Aloha Bill, Would you please expand a little more on how the clip board expander works. The site you posted is a little vague. Thanks Earl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Buchanan" <genealogistbuchanan@gmail.com> To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Entered new names in wrong PAF file > Carol, > > If you have PAF Insight or Family Insight, you can use the Compare and > Synch > function to open both files and copy those 9 people to the other database. > > If you don't have these products, you can export the records from the PAF > file in a gedcom file. You can select them using either the Relationship > Filters or use the Advanced Focus Filter to select the 9 highest RINs. > Then > import the gedcom into the other file and merge or link to attach them to > the family. > > A third alternative is a free clipboard expander. I use ClipX. > www.bluemars.org/clipx > That way the clipboard can hold 25 items at a time, which can then be > pasted > in the order of my choice. It sure beats copying and pasting one thing at > a > time! > Tip: Make sure each PAF file has a different name. > > -- > > Bill Buchanan > website: http://billbuchanan.byethost17.com > blog: http://billbuchanan.blogspot.com > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Lorac <radford2@bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> Yes, I've done it again. I am not a newbie to genealogy, I just never >> have >> had a handle on the different files in the PAF program. So therefore, I >> try >> and watch very closely Every time I back up it makes a new file. If I >> inadvertently click on the short cut to PAF that's on my desktop, I >> expect >> it to be the file I'm working in. Well, not so tonight. The last family >> I >> was researching (with 9 new entries) are in the other file. I do not >> know >> how it replaced my current file on my desktop, but it did. So, my >> question >> is: how can I, without retyping all those 9 new people and sources with >> notes, get them into my regular Paf file? >> >> I surely hope there is a solution!! If not, I will be up the rest of the >> night retyping...thank you. >> >> Carol >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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: 10.0.1152 / Virus Database: 424/3218 - Release Date: 10/25/10 >

Earl, I find that a clipboard expander saves me a lot of effort. The software actually adds a new and expanded clipboard. When you install the software, ask it to always run on startup. Then, by default it remembers the 25 most recent items copied to the Windows clipboard. These can be text, images (including screen shots), files, folders, etc. To paste from the ClipX clipboard, the defaut setting is Shift+Crtl+v (Ctrl+v still pastes from the Windows clipboard). Pressing Shift+Crtl+v pops up ClipX, and you can paste any of the 25 most recent items anywhere that accepts that kind of data. For example, if you want to copy a person's data from PAF to nFS: In PAF's Edit Individual screen, copy the name, birth date, birth place, death date, death place, and notes to the Windows clipboard (Windows will forget but ClipX will not). Then switch to nFS and paste the copied items, one after another from the ClipX clipboard. Very handy. I used it constantly when serving in World Wide Support. Bill Buchanan On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Earl Park <parkj052@hawaii.rr.com> wrote: > Aloha Bill, > > Would you please expand a little more on how the clip board expander works. > The site you posted is a little vague. > Thanks > Earl > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Buchanan" <genealogistbuchanan@gmail.com> > To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 5:48 PM > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Entered new names in wrong PAF file > > > > Carol, > > > > If you have PAF Insight or Family Insight, you can use the Compare and > > Synch > > function to open both files and copy those 9 people to the other > database. > > > > If you don't have these products, you can export the records from the PAF > > file in a gedcom file. You can select them using either the Relationship > > Filters or use the Advanced Focus Filter to select the 9 highest RINs. > > Then > > import the gedcom into the other file and merge or link to attach them to > > the family. > > > > A third alternative is a free clipboard expander. I use ClipX. > > www.bluemars.org/clipx > > That way the clipboard can hold 25 items at a time, which can then be > > pasted > > in the order of my choice. It sure beats copying and pasting one thing at > > a > > time! > > Tip: Make sure each PAF file has a different name. > > > > -- > > > > Bill Buchanan > > website: http://billbuchanan.byethost17.com > > blog: http://billbuchanan.blogspot.com > > > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Lorac <radford2@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > >> Yes, I've done it again. I am not a newbie to genealogy, I just never > >> have > >> had a handle on the different files in the PAF program. So therefore, I > >> try > >> and watch very closely Every time I back up it makes a new file. If I > >> inadvertently click on the short cut to PAF that's on my desktop, I > >> expect > >> it to be the file I'm working in. Well, not so tonight. The last > family > >> I > >> was researching (with 9 new entries) are in the other file. I do not > >> know > >> how it replaced my current file on my desktop, but it did. So, my > >> question > >> is: how can I, without retyping all those 9 new people and sources with > >> notes, get them into my regular Paf file? > >> > >> I surely hope there is a solution!! If not, I will be up the rest of > the > >> night retyping...thank you. > >> > >> Carol > >> >

Aloha Bill, Cool thanks!! I will be down loading it as soon as I finish this e-mail Take Care Earl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Buchanan" <genealogistbuchanan@gmail.com> To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Entered new names in wrong PAF file > Earl, > > I find that a clipboard expander saves me a lot of effort. The software > actually adds a new and expanded clipboard. When you install the software, > ask it to always run on startup. Then, by default it remembers the 25 most > recent items copied to the Windows clipboard. These can be text, images > (including screen shots), files, folders, etc. > To paste from the ClipX clipboard, the defaut setting is Shift+Crtl+v > (Ctrl+v still pastes from the Windows clipboard). Pressing Shift+Crtl+v > pops > up ClipX, and you can paste any of the 25 most recent items anywhere that > accepts that kind of data. > For example, if you want to copy a person's data from PAF to nFS: In PAF's > Edit Individual screen, copy the name, birth date, birth place, death > date, > death place, and notes to the Windows clipboard (Windows will forget but > ClipX will not). Then switch to nFS and paste the copied items, one after > another from the ClipX clipboard. Very handy. I used it constantly when > serving in World Wide Support. > > Bill Buchanan > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Earl Park <parkj052@hawaii.rr.com> wrote: > >> Aloha Bill, >> >> Would you please expand a little more on how the clip board expander >> works. >> The site you posted is a little vague. >> Thanks >> Earl >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bill Buchanan" <genealogistbuchanan@gmail.com> >> To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 5:48 PM >> Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Entered new names in wrong PAF file >> >> >> > Carol, >> > >> > If you have PAF Insight or Family Insight, you can use the Compare and >> > Synch >> > function to open both files and copy those 9 people to the other >> database. >> > >> > If you don't have these products, you can export the records from the >> > PAF >> > file in a gedcom file. You can select them using either the >> > Relationship >> > Filters or use the Advanced Focus Filter to select the 9 highest RINs. >> > Then >> > import the gedcom into the other file and merge or link to attach them >> > to >> > the family. >> > >> > A third alternative is a free clipboard expander. I use ClipX. >> > www.bluemars.org/clipx >> > That way the clipboard can hold 25 items at a time, which can then be >> > pasted >> > in the order of my choice. It sure beats copying and pasting one thing >> > at >> > a >> > time! >> > Tip: Make sure each PAF file has a different name. >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Bill Buchanan >> > website: http://billbuchanan.byethost17.com >> > blog: http://billbuchanan.blogspot.com >> > >> > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Lorac <radford2@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> > >> >> Yes, I've done it again. I am not a newbie to genealogy, I just never >> >> have >> >> had a handle on the different files in the PAF program. So therefore, >> >> I >> >> try >> >> and watch very closely Every time I back up it makes a new file. If I >> >> inadvertently click on the short cut to PAF that's on my desktop, I >> >> expect >> >> it to be the file I'm working in. Well, not so tonight. The last >> family >> >> I >> >> was researching (with 9 new entries) are in the other file. I do >> >> not >> >> know >> >> how it replaced my current file on my desktop, but it did. So, my >> >> question >> >> is: how can I, without retyping all those 9 new people and sources >> >> with >> >> notes, get them into my regular Paf file? >> >> >> >> I surely hope there is a solution!! If not, I will be up the rest of >> the >> >> night retyping...thank you. >> >> >> >> Carol >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > 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: 10.0.1152 / Virus Database: 424/3220 - Release Date: 10/26/10 >