Thanks Kirsten, You have indeed followed my issue correctly. I think your reply hits onto something that has confused me. You speak about the first three screens under Step 2 in creating a master source that includes the source master text and master comments. I've never been sure what information goes into the master text and master comments screens as opposed to the detail text and detail comments. Right now, for example, under my master text screen I've transcribed the entire marriage document. Under master comments, I entered general information about the records available at the archive I accessed. Under detail text, I selected those statements in the marriage document that I wanted to comment on, and proceeded to did so in the detail comments screen. What would I put into the master text screen? The fact that the document is issued by the State of New York, through the NYC Dept of Health, etc. without the transcription of all the particulars about the married couple? Put the transcription of the particulars in the detail text screen? As an offshoot problem, under the individual's assigned sources screen, I have identical information for bride's name and marriage to her husband in 1931, but scrambled information for a marriage event called Marr: Civil Marriage. In that entry, the master text is the entire transcription of the marriage of the bride's sister in 1929. All the other screens are are as described above with the detail text and comments referring to the correct bride. Any suggestions on how to straighten out these records before proceeding to marriage #4? I have seen a message, that unfortunately I can't find now, under master source I believe, that asks do you want to apply the changes (edits) to all mentions of the master source or to apply only to (a new) one. I've never figured out what that meant. Legacy must think the choice is self-evident because when I went to the Help section at some point, I was none the wiser about which was the correct choice to select. Does this ring a bell? Thanks for your help. Margaret
--- On Tue, 6/28/11, Kirsten Bowman <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kirsten Bowman <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Using Master List Names and the Source Clipboard To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 12:50 AM Margaret: I'm not sure that I'm following your issue correctly, but it sounds like you've created three Master Sources when you should/could have only one. Typically at the Master Source screen you would enter only the information that's common to all three marriages which would probably be only the first three fields under Step 2. Save the Master Source. Then you open the Individual Information screen and the Source Clipboard for any one of your people, select the NY marriage master source that you created, enter the specific information for that marriage (names, date, location, etc.) under the Detail Information and/or the Text/Comments tabs. Check the Preview Pane at the right to be sure it's as you want it and there are no typos, then save and attach it to each field where it applies. You follow the same process for each of the other two marriages, or a shortcut would be to delete the Detail Information and/or Text Comments *from the Source Clipboard*, enter the details for the next marriage and attach it to the appropriate fields for the next couple. Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: Margaret DeAcetis [mail to:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 4:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Using Master List Names and the Source Clipboard I'm using Legacy 7.4. I've been using the Source Writer to enter the marriages of a mother, daughter #1 and daughter #2. I used the template: marriage record>found in govt records>marriage certificates>all countries except....>created by state/provincial>basic. I do not know how to access each of the 3 marriages when I want to link one or another to whatever category I want, such as name, marriage, marriage event, parents, witnesses, etc. I called my master source: New York, Manhattan, New York - Civil Marriage Record. When I created the master source for each couple, the master source name fields are completed identically.The variations appear in the following source fields: source master text and master comments, and detail text and comments. It is my understanding that only one master source name should appear for these 3 marriages when I select view, master list, source. (I created 3 and believe I have to combine them.) When combined, by pressing the show list bottom on the right of the screen I will see a list of all individuals associated with the 3 marriages. I've used the source clipboard icons but more often that not, I am retyping the same data over and over again, especially the screen that differentiates the 1908 marriage from the ones in 1929 and 1931. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Margaret DeAcetis 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
