Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter problem - help

2021-12-30 Thread Cathy Pinner
Ian, There was a problem with this setting not being honoured. But it's fixed. Not sure when but it works find in Legacy 9.0.0.393. So probably all you need to do is update. You may not want to update if you are wanting to create reports but wait for the next update. There have been a lot of b

[LegacyUG] Sourcewriter problem - help

2021-12-30 Thread Ian Beach
Hi I've been using Legacy for many years but I now have a problem that I can't seem to fix. Whichever setting for Source Entry System I try to use (Customise Menu 7.1) it always defaults to the advanced "SourceWriter System" when I try to add a new source, I can't get it to either go to the

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter templates and their detailed info fields and contents

2019-07-09 Thread magnoliasouth
Oops, correction. Evidence Explained, the book. On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 9:53 AM magnoliasouth wrote: > I don't have much more to add to this but just wanted to add my 2¢ worth. > Source Writer is the best of its kind, no kidding. It is superior in every > way to any other bibliographic database I

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter templates and their detailed info fields and contents

2019-07-09 Thread magnoliasouth
I don't have much more to add to this but just wanted to add my 2¢ worth. Source Writer is the best of its kind, no kidding. It is superior in every way to any other bibliographic database I've come across. You can also use Clooz in conjunction with Legacy, which will further organize them in other

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter templates and their detailed info fields and contents

2019-06-22 Thread Cathy Pinner
Andrew, I agree with most of what Jenny has said. Here's a tip when looking for a Source Template to use for a particular purpose. Start from the Source Clipboard. Choose a likely Template and before completely entering all the Master Source data, save and select it. Then on the Source Clipbo

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter templates and their detailed info fields and contents

2019-06-22 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 22-Jun-19 09:39 PM, Andrew Robbie wrote: Hi, I'm trying to standardize on some more source references, and am trying my best to use SourceWriter to it's limits. But I am struggling to understand, or find the info on, what detailed information each path through the create master source wizar

[LegacyUG] SourceWriter templates and their detailed info fields and contents

2019-06-22 Thread Andrew Robbie
Hi, I'm trying to standardize on some more source references, and am trying my best to use SourceWriter to it's limits. But I am struggling to understand, or find the info on, what detailed information each path through the create master source wizard process creates different detailed info f

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter and Irish Census of 1901/1911

2019-04-10 Thread Brian Kelly
Census Records>All Countries except those listed below (Ireland is not one of the listed countries. Select the Medium then go to step two Brian Kelly On 10-Apr.-19 2:54 p.m., Pete wrote: I have been trying to find some explanation of HOW TO add a master source, using SourceWriter, for

[LegacyUG] SourceWriter and Irish Census of 1901/1911

2019-04-10 Thread Pete
I have been trying to find some explanation of HOW TO add a master source, using SourceWriter, for the 1901/1911 Irish census. I know it should be easy. However, I am now in the overload mode where I am totally confused. Is there a template that I should use to enter a Master Source for the I

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Templates not as US biased as imagined

2017-04-21 Thread Tessa Keough
Agree that the sourcewriter templates are useful and you can set up your own master sources - I have done this extensively for Swedish and Norwegian records as well as Irish and Newfoundland records. I use the template and make use of Evidence Explained for the parts I need to include. The thing I

[LegacyUG] SourceWriter Templates not as US biased as imagined

2017-04-21 Thread Cathy Pinner
Pete, SourceWriter Templates are not focussed on "sites" but on Source types. I use it successfully for UK and Australian sources. It helps when there is a specific template for a particular source like the 1841 UK Census but it's not necessary. What is US biased in the templates i

[LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template for a Will

2017-01-07 Thread Jenny M Benson
I have an original copy of a relative's Will, as created by a local Solicitor. I am not sure which SW template to use to Source this as none of the fields in Probate records>Loose papers>...>Basic format are relevant. Should I use the Artefact template? -- Jenny M Benson -- LegacyUserGroup

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter and Gedcom

2016-08-18 Thread Cathy Pinner
It really depends on how you use Legacy. If for some reason you need to both export to Gedcom and later import from Gedcom the same file revised elsewhere, then you are right. Only use Basic Style Sources. But I've found it best to only enter data in Legacy so I use the SourceWriter for new sources

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter and Gedcom

2016-08-18 Thread Cathy Pinner
It really depends on how you use Legacy. If for some reason you need to both export to Gedcom and later import from Gedcom the same file revised elsewhere, then you are right. Only use Basic Style Sources. But I've found it best to only enter data in Legacy so I use the SourceWriter for new sources

[LegacyUG] Sourcewriter and Gedcom

2016-08-17 Thread Steve Hayes
On 18 Aug 2016 at 10:33, Cathy Pinner wrote: > In importing them back, you would duplicate them all but the > Intellishare feature should help with the merge. If you actually > exported via gedcom, you lost the Intellishare number - and any > SourceWriter Sources you had. I was not aware that

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter and personal knowledge

2016-01-28 Thread R G Strong-genes
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter and personal knowledge On 27 Jan 2016 at 9:22, William Boswell wrote: > Maybe I should try the SourceWriter template since after going through my > sources to clean them up I've noticed my earlier use of personal knowledge > only shows the sourc

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter and personal knowledge

2016-01-27 Thread Steve Hayes
On 27 Jan 2016 at 9:22, William Boswell wrote: > Maybe I should try the SourceWriter template since after going through my > sources to clean them up I've noticed my earlier use of personal knowledge > only shows the source with nothing in the details. There's something to be > said for doing the

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database

2015-04-18 Thread Cathy Pinner
ptonline.net] > *Sent:* Saturday, April 18, 2015 1:59 PM > *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > *Subject:* RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database > > Hi Denise, thanks, but here’s what’s happening: > > 1.I click on the marriage; > > 2.The “marriage/relationship info

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database

2015-04-18 Thread Denise Moss-Fritch
source/citation information. Definitely not sure I like the way Legacy handles citation detail urls. Denise From: Barton Lewis [mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net] Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 1:59 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database

2015-04-18 Thread Barton Lewis
Legacy? Barton From: John Lisle [mailto:leg...@johnlisle.com] Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 12:11 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database Brian, Michelle, Barton et al, Again, please let me be the naysayer. With some repositor

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database

2015-04-18 Thread Barton Lewis
. Do you know why it isn’t showing? Thanks, Barton From: Denise Moss-Fritch [mailto:d.mossfri...@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 12:16 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database Barton, I am a bit surprised that no

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database

2015-04-18 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
file. From: John Lisle [mailto:leg...@johnlisle.com] Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 9:11 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database Brian, Michelle, Barton et al, Again, please let me be the naysayer. With some repo

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database

2015-04-18 Thread Denise Moss-Fritch
yUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database On 2015/04/18 18:16 PM, Denise Moss-Fritch wrote: > From the Edit the Source Detail dialog, click the Media tab. Click Add Media. > In the Media Gallery for Source Detail for [name of Event/Fact], click > Add Media.

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database

2015-04-18 Thread John Lisle
7th Law of the Universe: two things will change in the future, your looks and Internet URLs.   Brian in CA     From: Barton Lewis [ mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net] Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 5:32 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database

2015-04-18 Thread MikeFry
On 2015/04/18 18:16 PM, Denise Moss-Fritch wrote: > From the Edit the Source Detail dialog, click the Media tab. Click Add Media. > In the Media Gallery for Source Detail for [name of Event/Fact], click Add > Media. From the list, select Internet Website. It is on the Internet Website > dialog th

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database

2015-04-18 Thread Denise Moss-Fritch
of date, being digitized and placed online by the local library. Best, Denise From: BARTON LEWIS [mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net] Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 6:53 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Cc: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet >

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database

2015-04-18 Thread BARTON LEWIS
Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com <mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> www.legacyfamilytree.com <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com>   From: Brian L. Lightfoot [mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com] Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 12:27 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE:

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database

2015-04-18 Thread Michele/Support
L. Lightfoot [mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com] Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 12:27 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database Just one word (or paragraph) of caution about trying to supply specific URLs to these records that are p

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database

2015-04-17 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
...@optonline.net] Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 5:32 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database I am finding that the SourceWriter template “internet > database” is very good for most any internet database collection. However, there is one p

[LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet > database

2015-04-17 Thread Barton Lewis
I am finding that the SourceWriter template "internet > database" is very good for most any internet database collection. However, there is one problem: there is only a url field for the main source, not one for the actual specific record within that collection. For the collection "Virginia, Mar

[LegacyUG] SourceWriter Bookmarked Source Types

2014-01-18 Thread Mary Young
Using v.8 latest build. Can I copy or import my Bookmarked Source Types from v.7.5 into v.8? Mary Young 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

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

2013-12-22 Thread ChasH
e, and Death certificates. Sorry for the >>> confusion. >>> >>> Terry Laraman >>> >>> -- >>> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 21:11:52 +1000 >>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter >>> From: kmthoms...@gmail.com >>> To: LegacyUse

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

2013-12-22 Thread Ian Gardener
wrote: > >> Kathy >> >> I was refering to Birth, Marriage, and Death certificates. Sorry for the >> confusion. >> >> Terry Laraman >> >> -- >> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 21:11:52 +1000 >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] S

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

2013-12-22 Thread Kathy Thompson
> From: ge...@cedarbank.me.uk > > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter > > Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 13:03:22 + > > > > > On 15/12/2013 12:11, Larry Lee wrote: > > > My issue is the time and effort it takes to find

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

2013-12-21 Thread Terry L .
Kathy I was refering to Birth, Marriage, and Death certificates. Sorry for the confusion. Terry Laraman Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 21:11:52 +1000 Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter From: kmthoms...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Terry, which BMD source template do you use? I&#x

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

2013-12-21 Thread Kathy Thompson
Jenny - Thank you! I must have missed that comment of yours and I simply ignored that source because it had "Birth Certificate" as part of the primary selectors. That certainly does look very appropriate for my needs at this time. On 21 December 2013 21:27, Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 21/12/2013

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

2013-12-21 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 21/12/2013 11:11, Kathy Thompson wrote: > Terry, which BMD source template do you use? > I've been looking for one that will work and can not find one suitable > for (IMO) for FreeBMD register results. I am not Terry, but as I said earlier in this thread, "for Births I use the template Birth re

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

2013-12-21 Thread Kathy Thompson
at is there and then take a screen shot and add that to the media. A > template for FreeReg would be nice. > > Terry Laraman > > > From: ge...@cedarbank.me.uk > > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter > > Date: Sun, 15 Dec 20

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

2013-12-15 Thread Terry L .
I agree with Jenny. I find using the BMD source tmplate just fine. I fill in what is there and then take a screen shot and add that to the media. A template for FreeReg would be nice. Terry Laraman > From: ge...@cedarbank.me.uk > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re:

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

2013-12-15 Thread Larry Lee
It certainly hasn't been my experience. Obviously I have difficulty determining which level to use. Guess I'll just have to practice more. Larry Lee Sent from my Nook On Dec 15, 2013 6:04 AM, "Jenny M Benson" wrote: > On 15/12/2013 12:11, Larry Lee wrote: > > My issue is the time and effort it t

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

2013-12-15 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 15/12/2013 12:11, Larry Lee wrote: > My issue is the time and effort it takes to find a template I like from > the plethora of choices. I concede that this would be a problem if one had to read down a long, long list of possible templates, but I think the system of "levels" with limited choices

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

2013-12-15 Thread Larry Lee
Jenny, This is the main reason I don't use SourceWriter often although I do like the fill in the blanks templates. Most of my sources are from Online databases. The main problem I have like the OP is knowing which one to use that provides the needed information. I know you do not have to use all

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

2013-12-15 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 15/12/2013 06:54, Kathy Thompson wrote: > Is it possible to create my own template for Source Writer? No. > > I want to record English Birth Death & Marriage Registration results in > the format that they are displayed on the FreeBMD website. > > Given that England's General Records Office actu

[LegacyUG] SourceWriter

2013-12-14 Thread Kathy Thompson
Is it possible to create my own template for Source Writer? I want to record English Birth Death & Marriage Registration results in the format that they are displayed on the FreeBMD website. Given that England's General Records Office actually refers people to the FreeBMD website to locate regist

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2012-10-02 Thread Richard Van Wasshnova
etails from the old entry still be there - and how would > they fit into the new template? > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > -Original Message- > From: Richard Van Wasshnova > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 6:48 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2012-10-02 Thread SHIRLEY ANDERSON
A word of caution. Federal censuses are generally available and always in the same format. That is not necessarily true with state censuses. For example, if I use the version of the Wisconsin census at the State Historical Society, it is the original. If I use the version at the Family History

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2012-10-02 Thread Mike Fry
On 2012/10/02 16:59, Jenny M Benson wrote: > Re the matter of using Access, I don't think it would be worth buying it > just to tinker with Legacy occasionally, unless you are*really* unhappy > with out-of-the-box Legacy. However, if you already have it and do have > the occasional wish to "go b

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2012-10-02 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 02/10/2012 12:49, Ron Ferguson wrote: > I do have one source for each census year, but I am in England, and I think > it is easier for us than many other countries. This actually has nothing to > do with using access, but how the sourcing is set up by the users. Basically > we are back to the lu

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2012-10-02 Thread Michele Lewis
Paula said, “Michele, This post jumps out at me because I thought you were working on certification (?) and needed to have the citations match the 'latest & greatest'...?” The BCG states that you have to use a citation format but they don't say it has to be ESM's Evidence Explained. You can

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2012-10-02 Thread Ron Ferguson
archives for a few thousand references :-). Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: Michele Lewis Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 12:28 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter I DO have Access but I have absolutely no idea how to use it L I would love to

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2012-10-02 Thread Michele Lewis
Ah but if I only knew how to use Access... Michele -Original Message- From: Richard Van Wasshnova [mailto:rfvanwasshn...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 1:48 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter To change US census source template from

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2012-10-02 Thread Michele Lewis
: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Michele, If you have MS Access or ltools you can easily change from online to microfilm master source. I think I like the idea of changing them to microfilm source also. I have one master source per year, per county. Most of my images

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2012-10-02 Thread Ron Ferguson
t: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter To change US census source template from online to microfilm change tblSR.TemplateID: 1820 49 to 48 1830 51 to 50 1840 53 to 52 1850 55 to 54 1860 57 to 56 1870 59 to 58 1880 62 to 61 1900 66 to 65 1910 68 to 67 1920 70 to 69 1930 72 to 71 1940 1464 to 1465 -- Richar

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2012-10-01 Thread Paula Ryburn
er Passwaters Pelton Roberts Roche Ryburn Sanford Short Singer Sullivan Weller Williams From: Michele Lewis To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Mon, October 1, 2012 8:23:45 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Oh Legacy programmer type people… Are there any

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2012-10-01 Thread Richard Van Wasshnova
To change US census source template from online to microfilm change tblSR.TemplateID: 1820 49 to 48 1830 51 to 50 1840 53 to 52 1850 55 to 54 1860 57 to 56 1870 59 to 58 1880 62 to 61 1900 66 to 65 1910 68 to 67 1920 70 to 69 1930 72 to 71 1940 1464 to 1465 -- Richard Van Wasshnova On Mon, Oct 1

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2012-10-01 Thread Richard Van Wasshnova
Michele, If you have MS Access or ltools you can easily change from online to microfilm master source. I think I like the idea of changing them to microfilm source also. I have one master source per year, per county. Most of my images came from Heritage Quest which I no longer can use. Now if I g

[LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2012-10-01 Thread Michele Lewis
Oh Legacy programmer type people… Are there any plans in the works to allow us to change from one sourcewriter template to another even after we have several citations already done? For example, I want to change all of my census sources from the online images template to the microfilm template.

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter conversion to Basic

2012-03-03 Thread Chick Lewis
Thank you, Alan and Mary. I think I will do the conversions in the existing file rather than mess around with the GEDCCOM. I appreciate your comments. Lew On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Mary Moyer wrote: > Lew > > Alan's right - it might be easier to do the conversion to Basic sources in > y

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter conversion to Basic

2012-03-02 Thread Mary Moyer
Lew Alan's right - it might be easier to do the conversion to Basic sources in your existing file rather than trying to do it through the GEDCOM process. If I hadn't made changes in another program (something I seriously regret having done), that's what I would do. Mary -- Original Me

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter conversion to Basic

2012-03-02 Thread Alan Pereira
: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter conversion to Basic A few weeks ago there was a discussion about converting SourceWriter sources back to basic. I seem to remember that Sherry or Brian mentioned that in a GEDCOM transfer SW sources were converted to basic with no loss in data. Would this be a good method to

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter conversion to Basic

2012-03-01 Thread Mary Moyer
yUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter conversion to Basic Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 15:35:06 -0800 A few weeks ago there was a discussion about converting SourceWriter sources back to basic. I seem to remember that Sherry or Brian mentioned that in a GEDCOM transfer SW sources were converte

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - Letter

2011-11-18 Thread M. Brenzel
n Ferguson [mailto:ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 7:57 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - Letter Mary, It doesn't look right does it! Just a thought, could you not put the recipient's given and family name in the surname field

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - Letter

2011-11-18 Thread Ron Ferguson
yUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - Letter That's fine. I can understand the need to do that in this case. But don't you think it's odd that the default citation would be to use the last name only as the owner of the letter? Mary Legacy User Group guidelines: http:/

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - Letter

2011-11-18 Thread M. Brenzel
That's fine. I can understand the need to do that in this case. But don't you think it's odd that the default citation would be to use the last name only as the owner of the letter? Mary Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - Letter

2011-11-18 Thread Brian/Support
You can use the source overrides for those cases where the letter is no longer held by the recipient. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all p

[LegacyUG] Sourcewriter - Letter

2011-11-17 Thread M. Brenzel
Using Sourcewriter to create a new master source for a Personal Correspondence Letter, you separately add the given and last names of the writer and the recipient. As a result, the citation ends with "privately held by ". For example, a letter written by Jane Smith to John Doe on 25 Dec 1908 is c

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

2011-10-18 Thread Chris CG
t;> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Joan Kemp >> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:50 AM >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic >> >> I downloaded

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

2011-10-18 Thread Joan Kemp
e manufacturers for them to do > anything about it. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > -Original Message- > From: Joan Kemp > Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:50 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

2011-10-17 Thread Ron Ferguson
AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic I downloaded & played with the synchronisation software for a few minutes, but it will only synchronise with a paid-for web service at the moment - and I'm not paying to experiment! What is needed is an u

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

2011-10-17 Thread Joan Kemp
I downloaded & played with the synchronisation software for a few minutes, but it will only synchronise with a paid-for web service at the moment - and I'm not paying to experiment! What is needed is an updated version of the gedcom file transfer format which will handle extra information. I thin

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

2011-10-16 Thread Chick Lewis
Amen to that !!! On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 5:20 PM, James Cook wrote: > I a hoping that if/when the day comes to move to another software that > it will read native Legacy files.  Also, a message was posted recently > about Legacy sharing it's templates with a group working on making the > transfer

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

2011-10-16 Thread James Cook
I a hoping that if/when the day comes to move to another software that it will read native Legacy files. Also, a message was posted recently about Legacy sharing it's templates with a group working on making the transfer between systems manageable. Hopefully that will be in place by he time we ne

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

2011-10-16 Thread Chick Lewis
Thanks, James. Yes, more than I asked for but very informative and I appreciate your taking the time to write it. Now I have to think again about whether to convert my sources to all basic or sourcewriter or just keep a mixture. I definitely will split many of my lumped sources. I don't do much

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

2011-10-16 Thread James Cook
I have not stopped using Source Writer. I'm a computer guy, not a word smith, so I do like being prompted for the correct information and having that information formatted correctly for me - at least within Legacy and in reports produced by Legacy. The export to a 3rd party is still an issue that

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

2011-10-16 Thread Chick Lewis
James, I notice that several months ago you were contemplating dropping Source Writer and going with the Basic system. Did you? If not, what changed your mind? > It's true that it exports something, and that something will be > imported just fine. The problem with it, and the reason for my > ca

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

2011-10-16 Thread Chick Lewis
Thanks Jennifer, Jenny and James. The "Output" tab is what I was looking for. Wonder why I didn't think of that? The "M8 Free Clip" was a great tip. I downloaded it and love it. I have not used Access, but I will try converting Sourcewriter to Basic using LTools. Thanks again to all who responded

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

2011-10-16 Thread BG Johnson
Thanks Jenny. This little gem is handier than a spatula at a hamburger cook off. bgj -Original Message- From: Jenny M Benson [mailto:ge...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 5:53 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic And if

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

2011-10-16 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 16/10/2011 02:06, James Cook wrote: > For #2, the best I can come up with is to go to the Assigned Sources > screen for each individual. From there, you can select the source in > the list on the top half, and then in the "Output" tab on the bottom > half, you can copy the entire citation. And

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

2011-10-15 Thread James Cook
For #2, the best I can come up with is to go to the Assigned Sources screen for each individual. From there, you can select the source in the list on the top half, and then in the "Output" tab on the bottom half, you can copy the entire citation. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFa

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

2011-10-15 Thread Jennifer Crockett
h Q 2. Regards, Jennifer http://colston-wenck.com -Original Message- From: Chick Lewis [mailto:cglewi...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, 15 October 2011 2:33 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic I have decided to stick with the Basic format and conve

[LegacyUG] Sourcewriter to Basic

2011-10-14 Thread Chick Lewis
I am trying to clean up my mixture of basic sources and Sourcewriter sources and at the same time split some of my lumped master sources. Since Gedcom is still the only way to transfer from one program to another, and because of problems associated with Sourcewriter and Gedcom, I have decided to st

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter for obituaries?

2011-09-14 Thread Paula Ryburn
Hind Hopkins Hughes Hurdle Jones Klein Koyle Laswell McDonald Misner Passwaters Pelton Roberts Roche Ryburn Short Singer Sullivan Weller Williams - Original Message From: Sherry/Support To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Wed, September 14, 2011 12:27:22 PM Subject: Re: [Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter for obituaries?

2011-09-14 Thread Paula Ryburn
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Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter for obituaries?

2011-09-14 Thread Kirsten Bowman
a new source without over-writing the original. Kirsten -Original Message- From: Paula Ryburn Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:24 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter for obituaries? I just entered an obituary for which I have an electronic copy o

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter for obituaries?

2011-09-14 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 14/09/2011 18:24, Paula Ryburn wrote: > I just entered an obituary for which I have an electronic copy of the article > itself (unfortunately, without newspaper name, date or page). I used the > Newspaper template, because the Death Records template didn't have "obituary" > as > a source, and

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter for obituaries?

2011-09-14 Thread Jerry
1:24 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter for obituaries? > > I just entered an obituary for which I have an electronic copy of the > article > itself (unfortunately, without newspaper name, date or page). I used the > Newspaper template,

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter for obituaries?

2011-09-14 Thread cranberryfrog
obits. michele -Original Message- From: Paula Ryburn Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 1:24 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter for obituaries? I just entered an obituary for which I have an electronic copy of the article itself (unfortunately, wi

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter for obituaries?

2011-09-14 Thread Sherry/Support
The obituary is an article found in a resource such as a newspaper or website. You would use the appropriate template for the source of the obituary. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Paula Ryburn wrote: > I just entered an obituary for

[LegacyUG] SourceWriter for obituaries?

2011-09-14 Thread Paula Ryburn
I just entered an obituary for which I have an electronic copy of the article itself (unfortunately, without newspaper name, date or page).  I used the Newspaper template, because the Death Records template didn't have "obituary" as a source, and I didn't see an Obituary template.  I had previously

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2011-06-27 Thread Kay Williams
Thanks Janet! Regards, Kay Williams on the beautiful NSW Central Coast -Original Message- From: Janet Stoneking [mailto:janet.stonek...@wowway.com] Sent: Monday, 27 June 2011 02:41 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Hi Kay, I found the

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2011-06-26 Thread Janet Stoneking
Sent: Sunday, 26 June 2011 04:49 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Do you have copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills's "Evidence Explained"? SourceWriter is largely based on that book. As helpful as SourceWriter is to me, I find myself reading the book fo

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: Subsequent citations for online newspapers

2011-06-26 Thread Greg Matthews
ent:* Saturday, June 25, 2011 9:36 PM > *Subject:* [Bulk] [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: Subsequent citations for online > newspapers > > When creating a source with SourceWriter for Newspapers > Online Images no > subsequent citation is shown when viewed from the list of assigned source

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: Subsequent citations for online newspapers

2011-06-26 Thread Ward Walker
ard - Original Message - From: Greg Matthews To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 9:36 PM Subject: [Bulk] [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: Subsequent citations for online newspapers When creating a source with SourceWriter for Newspapers > Online Images

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2011-06-26 Thread Ron Ferguson
PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Dear Lisa, Many thanks - I've now done this. I feel much more comfortable with the basic approach. Sourcewriter tries to make you make random choices ('Is it in a bound volume or loose sheets?' is an early either/or ch

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2011-06-26 Thread cranberryfrog
LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Do you have copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills's "Evidence Explained"? SourceWriter is largely based on that book. As helpful as SourceWriter is to me, I find myself reading the book for a better understanding. Sou

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2011-06-26 Thread atlantajm
: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Can you advise publishing details of the book 'Evidence Explained' please obert? Regards, Kay Williams n the beautiful NSW Central Coast Original Message- rom: Robert E. Carneal [mailto:kentuckygenealog...@gmail.com] ent: Sunday, 26 June 2011

RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2011-06-26 Thread Kay Williams
yUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter Do you have copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills's "Evidence Explained"? SourceWriter is largely based on that book. As helpful as SourceWriter is to me, I find myself reading the book for a better understanding. SourceWriter is a

[LegacyUG] SourceWriter: Subsequent citations for online newspapers

2011-06-25 Thread Greg Matthews
When creating a source with SourceWriter for Newspapers > Online Images no subsequent citation is shown when viewed from the list of assigned sources for an individual. Does this mean we should duplicate the full source where ever it occurs or is it an error that no subsequent citation is shown?

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2011-06-25 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 25/06/2011 20:21, Joan Kemp wrote: > Many thanks - I've now done this. I feel much more comfortable with the > basic approach. Sourcewriter tries to make you make random choices ('Is > it in a bound volume or loose sheets?' is an early either/or choice > which has to be answered, and I am very

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcewriter

2011-06-25 Thread Connie Sheets
I don't think the SourceWriter templates are irrelevant to countries other than the U.S. While Evidence Explained was written by an American, Mrs. Mills included examples from other countries, including the U.K., Switzerland, Finland, and Australia, to name a few. Personally, I would not buy th

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