Unless you first copied the Master Source with Source Detail to the Source Clipboard (in which case all you need to do is click Save when prompted for Source Detail), you will need to re-enter the certificate number, etc. into Source Detail.
Connie --- On Mon, 10/11/10, Connie Sheets <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Cheryl, > > Legacy is designed with both a Master Source and Source > Detail. Think of the Master Source as a book, and the > Source Detail as a page in that book. > > While it is possible to set up a Master Source to be just > one person's death certificate, I don't "split" sources to > that extreme. Instead, I have a Master Source for Missouri > Death Certificates, another for Washington State Death > Certificates, etc. Then, I only have to change the Source > Detail (the person, date, etc.), like I would enter a > different page in a book. > > If you set up each person's death certificate as a Master > Source, you will still be prompted for a Source Detail, > although all you need to do is click on Save. That's > just the way the program works. > > My guess is you didn't realize/remember it was a 2-step > process when you set up your first use of that source. > > Connie > > --- On Mon, 10/11/10, Cheryl Rothwell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Plodding along with my test data, I wanted to add a source > for some of the data using a death certificate. I thought I > understood the Master Source would add that citation to each > fact I chose. So why did I have to enter the certificate > number and year [and some other things I ignored] each > time? 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
