Why isn't Find A Grave a title? It's the name of an online database. The website is the repository of this database but that doesn't stop it being the title of the database.
Cathy Kirstin wrote: > > Cathy, I only use the generic source when I can't find one that suits my > purpose. Find-A-Grave is the one I was working on and couldn't get it to > appear the way I wanted it too. I've looked on the internet at how > different people source Find-A-Grave and couldn't make it look like I > want it to look. As far as I'm concerned Find-A-Grave is a repository, > not an author or title. All my other database sources work rather well > with some tweaking (Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, Marriage > Licenses, etc). I'd like to hear how others are sourcing Find-A-Grave. > Most of what I found on line referred to templates in other programs. > > Kirstin > > > > On 8/31/2014 5:25 AM, Cathy Pinner wrote: >> >> Kristin, >> You really are an extreme lumper if you put all online databases under >> the one Master Source. >> Why not do yourself a favour and become less of a lumper so you don't >> have to use the Source Citation Override for almost every source you add. >> >> You'd find you'd add sources far faster ;-) >> >> You must have to find and enter the information for every particular >> database you use again every time you enter a source - or do you only >> use online databases that have the source citation nicely formatted for >> you like FamilySearch that you can copy and paste? In which case you're >> missing out on heaps of data? >> >> Cathy >> >> Leon Chapman wrote: >>> >>> Kristin: >>> >>> Please indicate what version of Legacy you are using. >>> >>> I don't understand your use of Override for the citation?? >>> Are you editing an EVENT and then choosing to Edit Event Sentence >>> Definition? >>> ​Is this what you are calling an Override? >>> >>> ​If you are editing a Master Source, I do not see any >>> OVERRIDE function - >>> 1. You can edit the Source name, author, Title, Pub facts etc, but no >>> override function. >>> >>> We need more information about how you are getting to OVERRIDE >>> function that you are referring. >>> Chap >>> >>> ___ >>> Leon Chapman >>> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >>> ----- >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Kirstin<[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> I have been playing with sources and struggle with the output >>> since I'm a profound lumper. I have started using basic sources >>> and have a source called "online database" with nothing in the >>> source and use the override for the citation. The bibliography >>> shows up blank (which I can live with) but if I edit the override >>> and try to add it to all sourced entries via the source entry >>> window it won't update the same source with the new citation data >>> in the override. Big problem. >>> >>> This has always been a problem for photos. 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