you can find the documents that confirm/refute something. Cheryl Jackie King wrote: > I understand how it works in theory - but since I find most > of my multiple sources all actually cite the same source > (say 18 books that cite the same original source), I find i > use this very little since I prefer to go back to the > original source - and hopefully later be able to obtain the > documentation for myself. > > There may be times it is useful... I just haven't found it. > > > > On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 6:08 PM, Larry Lee > <ldlee...@gmail.com <mailto:ldlee...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > 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 <mailto:a...@gmail.com> > > > > On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 4:42 PM, CE WOOD > <wood...@msn.com <mailto: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 > <mailto: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 > <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). 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