Bill, This is very puzzling. QUESTION 1 ---First of all - can you confirm you are using version 5.2.18? On your first problem - as described it just cannot be replicated - very clearly, are you saying that when you add a source for a birth (please try on an individual who has no sources previously added for any events - ie, no asterisks against any of the "s" buttons) ------ *from the Individual Edit Screen - (double clicking the "s" next to the Birth Place - displays a window entitled "Select a Source for the Birth of xyz--------" * - you "select" a source leading to the display of all existing citations for the Birth with the window open to enter citation details for the new source being added - * - after entering any citation details and pressing the "OK" button - you are returned to the Individual Entry Screen. --------- At this stage there should be an asterisk next to the "s" (source button) to indicate the presence of a source for that event. QUESTION 2 -------- Are you saying that at this point, you actually have an asterisk against all the other "s" buttons on this screen - Christening, Death and Burial? On your second problem ---- QUESTION 3 ---- are the "Duplicates" referred to, (a) duplicates in the Source List (see Edit > Source List) - or - (b) duplicates in the Source List for the Individual (as per the first problem above) (viewed from the Individual Edit Screen and pressing the "View All Sources" button. If --- (a) ---- you could try - Tools > Merge Duplicate Sources and Citations - which will merge identically defined sources and any multiple citations (for a given event) using a mix of any identically defined sources. Note that the most common way of getting duplicates in the Source list would be to use the "Copy" button from the Source List - either by accident or not fully understanding what the Copy button does. If --- (b) --- you can analyse the situation by using the "List" Report - "Citations Referencing a Source", where selecting a particular source from the Source List will itemise every individual/event where that source has been used. Note that the most common way of duplicating a source between different events would be to (deliberately) use the "Memorize Citation" button on the bottom right of the Citation screen and then use its accompanying button "Paste Memorised Citation" on a different event - or, having used the "Memorized Citation" button, select a "new" source for another event and from the "Select Source" screen use the "Use Memorized Citation" button. I have to agree that you must be doing something wrong - just cannot see what at the moment. The results of some careful experiments might help. Good luck, Stewart -----Original Message----- From: Bill Williams [mailto:billwilliams25@juno.com] Sent: 14 July 2005 05:33 To: PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PAF-5] Using Sources from the list I need some suggestions on how to prevent an identical source from being used for all of an individuals events. Example: when I enter the data for a source and then select it for use for one event such as a birth, I then find that this same source is entered for the marriage, christening, death and burial. I must be doing something wrong. Another problem. I find many many duplicate sources in my source list and there seems to be no way to easily identify them unless I open an individuals event. This is very cumbersome. Bill Williams ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List Archives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAF-5-USERS/