When I enter a Census record, I use the 2 icons, "Copy Event to Clipboard" and "Paste Event from Clipboard". I think that is a wonderful tool so much better than copy and paste because you do not need to type the event titles or add the source or any media attached. It copies and pastes everything. I love it and use it all the time.
I also use the 3 bars as intended, usually when you add a new person, you get the information on them from one source (usually). So it is very handy to create the source and enter all the events, name, dates and source them with one click. Just my opinion, did not mean to jump in . . . Kristine On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:13 PM, Paul Gray <[email protected]> wrote: > I read with interest today's long thread on the source clipboard and the > 'three bar icon' copying the source to all used fields/events. It does > emphasize the duplication of data inherent in the current Legacy database > design. If the data is identical from one source citation to another, an > argument can be made that it is by definition a single citation. > > It would be so nice if we could create a single citation and then link it > to > multiple people, fields and/or events. > > I think a census entry provides a good example of where a single citation > linked to multiple people, fields, and events would be helpful. Let us say > one created a citation for an entire family from a census, and used that to > document residence, age and occupation for all family members. > > Using a single citation which is then linked to multiple people/events, one > can explicitly see which individuals and events are related to that census > entry. > > With the current design, one needs to look for 'identical', separate > citations. > > Although it would probably require database changes and is therefore not > something we would see soon, I hope Legacy will consider it in a future > release. > > > Paul Gray > > > > 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 > > > -- P. Kristine Hurd [email protected] The McManigle Family Website<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mcmanigle/index.htm> My Blog on Genealogy <http://mcmanigle.blogspot.com/> 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
