Personally, I'm an extreme splitter -- for everything except Findagrave -- and I like that just fine -- in fact I can see no disadvantages whatsoever.
Pat On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Nancy Stevens <[email protected]> wrote: > I understand your question -- I struggled with this a bit too. I finally > settled on the template for Cemetery records -- Grave markers ... -- > Online images On the Master Source I changed the Item Type to > Database and Digital Images. Then on the Detail records I use: > photograph, gravestone for ... or database entry for ... depending on > whether or not there is a photograph of the gravestone. I include the > name and location of the cemetery in the Detail entry and the Find A Grave > memorial number in the detail notes set to printing. > > > > > On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Kirstin <[email protected]> > 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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