I am a recent convert from FTM to Legacy and trying to clean-up my sources.
I don't understand how or why to use the Source Type. If I have a
master source of Census 1900 New York and cite the county, page number
etc for details, they why do I need to enter census as the type? It
seems
In my own setup, with 25000 people, and a splitter, I
have created types as various years of census, in each
country I have. It is just an extra level to split
categories. You may never need this tool.
Rich in LA CA
--- Chick Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am a recent convert from FTM to
Under what circumstances does the Master Source Type print in source
citations? I have made selections from the list for most of my master
sources but don't see that information included in the citations. Is there
an option somewhere that causes the *type* to print or not print? If so, I
Hi Kirsten,
Currently the Master Source Type does very little and isn't
printed. I mostly don't bother to fill it in. It would be helpful if
you could sort your Source List on type but you can't even do that.
If filled in and you then click the Assistant button, you get a
different dialogue
As I have found the Source Type similarly useless, I add a description
to the Source List Name (Shown in Master Source list) for easier sorting
of categories. Now, if I could just remember what I listed under
which! A way to search Sources would be very useful, especially as more
and more
I've never looked for it. I put the type in my source
name somewhere, and will not create a report of
(example) all people found in any Newspaper, or all
the people in a vital record. When I use this tool, I
find everyone on any census. I have not found a real
use for this sort. The problem is
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