Joan, You can't create a template for your sources, per se. What you have to do is create a Master Source (such as the name of a book, or the state/country that issued the birth certificate) and then add Source Details (such as the page number of the book, or the birth certificate number). Most genealogy programs work this way, although they may use slightly different terminology.
Legacy already supplies the templates for various kinds of sources including marriage records and birth certificates, or you can use the Basic Source system (which is a generic template for your sources). Once you've created a Master Source, you can use the Source Clipboard to paste the source into multiple events (although you may need to change the source detail depending upon how you've set up the Master Source). Connie --- On Wed, 8/3/11, Joan Kemp <jk...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Many thanks for this, but two > points; > > How do I create a template? The only way I seem to be > able to do this > is to name a master source then copy & paste the > template details from a > saved Notepad file. This is pretty clumsy! > > 1. New master source: Birth certificate > 2. Copy from Notepad: > > Date of Birth: > Place of Birth: > Name: > Father: > Mother: > Father's Occupation: > Signature: > Reg Date: > > 3. Fill in details manually. > > I want to be able to combine 1. & 2. above > > I also want to similarly create a new master source called > 'Marriage > certificate' - and change the name from 'unspecified' to > 'Marriage' > > Thanks > > Joan > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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
