Since you say the two sources are not identical, you have to edit them until they match. 1) Under Edit, click on Sources 2) Look for the sources that are mismatched. If you began the titles differently, correct the titles so they appear the same and they will show up one affter the other. 3) Then edit the one that is least correct (spaces and puncutation count in errors) 4) Once done then try out the merge sources again. 5) If you have trouble finding the cause of a mismatch, try taking a copy and paste of each line in the good source and paste it into the bad one in its proper place. The problems often occur because of a misplaced space or comma. Bea --- On Fri, 2/4/11, Earl Park <parkj052@hawaii.rr.com> wrote: > From: Earl Park <parkj052@hawaii.rr.com> > Subject: [PAF-5] mergeing > To: paf-5-users@rootsweb.com > Received: Friday, February 4, 2011, 4:18 AM > Aloha All, > > Is there a way to merge two different sources into one like > we do with > individuals? > > I made a mistake and created a same second source with a > slightly different > name when I already had that one. > > I see where there is a item under the "Tools" dropdown menu > "Merge Duplicate > Sources and Citations"  I have clicked on it and it > did something but not > what I wanted to do.  What it did I have no clue what > ever it did it did it > 31 times, ha... > > Any thoughts.... > Thanks > Earl > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >

Cool thank you very much. You have just made my day instead of my weekend fixing my mistake, ha... Thanks again Earl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bea" <bea1935@yahoo.ca> To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 2:45 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] mergeing Since you say the two sources are not identical, you have to edit them until they match. 1) Under Edit, click on Sources 2) Look for the sources that are mismatched. If you began the titles differently, correct the titles so they appear the same and they will show up one affter the other. 3) Then edit the one that is least correct (spaces and puncutation count in errors) 4) Once done then try out the merge sources again. 5) If you have trouble finding the cause of a mismatch, try taking a copy and paste of each line in the good source and paste it into the bad one in its proper place. The problems often occur because of a misplaced space or comma. Bea --- On Fri, 2/4/11, Earl Park <parkj052@hawaii.rr.com> wrote: > From: Earl Park <parkj052@hawaii.rr.com> > Subject: [PAF-5] mergeing > To: paf-5-users@rootsweb.com > Received: Friday, February 4, 2011, 4:18 AM > Aloha All, > > Is there a way to merge two different sources into one like > we do with > individuals? > > I made a mistake and created a same second source with a > slightly different > name when I already had that one. > > I see where there is a item under the "Tools" dropdown menu > "Merge Duplicate > Sources and Citations" I have clicked on it and it > did something but not > what I wanted to do. What it did I have no clue what > ever it did it did it > 31 times, ha... > > Any thoughts.... > Thanks > Earl > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3420 - Release Date: 02/03/11

Meant to ask, if I have a image and other things like notes will it merge them also? Thanks for the great tip. Earl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bea" <bea1935@yahoo.ca> To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 2:45 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] mergeing Since you say the two sources are not identical, you have to edit them until they match. 1) Under Edit, click on Sources 2) Look for the sources that are mismatched. If you began the titles differently, correct the titles so they appear the same and they will show up one affter the other. 3) Then edit the one that is least correct (spaces and puncutation count in errors) 4) Once done then try out the merge sources again. 5) If you have trouble finding the cause of a mismatch, try taking a copy and paste of each line in the good source and paste it into the bad one in its proper place. The problems often occur because of a misplaced space or comma. Bea --- On Fri, 2/4/11, Earl Park <parkj052@hawaii.rr.com> wrote: > From: Earl Park <parkj052@hawaii.rr.com> > Subject: [PAF-5] mergeing > To: paf-5-users@rootsweb.com > Received: Friday, February 4, 2011, 4:18 AM > Aloha All, > > Is there a way to merge two different sources into one like > we do with > individuals? > > I made a mistake and created a same second source with a > slightly different > name when I already had that one. > > I see where there is a item under the "Tools" dropdown menu > "Merge Duplicate > Sources and Citations" I have clicked on it and it > did something but not > what I wanted to do. What it did I have no clue what > ever it did it did it > 31 times, ha... > > Any thoughts.... > Thanks > Earl > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3420 - Release Date: 02/03/11

Look under Options. There are check boxes that list what you might want to merge. Multimedia is in the list. If you do not check some of them, then you could loose that topic. Should have included that step before. :-( Bea --- On Fri, 2/4/11, Earl Park <parkj052@hawaii.rr.com> wrote: > From: Earl Park <parkj052@hawaii.rr.com> > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] mergeing > To: paf-5-users@rootsweb.com > Received: Friday, February 4, 2011, 6:08 PM > Meant to ask, if I have a image and > other things like notes will it merge > them also? > > Thanks for the great tip. > Earl > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bea" <bea1935@yahoo.ca> > To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 2:45 AM > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] mergeing > > > Since you say the two sources are not identical, you have > to edit them until > they match. > > 1) Under Edit, click on Sources > > 2) Look for the sources that are mismatched. If you began > the titles > differently, correct the titles so they appear the same and > they will show > up one affter the other. > > 3) Then edit the one that is least correct (spaces and > puncutation count in > errors) > > 4) Once done then try out the merge sources again. > > 5) If you have trouble finding the cause of a mismatch, try > taking a copy > and paste of each line in the good source and paste it into > the bad one in > its proper place. The problems often occur because of a > misplaced space or > comma. > > Bea > > > > --- On Fri, 2/4/11, Earl Park <parkj052@hawaii.rr.com> > wrote: > > > From: Earl Park <parkj052@hawaii.rr.com> > > Subject: [PAF-5] mergeing > > To: paf-5-users@rootsweb.com > > Received: Friday, February 4, 2011, 4:18 AM > > Aloha All, > > > > Is there a way to merge two different sources into one > like > > we do with > > individuals? > > > > I made a mistake and created a same second source with > a > > slightly different > > name when I already had that one. > > > > I see where there is a item under the "Tools" dropdown > menu > > "Merge Duplicate > > Sources and Citations" I have clicked on it and it > > did something but not > > what I wanted to do. What it did I have no clue what > > ever it did it did it > > 31 times, ha... > > > > Any thoughts.... > > Thanks > > Earl > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > > subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3420 - Release > Date: 02/03/11 > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >