Hi Kathleen, I use the SourceWriter for new sources. They work in a Gedcom export and creating websites. They're converted to a Basic style. The limitation is that you can't import SourceWriter sources via a Gedcom as they've been wiped out. But you go from Legacy to Legacy via an export to a Legacy file. They're actually saved in the Legacy database in the published format as well as the templates and the published format is used in gedcoms.
Finding a template for a source that isn't specifically covered is at first a challenge. But it gets easier. I find I use a few templates a lot. eg the English census templates have the right fields for English Archive sources and perhaps the Irish sources are similarly in series with piece numbers. I don't use all the boxes - even when I'm entering census data - as I disagree with the placement of the folio and page number and follow The National Archives citation advice order. Why Elizabeth Shown Mills didn't do this is a mystery since she used USA National Archives citation advice in formulating US sources. Only the 1911 census which was released after her book is properly formatted. I generally use the "Basic Format" for sources for which the images are online though sometimes use the "Microfilm" option and instead of the microfilm series in the Master Source I put the website(s). This means that in the Source Detail I can also record the microfilm number for that source at the archive. A little trick you wouldn't know. You can see the number of the template you've used if in the Master Source list you put the cursor to the left of the header "Source list name" and drag to the right opening a new column. Cathy CE WOOD wrote: > > You might do better to use Basic Sources instead. There are many of us > who much prefer them. They also work if you are creating GEDCOMs, > create websites, et alia. > > > CE > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] creating custom source templates and Legacy > forum > > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:33:34 -0400 > > > > I found the link to search the archive of emails, so that takes care of > > the question about a forum. > > > > Unfortunately, I also found the answer to my question about custom > > source templates. *sigh* I've been trying to decide between Legacy and > > Roots Magic as my new "home" now that TMG is being discontinued, and > > just last night I settled on Legacy. I love so much about the program, > > but not being able to create custom source templates is a deal breaker > > for me. I have many Irish census records and Griffith's Valuation > > records that will be so much easier to use with a custom template. Yes, > > I'm sure I could make do with another template, but it is a headache. > > > > Kathleen > > > > On 9/30/2014 3:12 PM, Kathleen Lenihan wrote: > > > I'm trying to figure out how to create a custom source template, but I > > > don't see anything about how to do that. I'm really hoping I'm just > > > missing something. > > > > > > I was surprised that there is no forum for Legacy users at the > official > > > Legacy website. The user email group is helpful, but the inability to > > > search for different topics makes it less useful than a forum. > > > > > > Kathleen Lenihan 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
