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From: "Paul E. Lawrence" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Copying citations and backing up
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 10:38:00 -0500


That's a bummer, "appears to add" but doesn't....why would something
"appear" to work then doesn't???

Paul


At 09:46 AM 10/1/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Astrid Kranzbuhler wrote:
>>> >1. Is there a way to copy an entire citation and paste into another
tag? I
>>> >have a lot of information from the same source, same page and I'd like to
>>> >do it all in one stroke.
>>>
>>> Enter the citation the first time and press F3 thereafter to repeat the
>>> entry. Actually you can just click you mouse in the citation area at the
>>> bottom of the tag screen and press F3 without having to click on the +
>>> (add) button.
>>
>>Paul,
>>
>>I did the last bit (just click the mouse in the citation area and press F3,
>>then OK)
>>for a while, only to find, that the citations weren't there any more, when I
>>opened the tags next time. Why could that be - any ideas?
>
>This process appears to add a citation, but does not. Also it does not
>allow you to set any Surety values. You need to ensure it takes by
>checking that it takes which does allow for the entry of the Surety values.
> To do this, select Citations=>Edit Citation from the top menu (or press
>F5) to display the Citation Entry Screen.
>
>A better war is to select Citation=>Add a New Citation from the top menu
>(or press F4) to display the Citation Entry Screen. Now use the Repeat key
>F3 (or Control-F3 for a selection screen) to enter the prior citation. You
>may then enter Surety Values and/or make any changes the the Citation
>Detail field.
>
>Hope this helps -
>
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>
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