Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter output question

Brian L. Lightfoot wrote I was wondering about this a little bit also. I realize that the "ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE" is hard coded into the program and I have not printed out all possible report permutations, but does the address ever appear in any kind of report? So far I have never seen it app

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter output question

which begs the question, why is it even bothered to be input in the first place? Brian in CA Just wondering... -Original Message- From: Jenny M Benson [mailto:ge...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 3:31 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] So

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter output question

Charles Apple wrote On some of the SourceWriter templates (for example the Family Group Sheet) the address is displayed as [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] in formatting the output for Footnote/Endnotes and Bibliography. What controls this display, and where is it located? I have searched, and sear

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter - IRC - which template... PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE

Gates Goodale Gordon Gump Harbaugh Hopkins Hughes Jones Koyle Laswell McDonald Misner Passwaters Pelton Roberts Roche Ryburn Sullivan Williams - Original Message From: Jenny M Benson To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 5:16:32 AM Subject: Re: [L

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter - IRC - which template and how to use it specifically?

Dan Bateham wrote Has anyone any suggestions, with specifics, for using a SourceWriter template for documenting an online chat (IRC) more or less in accordance with _EE_ standards? I would use the template for Interviews>Transcripts>Privately held. I think the word "transcript" only appears i

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter - IRC - which template and how to use it specifically?

I am still using basic, but for those I have at present, I treat it as if an e-mail, or letter. Rich in LA CA - Original Message From: Dan Bateham To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 3:51:08 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter - IRC - which te

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter for marriage and divorce indexes?

Thank you for the excellent advice (Jennie Benson & Connie Sheets)on using the basic source system for citing these marriage and divorce indexes. I created the source and it is working great. Thank you for your help. Vicki Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamil

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: Artifacts>Privately held; Author's name in citation

I have checked Evidence Explained and agree the Author should be included. I have submitted a problem report on this issue. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this messa

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter for marriage and divorce indexes?

Vicki, If you are working with indexes you find online, I would probably use the Internet > Database template. If actual divorce records, I would start with the Court records templates. I always experiment with how each  template "prints" to get the best results:  you can leave fields blank o

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter for marriage and divorce indexes?

v pedersen wrote Also, there is no Sourcewriter template at all for any type of divorce record. I could use a generic Source template, but am wondering if there is a template that I am overlooking in Sourcewriter that could be used. What you could do is us use the Basic System and write the

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template Problem

rom: vik...@rvi.net > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template Problem > Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:12:44 -0800 > > Sherry: > > Thanks for checking. It may be a quirk with .76 that was fixed in .86. I > tried two from scratch usin

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template Problem

- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf Of S. Fry Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 11:31 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template Problem Apologies for sending this third e-mail, if the first e-mail makes it to the

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template Problem

Kirsten, I have several sources created with SourceWriter for online books as well as printed books with details in the Comments boxes of both the source and the detail. None of the text is italicized. I created a new fake source to see if something had changed recently. Again there were no

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template Problem

Apologies for sending this third e-mail, if the first e-mail makes it to the list. The second e-mail DID make the list, but is senseless without the first! I have several sources created with SourceWriter for online books as well as printed books with information in the Comments boxes of both t

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template Problem

I should add that I copied the book sources to the Source Clipboard then to another event, and again no italics. Sherry - Original Message - From: "Kirsten Bowman" To: "LegacyUserGroup" Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 12:24 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template Problem I'

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter / Book COMPILED BY

t see the source the way you want it, you can fix it! Elizabeth researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson - Original Message - From: "Ward Walker" To: Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 6:40 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter / Book COMPILED BY

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter / Book COMPILED BY

I like the sourcewriter. There is room for improvement of course, and I am looking forward to the converter thingie so that the rest of my basic sources can be switched over easier, but overall I like it a lot. I am VERY obsessive compulsive about having everything in my file consistent and u

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter / Book COMPILED BY

Arnold, I wold use the authored books basic format template and add the word "compiler" on the author suffix line. That avoids any need for an override (overrides may not print properly in reports until bugs such as those associated with subsequent citations are fixed) and results in a citati

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter / Book COMPILED BY

e Writer a big help. (That includes me. I had a lot of trouble achieving consistency when using the basic source method.) Please respect differences of opinion. Ward - Original Message - From: "Elizabeth Richardson" To: Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 6:21 PM Su

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter / Book COMPILED BY

Have been using LEGACY since late in V.5. Had my sources all set up - then Source Writer showed up. Tried it several times - but result in REPORTS (especially the Book and Other Reports) was 4-6 lines long. I can give enough detail for anyone to go back to my sources in less that 2 lines in the

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter / Book COMPILED BY

Source Writer is terrific I think, but I personally have a lot to do to clean mine up, so maybe I shouldn't talk! BUT, I play the CD's that came with DELUXE 7 over and over, until it sinks in. I even went back and played the 12-step using Legacy disk and found a lot I'd missed . Just a sug

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter / Book COMPILED BY

I disagree with Elizabeth about the SourceWriter. I find it to be the speediest way to get a source that's up to my standards, particularly in the case of census and a couple of others that we all used frequently. I would encourage those of you who are new to Legacy (or new to genealogy) to use th

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter / Book COMPILED BY

Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 2:12 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter / Book COMPILED BY Elizabeth, If you go to SourceWriter and choose Books, your first choice is "Was the book authored or edited?" If you choose one of the Edited options, the word EDITOR will then appe

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter / Book COMPILED BY

Elizabeth, If you go to SourceWriter and choose Books, your first choice is "Was the book authored or edited?" If you choose one of the Edited options, the word EDITOR will then appear in the Footnote/Endnote Citation *and* in the Bibliography. In that case, one has to use the sentence

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter / Book COMPILED BY

The source citation doesn't read "author" or "authored by", so in that field I just add the word, compiler, or compiled by. I have yet to use the sentence override for anything. Elizabeth researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson - Original Message - From:

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Template

Bruce, Thanks. I think I get it now. --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Bruce Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Bruce Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Template > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Template

n Tue, 12/9/08, Bruce Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Bruce Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Template > > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 8:42 PM > > If you have 5 e-m

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Template

Everyone, Thanks for the help. --- On Tue, 12/9/08, music-line <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: music-line <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Template > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Tuesday, December 9, 20

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Template

e Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Bruce Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Template > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 8:42 PM > If you have 5 e-mails from the same person, group by > corres

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Template

Hi Melanie, The was I see it is, if you wish to site an individual email as a source you use 'group by individual emails'. If you have a series of emails to/from one person you need to use 'group by correspondant'. Personally, it is unlikely that I would use one email as a source, so I have only

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Template

If you have 5 e-mails from the same person, group by corresponded provides you one Master Source to be used 5 times (with different Detail Source). Group by e-mail provides 5 Master Sources. Hope that heps. On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 5:51 PM, Melanie Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Can anyone t

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Template

Well, Melanie, I know what and e-mail is, so I guess the other is snail mail :-). But that is off the top of my head as I've not looked at the latter. Ron Ferguson _ *New Tutorial* Publish your Web Pages - Blogs http://ww

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter / NEHGS

Arnold, Look in the SourceWriter for Internet > E-Magazine & E-Journals. Thank you for choosing Legacy, Jim Terry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree Legacy Charting http://LegacyFamilyTree.com Phone: 425 788-0932 We are changing the world of genealogy! -Ori

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter / NEHGS

I do not use the sourcewriter, but I can see both magazines and periodicals, though I would think periodicals is more apt. Elizabeth researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson - Original Message - From: "Arnold Sprague" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturda

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

lytree.com<mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 11:23 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Kelly, The announcement of it's birth was somewhat premature, and it is now long ove

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

Kelly Horst wrote: Good Morning, I have just upgraded to Legacy 7.0 (Deluxe) and am trying to convert my Basic Sources. According to the User Manual the Source Template Conversion Tool is reached from the Master Source List by clicking the Options Button and then choosing Source Template Co

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

Hi Kelly, It's not you - the conversion tool is not yet ready for us to use, despite the instructions indicating how to use it. ;-) Kind Regards, Wendy Howard -- Kaiwaka, Northland, New Zealand http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wendyh65/

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

Kelly, The 4th paragraph of the following article gives some insight on this: http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2008/08/legacy-family-t.html Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com === From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mai

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

Kelly, The announcement of it's birth was somewhat premature, and it is now long overdue. Ron Ferguson _ *New* Insert Pictures Into your Web Pages - Blogs http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.f

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

The Conversion Tool has yet to be made available to the paying customers. Stay tuned. Tom Herson Ithaca, NY - Original Message - From: "Kelly Horst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 2:12 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Good Morning, I have just upgraded

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

Judy, I wish I did, but I guess that is another of Mill's stipulations! Ron Ferguson _ *New* Insert Pictures Into your Web Pages - Blogs http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimsh

RE: [LegacyUG] sourcewriter with dutch sources

The following template works well for any kind of online database: Add a Generic Source Here > Online Database Genlias certainly would fit into this category. Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com From: [EM

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - English BMD certificates

Pat and Rita Molloy wrote: I think the straight answer to the question is that if your certificate comes from the GRO then the GRO is the Source, and the Repository; if it comes from your Local Register Office then that is the Source, and that is the Repository. I record the Source and Rep

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - English BMD certificates

Jack Earnshaw wrote Incidentally, is the GRO interested in being told about errors in the index? If it is an error in the Index, I don't know! If it is an error in the transcription of the Index then FreeBMD are happy to be informed and will correct it on confirmation, Ancestry may or may no

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - English BMD certificates

I think the straight answer to the question is that if your certificate comes from the GRO then the GRO is the Source, and the Repository; if it comes from your Local Register Office then that is the Source, and that is the Repository. I record the Source and Repository simply as a reminder

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - English BMD certificates

Jenny wrote : Incidentally, on a related point, I often use the Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes as Sources, until such time as I can obtain Certificates. When I get the Certificate and use this as a Source, I leave the relevant Index citation in place so that anyone wishing to follow-up my re

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - English BMD certificates

A copy certificate obtained from the GRO is a facsimile of the original certificate issued by the local Register Office. - No it is, at best, a facsimile of a transcribed copy. The GRO holds its own “originals” that were sent to it by the Local Register Office. There weren’t facsimile facilities

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - English BMD certificates

wrote A copy certificate obtained from the GRO is a facsimile of the original certificate issued by the local Register Office. That is not quite true. The local Register Offices send copies of their data to the GRO (so there is always a small possibility of inaccuracy creeping in).   The a

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - English BMD certificates

One small point is that the reference for the GRO version is different from the reference for the Local Register Office. I found this out when I asked a Local Office for a certificate and gave the GRO reference. They had to look through over 50 Local Registers (lots of churches in the area) before

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter- Book, authored, basic - field selection

Warning!! If you do not attach a source to a person, they can be typed over and/or lost. If needed, create a person named dummy to attach them to until you are ready to attach to people. Rich in LA CA --- Jessica Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am populating my master source list with some >

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter- Book, authored, basic - field selection

58-59). From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jessica Morgan Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 6:00 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter- Book, authored, basic - field selection > Also, I've added seven sources, all using t

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter- Book, authored, basic - field selection

> Also, I've added seven sources, all using this very same template. It > appears that on my eighth entry I inadvertently selected Book, > Authored (reprint) and I shouldn't have. --- Is there not a way > to convert from the reprint to regular book authored? I've found no > where that shows me

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter- Book, authored, basic - field selection

Jess. Please see below. Ron Ferguson _ Update your British Prime Ministers Timeline - Blogs http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: ht

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter options

I'm glad you said that, John. I'm one who is apt to get a little hung up on literal titles. :) It's good to encourage folks like me to experiment and to not dither about too much over which template was intended to be used - so long as the template I do use works well. Thanks for the reminde

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter options

Oh, John, I wasn't trying to do that. I figured there was something I didn't understand or I was missing. Patti On Jun 29, 2008, at 5:16 PM, John S. Adams wrote: Patti, I certainly agree that it is much easier to use a template designed for the particular source at hand. But my point is,

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter options

John S. Adams wrote My point is that SourceWriter is flexible.  If you experiment, you can probably find a template that will work for that unique or unusual source you want to cite.  The title of the template usually doesn't show up in the printed citation.   I'd like to hear others' opinion

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter options

;wish list." John S. Adams Hermosa Beach, CA From: Patti Hobbs Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 2:26 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter options John, I think I realized that I probably could make other things work, but I also figured that

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter options

John, I think I realized that I probably could make other things work, but I also figured that if there was a template specifically designed for the particular information and format, I'd rather use that. Also, it usually helps to understand the thinking behind how certain options are cho

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - INTERVIEWS

Elizabeth Richardson wrote No, first of all, the option is audio/video (not visual), It must be getting towards time for me to get new glasses! -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - INTERVIEWS

of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson - Original Message - From: "Jenny M Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - INTERVIEWS Michele Lewis wrote When you select the interview option in the Sourcewr

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - INTERVIEWS

(Patterson) Thompson - Original Message - From: "Jenny M Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - INTERVIEWS Michele Lewis wrote When you select the interview option in the Sourcewriter there are only

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - INTERVIEWS

Michele Lewis wrote When you select the interview option in the Sourcewriter there are only two options, audio/visual and transcripts. What about face to face interviews, telephone interviews and email? How do you enter those? Face-to-face *is* Visual, isn't it?! And Audio just means over

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: E-mail

This is how I do it, too. The master source is the person and the details indicate phone, email, etc. > Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:19:35 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: E-mail > > I agree with

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: E-mail

Type at the Master Source level. Kirsten -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bruce Jones Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 12:20 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: E-mail I agree with Jenny. I have a M

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: E-mail

I agree with Jenny. I have a Master Source for EACH individual I have corresponded with. Of my 202 Master Sources, 80 are with individuals. Several of those individuals have 40 or more Source Detail records! (working on reports for a family reunion). Personally, I don't (think) I need more than th

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: E-mail

Jenny, Let's talk about it then. Elizabeth Mills has certainly provided the researcher with flexibility to split or lump. What specific fields would you want to be included with the master source? After deciding that, we'd need to then come up with a simple, understandable source type name for the