Thanks Jan. You instructions were very clear and I found the 2 icons quickly. Doing this your way is 2-3 clicks faster than using REPEAT. Plus I was missing REPEAT and clicking on CLEAR. ;=( I will try it. JimS
On 09/17/2012 07:26 PM, Jan Roberts wrote: > If you are in the Add Event Screen you will see two little icons beneath the > buttons for Save / Cancel / Spell Check etc. They are the same icons as you > will have seen for the Source Clipboard. I am pretty sure they have always > been there, but as I am on Version 7 it is a long while since I have used > Version 5. Perhaps someone from Support could clarify. > > > Cheers > Jan > -----Original Message----- > From: Karen and Jim [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, 18 September 2012 00:29 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Same event for many people - SOLVED > > Jan, > I could not find "Event Clipboard". > Remember, I'm using v.5, so maybe > Event Clipboard is not available. > I have found only "Source Clipboard" > in v.5. > JimS > > > On 09/16/2012 07:48 PM, Jan Roberts wrote: > >> If you go to Events in the Help file in the program this is what you >> see - Using the Event Clipboard >> >> To copy an Event to the clipboard: >> >> 1. Click the button. [shows the copy icon - removed because this is >> in plain text] >> >> To paste an Event from the clipboard to a list: >> >> 1. Open the Add Event window for the person or marriage you want to add >> the event to. >> 2. Click the button. [shows the paste button - removed because this >> is in plaint text] >> >> I doubt you could get much plainer than that. >> >> Cheers >> Jan >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Western Spirit Wood Creations [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, 17 September 2012 08:40 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Same event for many people - SOLVED >> >> There are many easy to use features in Legacy (and other programs) it is too >> bad that help menus are rarely written in plain language that doesn't >> require learning a totally new tongue to find something. >> Most helps don't help unless you already know what to look for. One of my >> pet peeves. >> Bev M. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Karen and Jim" Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Same event for many >> people - SOLVED >> >> >> On 09/16/2012 03:23 PM, Karen and Jim wrote: >> >> >>> Hi Listers, >>> >>> Using ver 5 Deluxe. >>> >>> I would like to be able to auto-fill Events/Facts. >>> When doing census for a large families, >>> 10 - 15 children. >>> I would like NOT to have to retype the same thing again and again. >>> I would like to automated this procedure. >>> >>> I would prefer to simply put my cursor in the Event box and paste and >>> all four boxes would be filled. >>> I would like to paste the following 4 lines as a single action: >>> cen >>> Living with parents. >>> 1930 >>> Helt >>> >>> I copied the above into Notepad, >>> separating with tabs, >>> but everything stayed in the first box, Event. >>> >>> Can this be done? >>> >>> JimS >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Thanks for your replies. >> >> They did not seem to answer my question, but when checking your answers out, >> I found the REPEAT button inside EVENTS/FACTS. It works beautifully. >> Just type the data in for the first person and click click ... REPEAT for >> the rest. >> >> Strange I couldn't find reference >> to it in the handbook for EVENTS/FACTS, but it is mentioned in ADDING >> AN ADDRESS. >> >> Thanks again for pushing me in the >> right direction. >> >> JimS >> >> >> > > > > > 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
