I for one like the triple bar and use it exactly the way Sherry does when I add a new person to the Legacy file. Saves a lot of "clicks" on an individual's vitals and events. And I have been using Legacy since version 3.5
Gene A ________________________________ From: Jerry <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Using Source Clipboard Since that 3-bar icon is not liked and not intuitive, why wouldn't the programmers consider changing it for a future update? Sounds like other people will continue to have the same issue, whether new to Legacy or not. Jerry /http://www.MerriamFamilyTree.org Sherry/Support <[email protected]> wrote: >Note the information in the parentheses....."(This also includes all >events in the event list.)" > >That's not something I added to clarify the Help topic. This what's >written *in* the Help topic. > > >Sincerely, >Sherry >Technical Support >Legacy Family Tree > > > >On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Jan Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think the problem is the words "every field on the Information form" - >> what you can 'see' on that form are the primary, or vital, event fields of >> name, birth date and location, baptism date and location, death date and >> location and burial date and location (unless one has customised this view). >> The additional events don't actually show the fields which can include >> description, date, location and notes - in fact in the case of multiple >> events you can't even see all of the events without scrolling. They aren't >> "on the Information form" as such. Other hidden fields are in the notes >> areas of the vital events - does the use of the three bar icon also add the >> source to the notes? >> I have read the Help files to learn the difference between the single bar >> and three bars - just misunderstood the implications. >> >> Cheers >> Jan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sherry/Support [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, 27 July 2011 1:16 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Using Source Clipboard >> >> The Help file states: >> >> "Or, you can click <3-bar icon pictured here> to have Legacy >> automatically assign the source to every field on the Information form >> that is not blank. (This also includes all events in the event >> list.)" > ><snip> > > >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 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
