When you try to merge the old-style with the new-style don't you get the message that they're incompatible?
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 5:35 AM, Jenny M Benson <ge...@cedarbank.me.uk>wrote: > JLB wrote > >> OK, not done. The basic source is cited for several people. The new >> source is connected to no-one. I tried combining the old source with the >> new one. No go. >> Is there a shortcut here anywhere for pointing the new source to the >> people cited by the basic source? I mean something shorter than looking up >> the entire list and going through one by one citing the new source? >> > > You can merge the Basic Source into your new SourceWriter version and > everyone who had that old Source will now have the new one instead, BUT... > you will still need to edit all those existing citations to add whatever > Source Details you want to include. Security level, Recorded date and > FileID will migrate, but not the other information. > > Yes, it is time-consuming, but I take a few at a time and am working > steadily through thousands of citations and the end result is a vast > improvement on my old, rather casual, efforts and I feel it is well worth > it. > -- > Jenny M Benson > > > > > *** Holiday discounts on Legacy 7.0, add-ons, books, and more. Visit > http://tinyurl.com/65rpbt. *** > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > *** Holiday discounts on Legacy 7.0, add-ons, books, and more. Visit http://tinyurl.com/65rpbt. *** Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
