Lisa, I'm not being clear either, as others have apparently also missed what I was trying to explain.
You can do what you're asking in Legacy, IMO. It will be different than how you did it in FTM, but I'm at a loss for how a couple of mouse clicks is "clunky." So let me try again. First, be sure you understand the difference between the Source Clipboard and the Event Clipboard. What I will be describing now is the Event Clipboard, as it sounds like that is the feature most relevant to your example, but I use the Source Clipboard more often in similar circumstances. Your Master Source is 1870 Census. You have already entered one person (let's call him John Smith) into the data base with Source Detail District 17, Fincastle, Botetourt, VA; p22. First, be sure the image of this census page is attached to a Census Event for John Smith, not attached to John Smith the person [let us know if you need instructions]. >From Family View, click on the Show Events for this Person icon (looks like a >pencil on a page). A new screen will pop up: highlight the 1870 census event and click Edit. A third screen will pop up: [This is the screen to which you should have attached the image of the census page]. On the right hand side, toward the bottom is a Copy icon. Click it. You have now placed the entire source, including the citation, the detail, any notes and any attached images, onto the Event Clipboard. Navigate to the second person (let's call her Susan Smith) to whom you want to attach the source (lots of ways to navigate; pick your favorite). Click on her Show Events icon, then click Add (event). Click the Paste icon, also in the lower right. You have now attached everything, including the image of the census page, to Susan Smith, with just a few mouse clicks. Yes, you have to know that John Smith is the person to whom you've already attached this census, but won't you know that by looking at the census page? If not, the instructions you've been given in prior posts give you ways to find the person. You can also have your Source List look more like what you apparently are used to (as Kirsten has explained), *but* you will have to change the way you define Master Source and Source Detail. I'd recommend you reconsider your decision to stick with "extreme lumping" for this very reason. It will not serve you well in Legacy, IMO, especially if you want to take full advantage of the EE (Evidence Explained) SourceWriter templates. Connie --- On Mon, 4/12/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all: It's been great receiving all of this help and I truly appreciate it! I don't think that anyone grasps what I'm trying to say, however, which is all my fault. Ok, using the census as an example, in FTM, I had them all listed under years. So, under the master source of 1870, I had many, many citations listed under it: 1870 Census: District 17, Fincastle, Botetourt, VA; p22 District 27, Auburn, Montgomery, VA; p17 District 108, Roanoke, VA; p2 etc. So, after I had entered the original census information, I could EASILY return to the citation (Census page) and maybe enter more people on that page of the census. I have the actual census page attached to the citation and any notes that I wanted. You don't have to attach the media to each person - it's right there in the source. I believe that you all have been referring to entering the source for the first time. And I understand what you're saying about the Source Writer. But I'm talking about AFTER you have originally entered the information, and then maybe you learn about someone else on the same page that you want to enter. You could just refer to the original source (1870 Census) and easily find the page that you want to use. This same method could be used for books, anything that has many citations to the original source. Using a book for an example, the source would be: Title page 12 page 17 page 57 etc. Here, each page could be scanned or quoted and only cited for the people to whom they apply. The scan or quote would only be attached to the person to whom they apply. It's logical to me, but I'm still probably not explaining this correctly. Anyone out there understand me? Thanks! Lisa Caldwell Garrett Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
