Thanks Cathy and Jenny; I get it now. . I somehow missed those 2 points, the right click on the source/save, and the copy to source clipboard at the bottom left. That helps immensely to be able to copy an assigned source to re-use for a specific family. I was using the prompt for detail, I understood that part, just was using the wrong save button and thus was losing my typing entries, and not the copy button at the bottom! I appreciate your time to help Sincerely, Pam
-----Original Message----- From: Cathy Pinner [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 11:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Citation; multiple sources on clipboard Hi Pam, I haven't seen the presentation but I think you misunderstood unless there is a change coming that Geoff has and beta testers don't have. You can avoid having all the sources added if you have prompt for detail checked - but once you cancel that's it - the rest of the sources on the multiple source clipboard are not attached. Try it out on the Sample database or some other test database. I think the multiple source clipboard is an abomination and I wouldn't use it for anything - in fact I can't think of a case in my own research when it could be useful. So I use the single source clipboard constantly. How do I change back to another source without retyping? If I know I'll want to use it again soon, or it is a source I often use, I SAVE it and then LOAD it to the clipboard when I want to use it again. 10 sources can be saved in this way. If I didn't realise I'd want it again and so haven't saved it, then I find the person where I used it and go to their Assigned Sources page. Highlight it and then use the Copy to Source Clipboard button on the bottom left of that screen. If you haven't got Prompt for Detail always checked, you will need to then click the triangle of the Source Clipboard if you need to make any changes to the Source Detail or change the Recorded Date. However, it's worth updating. The cautious wait a few days after the release of a build. If there's any real problem, it will be followed within a day or two with another build. Have fun, Cathy At 01:22 PM 10/03/2014, you wrote: >Hello, > >I saw Geoff’s great presentation on Sources on Friday great Geoff by >the way! > >Anyway, it looked like, from his demo, now?  we can pick and choose >which of the 5 sources on the clipboard we want to “sourceâ€, >instead of them ALL being pasted at once. . is this new since the >lastest build(s)? Or did I misunderstand him? > >What he showed (e.g. select one source from list),  doesn’t work for >me, ( I am using the build from March 9, is that build 367? (not >listing correctly in my download but that is another issue). It still >pastes all sources to whatever event or person is applicable where I am >working. > >So did I misunderstand his demo . .or I’m not doing it right?  I >know they’ve been working on this issue, but hadn’t read about any >changes. . .if this is not true, how do people handle having to go back >to another previous source WITHOUT pasting/copy/retyping multiple lines >of information?). I know I could make a SEPARATE new master source for >everything, (I do it for census items,  it’s not that hard to redo >w/ cut/paste w/ census information)  but for individual family >sources,  I was trying to combine sources that are similar and easily >copy specific data(e.g. a specific case or ID #, multiple line items) >relevant to that particular family or situation, instead of adding >thousands of similar master sources, just to prevent having to do a >search and find and retype of the same source again later, when I >already have it detailed for another family member. (not sure if >I’m explaining myself very well. . feel free to ask for a better >explanation)   I also  tried double clicking  on the previous >(duplicate) source,  for example, for that previous family member in >the  individual assigned source detail line, brings up the source, but >that doesn’t save to the clipboard(would that be an easier change >from a programming standpoint than changing the multiple source >function on the clipboard?) > >Or, how do other people do this differently? I can figure out my own >workarounds if there isn’t a better way, but wondered if I’m >missing something. Or, maybe, if this is as shown in the seminar, I >just need the newest build? > >Thanks for any help, from a sometimes tech challenged Pam > > >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 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). 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