On 04/07/2012 19:04, Gene Golovchinsky wrote: > I am using Legacy 7.5 Deluxe Edition. I created a master source record > for information found in an online database by selecting the Birth > records > Birth register > created at city/local level > online database > template. Having entered a bunch of data, I now see two problems that I > am now sure how to deal with. > > 1. I would like to note the URL associated with a particular record > (rather than with the entire database), but I don't see a corresponding > field in the template. There is a URL associated with the source info, > but I want a separate URL for each record.
You could add the URL to the Text or Comments field. Or even tack it (in brackets) onto the information in the Item of Interest or Credit Line fields. > > 2. The template I selected (as a best guess at the time), was the Birth > records template as noted above. The database, however, contains > marriage and death records as well. Of course I can leave the template > as is, but I am wondering if there is a reason for the hierarchical > classification of the templates to start with the "birth records" rather > than with "vital records" or some other, more generic, classification. > As follow-on question, if there is a better template to use, can I swap > out the source without affecting all the details, or will I have to > re-enter all the detail records for individual events? If you create a new Master Source with a different template you will need to enter all the Source Details again. If you EDIT the existing Master Source you can opt to make the change to all existing uses of that Source. I think you will find that the word Birth only actually appears at the top of the screen where you enter the Master Source information. It won't appear anywhere in the citation unless you enter it in a field somewhere. So you could use that Template as a generic Vital Event template to cover Births, Marriages and Deaths if you so wanted. > > In addition, a somewhat related question: > > 3. If a specific record in a database provides evidence for more than > one event (e.g., date of birth and date of death), must I duplicate the > detail for each event, or can I specify that the details should be > attached to more than one event (possibly on different individuals)? > You can use the Source Clipboard to copy complete citations to any number of Events. If there are only small changes in the Source Details between one Event and the next it is usually quicker to use the Source Clipboard and then edit the Details than it is to start from scratch. -- Jenny M Benson 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
