Personally, I create a master source list report (.pdf) with source list name and then do a search for some word that won't turn up too many responses.Then I use the source list name to locate the source.
Pat On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 9:56 PM, R G Strong-genes <[email protected]> wrote: > Don, > I have mine set up as Jeff does in his example ie: > If it has to do with a place ie census, city directory, etc it is named by > the place largest to smallest. > If it has to do with just the Surname it is filed by SURNAME, ie SURNAME – > title, SURNAME-MAIDEN family – title. > Just a thought. > Ps I don’t convert them until It is relative to more that just a few or I > feel the urge to update them lol. > > *From:* Don Quigley <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, February 12, 2016 9:48 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [LegacyUG] Search for Master Source by File ID > > > Thanks, Cathy. That would work OK, but I’ll have to keep a pdf “open” for > quick access and it would have to be updated frequently to be reasonably > current. My suggestion would be to add a “Find by File ID” search box to > the Master Source List. > > > > … and while your programmers are at it, why not make the “Find” (by > Source List Title) box have more flexible search criteria (with wild > cards?), so that you don’t have to remember the exact spelling of the > beginning of a title for the first of its “class” to be found. > > > > Life for me was simple when all my sources were “prefixed” with the File > ID (ie., 2500 – 1900 US Census…) and all my media files had the same File > ID in their filename (ie., 2500_IMG.jpg). But I am trying to do away with > the Source Name prefix so that source lists sort alphabetically by “real” > source name, not File ID. I suspect that will help a lot is visualizing > sources of a common nature (ie.. all 1900 censuses will be grouped together > in lists). But it will be harder to find sources when I want to make > changes to the media gallery for a source. > > > > Thanks again for your ideas. > > > > Don > > > > > > > > Donald Quigley > > Escondido, CA > > Quigley Doyle Family Tree <http://www.donquigley.net/> > > > > > > *From:* Cathy Pinner [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, February 12, 2016 5:23 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Search for Master Source by File ID > > > > Don, > > I think the only way is to do a File ID Report and find your ID in that. > You can restrict the report to Master Sources. (Reports - Other Reports - > File ID) > > Cathy > > Don Quigley wrote: > > > Does anyone know how to search for a Master Source by its File ID ? > > Donald Quigley > > Escondido, CA > > Quigley Doyle Family Tree <http://www.donquigley.net/> > > > > > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
