Glad you could work that out, Tony! My laptop doesn't have a separate numeric keypad, so had no idea that made a difference.
Cheryl, does that fix the problem for you? Wendy Tony Slunka said the following on 15/11/2013 9:02 a.m.: > I tried this and got the same results as you when I used the numbers on the > number key pad. The shortcuts work if you use the numbers on the upper row of > your keyboard. > > Tony > > -----Original Message----- > From: singhals [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 10:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Did I ask this before? > > Hmmm ... I couldn't make this work, Wendy. Alt-2 put a "?" > at the end of each line where I used it. Alt-3 just blinked at me. Was I > just holdin' my mouth wrong? > > Cheryl > > Wendy Howard wrote: >> And if you prefer keyboard shortcuts to clicking with the mouse, once >> you've copied the source to the Source Clipboard, it's: >> >> Alt-2 to apply the Source Clipboard to the current field >> Alt-3 to apply the Source Clipboard to all non-blank fields >> Alt-4 to apply the Source Clipboard to the Unspecified area >> >> Alt-1 opens the Source Clipboard, should you want to check the >> contents or make a change to the contents. >> >> Alt-1 and Alt-2 are amongst my most-used keyboard shortcuts in Legacy >> - so automatic that I had to check the Help to check what they are, >> 'cos normally I don't think about which keys I'm pressing, I just do it. >> >> Hope this helps. :-) >> >> Kind Regards, >> Wendy >> >> >> CE WOOD said the following on 14/11/2013 12:49 p.m.: >>> When you are on the Individual Information page, notice the boxes to >>> the left of the vital events. >>> >>> Once you have entered the source one time, copy it to the Source >>> Clipboard. >>> Enter all the events for which you want to use that source. >>> Click on the button containing the 3 horizontal lines. >>> The source will be added to all the events that contain information, >>> even for events in the lower half of the screen. >>> >>> Be aware that the source is NOT entered for the marriage, however. >>> >>> >>> CE >>> >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: [LegacyUG] Did I ask this before? >>>> Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:40:41 -0500 >>>> >>>> If I'm copying a published genealogy, my source is that genealogy. I >>>> want that in there, but I'm wearin' out my click finger, here, with >>>> two clicks for name, birth, death, marriage for each of several >>>> hundred people. >>>> >>>> IS there a way to apply that source to all filled data-fields for a >>>> person with one set of keystrokes instead of 6 to 8? >>>> >>>> Cheryl 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
