If these are going into the same file, you would not want to add the same people multiple times, but use the "Link To" button when adding someone that exists elsewhere in the file.
Thank you, Ed Carpenter On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 6:42 PM, Jenny M Benson <[email protected]>wrote: > On 22/08/2012 23:20, Lavern Hall wrote: > > I have a case where two brothers from one family > > married two sisters from a another family. > > I have entered family information for the two brothers > > (parents, spouses--in this case, each of the sisters-- > > and the children). As I begin working on the family > > with the two sisters, I realize that there is going to > > be a lot of duplication of effort, so the question is: > > Is there a way to copy data from one family to the other? > > And, if copying data isn't the solution, any suggestions? > > You can, of course, use the Event Clipboard if you are copying Events > from one person to another and the Source Clipboard if you are > repeatedly using the same Sources. If you mean you are entering the > same information in BMD fields, etc then you can use the Repeat button > to enter the same information as in the same field for the previous > person you entered. > > -- > 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
