New Source Citation Template Feature

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Permalink Reply by Ginger R Smith on July 23, 2009 at 9:42am

Hi Russ,

Where is this blog and how do we get to it? Can you include a link in this post?

Thank you,
Ginger Smith

Permalink Reply by Russ Worthington on July 23, 2009 at 3:01pm

Ginger,

Sorry, it's in the RSS section just below the Discussion section.

You are correct, I should have posted it with the reply.

http://ftmuser.blogspot.com/2009/07/source-citation-template-county...

Sorry.

Russ

Permalink Reply by Jean Perera on July 27, 2009 at 1:27pm

Russ,

Just got back from a camping trip and had a chance to look at your blog using my example. Thank you! Your explanations are very clear and complete. The screen shots are helpful as well. It all makes sense when I look at something like this. I noticed all the other examples you have posted as well and I'm looking forward to going through them when I have a little more time.

Again, thanks for doing this.
Jean

Permalink Reply by Russ Worthington on July 27, 2009 at 3:52pm

Jean,

You are most welcome.

This next level on the Templates will take some time. But, I am working on them.

Thank you,

Russ

Permalink Reply by Russ Worthington on July 16, 2009 at 11:08am

Dave,

Although, for the moment, I didn't start this Group to trouble shoot problems, as there are many of those resources in the Family Tree Maker Description page, I would like to know what wasn't linked.

Please go to the most appropriate GenForum and post the problem there, and we'll help you there. But, please reply with an example here. When I check the Message Board or the GenForums, I'll look for the details.

Thank you,

Russ

Permalink Reply by Ginger R Smith on July 21, 2009 at 8:11pm

I find the new source templates just as cumbersome and useless as it was before. I am so frustrated with FTMs sourcing capabilities that I have stopped putting stuff into my database all together. I just cite them (myself - in my own way) in the notes section. I know how to properly source things, but i can't for the life of me figure out how to place the items in the source templates. For example, if I get an email from someone, I put their name in the author field. In the title field I put "Personal Correspondence" - this can be email, phone call, IM, etc. However, then I am duplicating the source titled "Personal Correspondence." And my software then gets all confused. When I click on that source again, it has changed the author to my name (I don't know how a source got created with me as the author). How do I get around this?

Permalink Reply by Russ Worthington on July 22, 2009 at 7:10pm

Ginger,

I am interested in an example of a Source-Citation that you would like to see, using the new Templates. I just posted one for Jean's example.

Thank you,

Russ

Permalink Reply by Dawn Ranae (Perry) Best on July 26, 2009 at 6:50pm

I just discovered the source template. I have been updating my source information and attaching my media images to my file. I like the source template, but I also find it very cumbersome. Sometimes I cannot find the right template for my source. Its cumbersome attaching the media files. I've found that I have to "attach" twice from two different tabs to get it attached. I think and I use it more and get more practice, it will go alot better.

Permalink Reply by Russ Worthington on July 26, 2009 at 8:47pm

Dawn,

I hope the most recent Blog entries will help you through that.

http://ftmuser.blogspot.com

I am working on providing some information on what is in the Templates. I think I posted 13 blogs over that past couple of days on these templates. I am many more that I will do, working my way down through each of the Template Groups, Categories of each Groups, then the Templates for each Category..

Once I am done that, I will see what I can do to show how to find the right Template a little quicker.

If you have a specific example of a Template that you need some help on, please post that here and I will see if I can show you.

What makes the Attach a Media to a Source-Citation?

OR are you trying to attach the SAME Image in two places?

Russ

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