Hi Tony, I've done this very thing today! :-)
I use Thunderbird too - one of the requirements I had at the time of switching to it was that I wanted to be able to save individual emails as discrete files, and TB lets you do this. It's as simple as typing <Ctrl><S>, navigating to where I want the file stored, giving it a name, and clicking on Save. For my genealogy, I keep a folder called Correspondence, which is in the same place as similar files for Documents, Photos, etc. I give the files a name along the lines of "<date>, email from <name>". In Legacy, I have a Master Source called "Private Correspondence", which I use in this situation. In the detail I type "email from <name> <date>". Because I'm referencing the email, I know that there's a copy saved in the Correspondence file. I don't attach the file to the Legacy data. It's there in my folders if I want to see the exact text. Or, if there's something in the email I want to include in the source, I can put it in the Text/Comments tab of the Source Detail and tick the box to include it in reports. Hope this helps. :-) Kind Regards, Wendy -----Original Message----- *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Sourcing e-mail text *Sent:* Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:28:48 +1100 *From:* Tony Rolfe <[email protected]> *To:* [email protected] > Greetings all > > I know how to create a source citation for an e-mail, but am at a loss > as to the best way to reference the actual e-mail and it's attachments. > It seems that there would be three possibilities: > > 1. to reference the actual e-mail file as a multi-media item in the > source detail. This would probably be best, but I don't know physically > how to get at the e-mail file (using Thunderbird, but the same would > apply to any other client) > > 2. To copy the text from the e-mail and save it as a secondary file > (plain or formatted text) and reference that, plus any attachments as > multi-media files > > 3. To copy the text and paste it into the text part of the source > detail and reference attachments as multi-media files. > > Is there an option 4? How do other folk do this? > > Thanks > > Tony 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
