What you may be missing from Cathy's explanation is that you have to save the clipboard first, by clicking on Save.. when the Source Clipboard screen is open. Then you can access those Source Clipboards that you've saved by right clicking the blue triangle. (Sources are different to Dates, the last ten of which are saved auotmatically.)
Hope this makes sense.
Rob
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] source clipboard
Hi Brian,
I don't use the Swap arrow at all as I don't load the clipboard with more than one source at a time.
When you have various source clipboards saved (you can save 10 and I access my most often used sources this way) if you right click on the Source Clipboard arrow on the Individual Information Page, you can choose from the list the source you want on the clipboard.
I usually then take a look at it by left clicking on that arrow to check that I haven't left old detail behind and also to update the date. Then I re-save it so that as I come back and forth from it in today's work, the date is correct and I just have to update the detail (or it's a quick way to clear the detail).
At the moment I have several UK Censuses saved, GRO index, BVRI - and for my South Australian research currently - several cemetery sources.
What is saved in this Source Clipboard List varies depending on my research at the time.
It's this that makes sourcing in Legacy so quick.
Cheers Cathy
At 15:03 22/12/2004, you wrote:
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:33:56 +0800, Cathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Sandra,
>
> Adding more than one source to the clipboard at a time I think is > fraught
> with danger of adding more than the source you intend.
>
> If I'm working with 2 or 3 sources, I load one (with detail etc if this > is
> stable - or click the prompt for detail box) and SAVE.
> Load the others and SAVE.
> Then I can flip between sources quickly by right clicking on the arrow > and
> choosing the one I want.
>
> Tip: If you're inclined to forget what is on the clipboard ALWAYS tick > the
> prompt for detail box so you can check - slower but less prone to > error.
>
> Cheers,
> Cathy
>
You are correct about the danger Cathy. I have so many to do this way, that I need to do so. I always have to check the Add or Edit Source Citations icon to delete the ones that I don't want.
Using the swap arrow is problematic also, because my sources usually include comments that don't move with the source when you swap them. (Is this a bug that could be fixed? I'd really appreciate it)
I'm missing something from your explaination. What do you right click on? Right click on the swap arrow doesn't work. --
Brian Schultz
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