Suzanne Because no one has answered the question, can they be added to a source output template. I can't believe I am the first person to ask if those fields can be output. Teresa Elliott On Dec 19, 2012, at 11:14 PM, Suzanne Brayer <sybrayer@gmail.com> wrote: > I understand your not wanting to reedit all those sources. Why not play > around with your idea that "Source comments" and "source text" fields be added > to source templates and then printed." Make a backup of your database, > create a new one under another name and "fiddle" with it. Perhaps you can > make it work within your parameters. > > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 9:51 PM, Teresa Elliott <cheasa@bellsouth.net>wrote: > >> Susanne, >> What you are suggesting though is that for my 200 census sources, I retype >> the information about the microfilm into each source template in the >> location of the source. What I am saying is I want to enter that one time, >> and then link to it in each source type. What Tom is suggesting is I make >> the microfilm the source and then put the information about the household >> into the source details. But if I do that and cite that same household >> enumeration 40 times (which is not uncommon since I source every piece of >> information about the individuals) , then I am typing that data over and >> over again. Currently I enter the source information one time for each head >> of household, and one time for each roll of microfilm. I link them together >> as source and repository. If I find a typo in the microfilm information, I >> edit the repository and it fixes it for all two hundred sources. If I did >> it >> the way you suggest, then I'd have to edit 200 source templates. Then >> when >> I use the source, I don't use anything in the source details field except >> if >> I need notes specific to that one piece of data. >> >> I understand what you are both saying. What I want to do won't work, so I >> need another solution that will work. >> >> What I am asking is can the "Source comments" and "source text" fields be >> added to source templates and then printed? Some of my microfilm rolls >> have quite long names, and I do not think the location field would work. >> Obviously, I need for the information to print as part of a source >> citation. >> >> >> >> Here's an example of how one of my repositories prints currently: >> Rutherford County, TN, Direct and Indirect Indexes to Trust Deeds S-A-D >> 1955-1958, S-E-L 1955-1962, S-M-R 1955-1961, S-S-Z 1955-1962, Roll 006, >> Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN >> >> So you can see why I would not want to have to retype that every time I >> found a deed on that roll of microfilm. :) During that time period, I had >> at least 7 living ancestors living in the county. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Suzanne Brayer >> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 10:02 PM >> To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [RMagic] Repository questions >> >> I agree that I don't like to retype source information, which is why I like >> the templates that Rootsmagic has incorporated. They make it easy to source >> the facts following the guidelines of Evidence Explained by Eliz Shown >> Mills >> and endorsed by the Board for Certification. This is where you enter the >> information about the source; the film number, the book, the deed,etc. >> As I understand what you said you want to link the microfilm to the source. >> That is the purpose of the source list. If, as you say, you have two >> hundred >> census records from one film you would need to cite the census as the >> source >> and the film number as the location of the source. The repository would be >> the location of the film - the library, court house, wherever you viewed >> it. >> >> . >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> =================================== >> RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS >> WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: >> http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Teresa, Unfortunately, I can't answer your question, but it might bw worthwhile to post your question on the RootsMagic forum. You might also try sending your question directly to support. If it isn't currently possible to do what you want to do, Bruce may hava a thought regarding a workaround and/or it may be a feature that he would be able to add to a future update. Ron Bernier Woonsocket, RI -----Original Message----- From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Teresa Elliott Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 8:28 AM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RMagic] Repository questions Suzanne Because no one has answered the question, can they be added to a source output template. I can't believe I am the first person to ask if those fields can be output. Teresa Elliott On Dec 19, 2012, at 11:14 PM, Suzanne Brayer <sybrayer@gmail.com> wrote: > I understand your not wanting to reedit all those sources. Why not > play around with your idea that "Source comments" and "source text" > fields be added to source templates and then printed." Make a backup > of your database, create a new one under another name and "fiddle" > with it. Perhaps you can make it work within your parameters. > > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 9:51 PM, Teresa Elliott <cheasa@bellsouth.net>wrote: > >> Susanne, >> What you are suggesting though is that for my 200 census sources, I >> retype the information about the microfilm into each source template >> in the location of the source. What I am saying is I want to enter >> that one time, and then link to it in each source type. What Tom is >> suggesting is I make the microfilm the source and then put the >> information about the household into the source details. But if I do >> that and cite that same household enumeration 40 times (which is not >> uncommon since I source every piece of information about the >> individuals) , then I am typing that data over and over again. >> Currently I enter the source information one time for each head of >> household, and one time for each roll of microfilm. I link them >> together as source and repository. If I find a typo in the microfilm >> information, I edit the repository and it fixes it for all two >> hundred sources. If I did it the way you suggest, then I'd have to >> edit 200 source templates. Then when I use the source, I don't use >> anything in the source details field except if I need notes specific >> to that one piece of data. >> >> I understand what you are both saying. What I want to do won't work, >> so I need another solution that will work. >> >> What I am asking is can the "Source comments" and "source text" fields be >> added to source templates and then printed? Some of my microfilm rolls >> have quite long names, and I do not think the location field would work. >> Obviously, I need for the information to print as part of a source >> citation. >> >> >> >> Here's an example of how one of my repositories prints currently: >> Rutherford County, TN, Direct and Indirect Indexes to Trust Deeds >> S-A-D 1955-1958, S-E-L 1955-1962, S-M-R 1955-1961, S-S-Z 1955-1962, >> Roll 006, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN >> >> So you can see why I would not want to have to retype that every time >> I found a deed on that roll of microfilm. :) During that time >> period, I had at least 7 living ancestors living in the county. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Suzanne >> Brayer >> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 10:02 PM >> To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [RMagic] Repository questions >> >> I agree that I don't like to retype source information, which is why >> I like the templates that Rootsmagic has incorporated. They make it >> easy to source the facts following the guidelines of Evidence >> Explained by Eliz Shown Mills and endorsed by the Board for >> Certification. This is where you enter the information about the >> source; the film number, the book, the deed,etc. >> As I understand what you said you want to link the microfilm to the source. >> That is the purpose of the source list. If, as you say, you have two >> hundred census records from one film you would need to cite the >> census as the source and the film number as the location of the >> source. The repository would be the location of the film - the >> library, court house, wherever you viewed it. >> >> . >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> =================================== >> RM list Archives: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS >> WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: >> http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message