That's why there are Alt. events in the Master Event Definition list... Alt. Birth, Alt. Burial, Alt. Christening and Alt. Death
If you use the Alt event and find that event is the correct one, but clicking on the Options button next to the Events/Facts list on the Individual Information edit window, you can swap the Alt. event with the one you entered above. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Bain Family <rlcb...@gotsky.com> wrote: > I have missed out on some of this conversation, so I apologize if I am > duplicating someone's previous input. What about creating an event such as > "Birth1", meaning this birth event is not real credible -- similar to how > the SourceWriter gives a Surety Level from 0 to 4 with 0 being "have not > decided yet", 1 being "marginal evidence", 2 being "probable conclusion", > etc... At a glance you can tell how creditable the event is by the number. > The source can then be attached to the event for quick reference. > > I have made events such as Birth-Disputed just so I have a notation that I > found this information and the reasons why it is not valid. The name of the > event can be whatever is appropriate. > > I think documenting the disputed and unconfirmed information is just as > important as documenting the confirmed information (as long as it is noted > as being disputed/unconfirmed) because you never know for sure why it is > there or what it may lead to or clear up later. > > Lana > 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 from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
