Thank you, Alfred. Looks like I quit experimenting too soon. I will try it again and see what I can do. David E. Cann decann@infionline.net or "david.e.cann" on Skype -----Original Message----- From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Alfred Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 3:09 PM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RMagic] What is a "witness?" Witness is only the default role for the sharee with most of the facts. There is a dropdown arrow at the end of the Role field which allows you to add a new role or choose an established one each time a person is added to share the event. For the Residence, I would probably add something like: Son, Daughter, Mother in-law, Housekeeper etc. When you add these new roles, you can add a sentence template or do it later by editing the fact in the Fact Type List. Alfred =========== David E. Cann wrote: > I have been experimenting with using the "Share" feature, trying to > learn how to properly use it and add individuals to a given fact, such > as adding children to a "Residence (family)" fact. I have not met > with much success though, or else I am simply misunderstanding the > purpose and use of this feature, because when I try to use it to add a > child for example, it defaults that child as a "witness" with no > option to change it that I can find. What is a "witness," and can > anyone explain to this long-time FO & RM user what this feature is used for, if not what I thought? > > I've gone back to each individual entry as I have always done, but I > would like to enter for example a "Residence (family)" entry as just > that, a FAMILY including the children (and likewise "Census (family)," > if there is a way of doing it. Maybe I am trying to do something the > software isn't designed to do though, and am misunderstanding the function of this feature. > > > David E. Cann