Oh, and by the way, to what are you adding the image if not linking it to a person? Because if you add it to Source Box as I described, all the info is filled in for you automatically and I thought that is what you were asking to do. -Terri J. PS. Maybe you should get online with support and have them show you how it works. On May 11, 2013 3:22 PM, "Jorge Todeschini" <jorgetodeschini@hotmail.com> wrote: > Ok, this is getting confusing. > > As I wrote, it would "ALSO" be nice to link the image -- but no, that's not > what I want to do for now. All I want for now is to add a source. > > Now, everyone is saying there is an "Add Source" button. I don't see any. I > see a "Source Box" button, if I click on my name on the upper right corner. > They I go to sources and of course there is not any source there yet. Then > I > can create a new source, and when I click there, there is a completely > blank > template. Nothing pre-filled. > > Is that how it is supposed to work? > > I ask because I expected something else. Such as an "Add Source" that would > actually have pre-filled information about the collection I am using (in > this case, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14863-41774-56). So > that is not supposed to happen, then? That's all I need to know. > > I am underwhelmed by what I see, but if this is it, then I'll use it. I > just > want to make sure that this is it. > > Thanks. > > -----Mensagem Original----- > From: Terri Jaskolka > Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 12:34 PM > To: lds-ward-consultant > Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] Adding a source > > OK, maybe I'm not understanding what you want to accomplish. You seemed to > just be concerned about adding the FS image to Source Box, so maybe I > misunderstood. I'll just step through what I do when linking an image from > FamilySearch to a person on Family Tree and hope that helps... > > I am lucky in that I have two monitors and I can open up FamilySearch > Record Search on one, and Family Tree on the other, but that's not > required, just makes things more convenient. Also, I am already signed in > to both locations before I start. > > When I find a desired image in Record Search, I click on "Add to My Source > Box", as previously mentioned. A little popup tells me whether or not I was > successful. (If I see something that says I was unsuccessful, usually just > reloading the page will fix it, but sometimes I have had to sign in again. > This seems to happen after I have taken a break, so I suspect some > connection has timed out for me). > > Next, I go over to the Personal Record in Family Tree for the individual(s) > I want to link that image to. I click on Sources, which scrolls me down the > page to the Sources section, and click on "Go to Source Box", opening up a > list of the sources I have added. The last one I added is at the top of the > list (if there is more than one source stored) and I just click on > "Attach". > > That's all you have to do to get the image page attached to your Family > Tree person(s). No filling in blanks, just a few clicks. > > However, I like to go back to the individual page, go back down to the > Source section, where I now find a reference to the source I just added, > click on that reference, then click on "Tag" and click on one or more of > the choices because that will also link the source to a particular part of > the person's data. For instance, if I have linked a death record, I will > choose the "Death" tag, then when I click on the death date for that > person, the source will also show up, attached to the death date. See > KFY7-CBF > for an example of this. > > -Terri J. > > > On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Jorge Todeschini < > jorgetodeschini@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Thank you, Terri. > > > > So it is not as quick and easy as I thought. I was hoping FamilySearch > > images would have source information "pre-filled". > > > > When you say "Click on that and you're done" -- nothing is done yet. I > > still > > have to fill in four boxes to identify the source. Is that it? (This is > > not > > bad at all, but I did have a different expectation for "click and you're > > done") > > > > -----Mensagem Original----- > > From: Terri Jaskolka > > Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 9:56 AM > > To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] Adding a source > > > > Jorge, when you are signed in to FamilySearch, you will see a link to My > > Source Box on the upper right corner above the image. Hovering over it > > will > > bring up a choice to Add To My Source Box. Click on that and you're done. > > :) > > > > (Well, you will still need to add the image to your person in Family > > Tree). > > > > -Terri J. > > > > > > On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Jorge Todeschini < > > jorgetodeschini@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Ok, so I located the record image for Israel Rodrigues Corrêa, LD9T-5RT > > at > > > > > > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14863-41774-56?cc=1719212&wc=M93V-GWL:n1876379155 > > . > > > It is the first image beginning at the top right. > > > > > > What is the easiest, simplest way to add it to my Source Box? > > > > > > I have lots of sources in my PAF file, but this will be the first I add > > to > > > Family Tree. I was expecting to find a button somewhere, but I don’t > see > > > any. If I click on my name, I see Source Box in the drop-down list, but > > > then I have to enter full details on the image and collection? I > thought > > > it > > > would be “pre-done.” Am I doing anything wrong? > > > > > > Thank you already for your help. > > > > > > -- Jorge > > > > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > > > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >