No, I entered a specific death certificate. Back to the drawing board. Thanks for that Jenny. It clarifies some things for me.
On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Jenny M Benson <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/10/2010 16:37, Cheryl Rothwell 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? > > If I understand you correctly, you have entered fairly general Death > Certificate information as a Master Source and are entering specific > details such as Certificate No and Year in the Source Details fields. > This is the correct way to work. > > Now, if you wish to cite the same Death Certificate in several different > places, you should use the Source Clipboard to copy and then paste the > full Citation (Master Source and Detail.) When you click on the Source > Clipboard Copy icon you will get a confirmation pop-up which will remind > you that the Source you are copying has Source Details included which > will also be copied. > > When you later wish to use the Death Certificate Master Source, but with > different Source Details (ie a different Death Certificate), select the > Master Source in the usual way and then add the new Details. Then you > can again use the Source Clipboard to repeat that Citation as required. > > If you are not familiar with the use of the Source Clipboard the Help > file will tell you everything you need to know. > > Note also that when you use the Event Clipboard to copy and paste an > Event, the attached Citation (Master Source and Source Details) will be > copied and pasted with the Event. > > -- > Jenny M Benson > > > > 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 > > > > 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
