I periodically do a .pdf of my sources and then search the .pdf -- quick and easy to find what you're looking for.
Pat On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 6:40 PM, Cathy Pinner <c...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > Also a lumper for most things with Source List Names organised by type. > > Certainly not a Master Source for every household in a census. Does TNG > really force that if you want to include the image? If it does, I'd be > attaching the image to the event rather than the source. > > No problem finding the Master Source quickly. > > I rarely need to edit source detail. When I do, I know what people are > involved so can find the Source Detail on their Assigned Sources pages. > However, it's usually the Source Detail Text I need to amend as I've worked > out another bit of the transcription - and I use Search and Replace to do > that. > > Then there is Show List for the Master Source to give you a list of people > using the source. > > Cathy > > Jean Suplick wrote: > > > As a lumper, I do something similar to Arnold. I name them based on > t ype, location, and title. Works for me. > > Births-IA-Births and christenings, 1830-1950 (FamilySearch) > Births-MD-Dept. of Health birth certificates > Newspapers-IL-Illinois State Journal (GenealogyBank) > US Federal Census-1850-OH-Carroll Co. > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 12:32 PM, Don Quigley <dwquig...@cox.net > <mailto:dwquig...@cox.net>> wrote: > > Curiosity question: How do other Legacy users quickly find a > Master Source for editing or selecting for a citation?____ > > __ __ > > I have always prefixed my Source List Names with the File ID – ex. > “2423 – 1920 US Census, Parks Bar Twp., Yuba Co., CA – Three Scott > Families” – which is also part of the attached media name – ex. > 2423_IMG.jpg (obviously I’m a splitter, not a lumper). That makes > fi nding the source easy, but a list of all source names, sorted > alpha-numerically, looks “helter-skelter.” When sorted by the > text after the File ID, the source names are better organized and > visually useful in finding typos and inconsistencies in data > entry. But then it seems much harder to find particular sources > for editing or citation selection.____ > > __ __ > > I’ve suggested to the Legacy folks that a “search by File ID” > ability would be very useful (and it would solve my problem). But > until that happens I’m looking for ideas from other users.____ > > __ __ > > One caveat – I can’t use source details for “primary” source > information and attached media (ie, no lumping) as my TNG website > won’t “see” media attached to source details in a GEDCOM, just the > Detail Information and Text/Comments.____ > > __ __ > > Donald Quigley____ > > Escondido, CA____ > > Quigley Doyle Family Tree <http://www.donquigley.net/>____ > > > > _______________________________________________ > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > >
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