I agree, it seem almost impossible to get the order of item in the citation to match "Evidence..." Would love to know how Nick Cirillo
--- ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Tam, > > Don't know what the book says - I haven't read it! > However the output which > you are getting is correct for the way you have > entered your sources, in > fact, coincidentally, it is the method I use (I > hadn't read the tips > either). BTW Legacy version 6 gives the same output. > > To my mind what we are recording here is the source > of the information, > which is a newspaper, and *not* the event, the obit, > so the first field > should be the name of the source. If the book says > otherwise then I don't > agree with it. > > Just my opinion > > Ron Ferguson > > > > _______________________________________ > > For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ > View Individual Trees > Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/Grimshaw/ > _______________________________________ > > > > > > >From: Tamblyne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: "[email protected]" > ><[email protected]> > >Subject: [LegacyUG] Citing Sources and Getting Them > to Print Properly > >Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:39:11 -0500 > > > >Hi -- > > > >First let me say that this group is great. I've > been doing things the > >hard way and I've decided that now is the time, > while I still have less > >than 3,000 peeps in my database, to start from > scratch with a new database > >utilizing all the tricks I've learned here. I just > figure it will be > >faster and easier than trying to find what should > be changed, and who > >knows -- I might find something I missed in the > past. > > > >Rather than learning how to do it right the first > time, I originally used > >a lot of "hokey pokey" to get my source citations > to print according to > >the guidelines in Elizabeth Shown Mills book > "Evidence!", including > >creating a master source for every item which, as > you can imagine, has > >become so unwieldy as to be practically useless. > > > >So, I've been reading through the "Tips" on source > citation and my > >question relates specifically to citing obits > >(http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/SourceObituary.asp), > but it really could > >relate to any source citation in Legacy. > > > >I followed the steps given, and it does seem > easier, more practical, and a > >better utilization of the resources provided by the > program. But the > >output does not conform to the "Evidence!" > recommendations (which is why I > >invented my own flawed process to begin with). > > > >The book states the citation should read (italics > omitted, of course): > > > >Jane Smith obituary, The Small Town Times, Podunk, > Anystate, 1 January > >2000, page 1, column 1. > > > >The output I get following the "Tips" instructions > is: > > > >The Small Town Times (Podunk, Anystate), Jane Smith > obituary, 1 January > >2000, page 1 column 1. > > > >There are similar problems with the other "Tips" > given for source > >citations. > > > >So I'm wondering if (1) the output set forth in > "Evidence!" is only > >suggested, and as long as all the info is there, > the actual format is > >irrelevant? and (2) am I missing something in > trying to get this to print > >according to "the book?" I'm sure I'm missing > something obvious. > > > >I know, I talk too much. But I'd really like to > get this right *this* > >time, while my squeaky clean database has only two > beautifully documented > >people in it. :-) > > > >TIA -- you guys rock -- > > > >Tam > > _________________________________________________________________ > Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to > our free newsletters! > http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters > > Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska > or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family > History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. > Enter online at > http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable > archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > For online technical support, please visit > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
