I do something I think is much simpler. On the Edit Event for dialog box, in
the lower half I click on the Sentence Overide tab.
In that box I put {Notes][Sources].
Then when I go back to the Notes tab I can enter a sentence or several
paragraphs in any way I wish.
Another LUGer suggested this some years ago and I've followed it ever since.
Marianne
-----Original Message-----
>From: Jenny M Benson <[email protected]>
>Sent: Apr 10, 2013 4:27 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sentence definition-editing
>
>On 09/04/2013 19:19, John Gregson wrote:
>> I tried to figure out how to use the "Edit Event Sentence Definition",
>> but it is too
>> complex for me.
>
>It really isn't too difficult to edit a Sentence Definition.
>
>There are 2 elements to a Sentence: words that will never change (be
>the same for every record) and words that will vary with each record.
>For example, you could compose a Census Event sentence which will read:
>
>He appeared on the England census on 30 March 1851 in Canterbury, Kent,
>England.
>
>for Joe Bloggs, or
>
>She appeared on the Wales census on 07 April 1861 in Mold, Fintshire, Wales.
>
>for Jane Doe.
>
>If you looked at the Event Sentence which would create the above, you
>would see:
>
>[HeShe] appeared on the [Desc] census [onDate] [inPlace].
>
>You will notice that all the words which vary from one record to the
>next are enclosed in brackets. When you are in the Edit Event
>Definition screen, you can select from all the options available for
>what you want to appear in the brackets. Next to each option is a brief
>explanation of what it will add to the Sentence.
>
>To start building an Event Sentence that reads how you want it to,
>choose one person in your family file and write down the Sentence as you
>would like it to appear for him. Now underline all the words which
>might be different if you were writing the Sentence for a different
>person - these will be names, dates, places, pronouns (he/she) etc. Now
>you will be ready to start building your Sentence in Legacy, selecting
>the appropriate option for each underlined word.
>
>If you get stuck, come back to LUG with an example of an Event Sentence
>you want to create.
>
>--
>Jenny M Benson
>
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