Jenny: "Search and Replace" does seem like a handy tool. It might just do the trick.
Thanks. Dick Felts -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jenny M Benson" <ge...@cedarbank.me.uk> Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2015 12:30 PM To: <legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Linking Source Citations > On 18/12/2015 21:46, Dick and Leslie Felts wrote: >> I see where altering a master source changes it for everyone but that's >> working at the Source level, not the Detail level. For example, if I >> inadvertently typed "Cenuss" instead of "Census" somewhere in the Master >> Source, I could go back and edit it, and the changes show up everywhere >> the source appeared. But what if I made a typo at the Detail level and >> then copied that Detail to many people. I would need to correct each >> typo separately if I understand correctly. > > If you just want to change a spelling error you can use Search and > Replace, selecting "Citation Details", "Citation Text" or "Citation > Comments" as the Find Where, depending on which is appropriate. In > fact, you can change a lot more than just a spelling mistake that way. > > -- > Jenny M Benson > > > > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
