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From: "Cheri Casper" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Sentence Structure
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 09:24:46 -0800
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Ah-ha. Hadn't thought about the sample set. No, I haven't made any changes
there. Only in my own personal dataset. I will check those out. Thanks,
Carol.



----- Original Message -----
From: Carol Simpson <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 2:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TMG] Sentence Structure


> In the sample set? Or re-load the sample set, if you have made lots of
> changes to it.
>
> *********************
> Carol Simpson
> Homer, AK
>
> *********************
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cheri Casper
> To:
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 9:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [TMG] Sentence Structure
>
>
> I have already made a lot of changes. Is there any place where one can
find
> the default sentences (similar to the default source templates on Lee's
> website?)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lee Hoffman <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 4:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [TMG] Sentence Structure
>
>
> > Bob Geldart wrote:
> > >A suggestion:
> > >
> > >When changing Sentence structures, work with one single individual
first.
> > >Make the changes, preview a narrative report, adjust/refine the
sentence,
> > >run other report variations.
> > >
> > >When you finally have the person's sentence where you think it is
working
> > >perfectly for you, highlight it, then do a copy (<Ctrl><C>), then <F4>
> Add
> > >Tag, Edit, and paste (<Ctrl><V>) in the sentence field. Now you have a
> new
> > >default sentence for all persons.
> >
> > If this is your main dataset and not your practice dataset, be sure to
go
> > back to the individual tag and erase the Sentence as you changed it.
This
> > way, the newly changed default Sentence will be used. Sure they are
the
> > same now, but if you happen to make other changes to the default Tag
> > Sentence, then that change will not take effect in the individual tag
that
> > has been overridden.
> >
> > >I would further suggest that you create a document or text file and
keep
> a
> > >running log of changes you have made, such as:
> > >
> > >Death Tag:
> > >02Feb01 - Principal: [P] died <[D]> <[L]> <[A]>
> > > Original sentence structure
> > >02Feb01 - Principal: [P] died <[D]> <[L]> <[A]> <[M]>
> > > Added Memo to record cause of death
> >
> > A good place to keep these kind of notes is in the dataset Memo field.
> > Select File=>Memo from the top menu of the Person View or Family View or
> > Tree View.
> >
> > Hope this helps -
> >
> > ----------
> > Lee Hoffman/KY
> > E-mail:
> > TMG Tips: <http://www.tmgtips.com>;
> > My website: <http://www.tmgtips.com/lhoffman>;
> > --------------
> > A user of the best genealogy program, The Master Genealogist (TMG)
> >
>

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