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From: Richard Brogger <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] newbie questions
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2002 11:45:09 -0600
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Colleen and James Conlan wrote:
>
> Greetings-
> I'm new, still confused, taking lots of deep breaths, and taking it on faith that I will eventually be glad I chose this program! I'm still entering data into a PRACTICE set, as I read on Lee's tips page. Can anyone help me with these specific questions? (I have silver edition, version 4.0)
>
> I know its "up to me" how I want to enter sources, but how do you folks do it? The examples in the SAMPLE dataset don't include any birth records or certificates.
>
> I had entered my birth certificate as source #1, abbreviated as "Birth records, Connecticut" but I have many birth records from CT. Should I call it "birth certificate-Colleen" instead? Do I then end up with a master source list filled with "birth certificate-Colleen O'Neill", "birth certificate-Bernard O'Neill" etc? Is this appropriate or desirable?

Hi Carol,

"Birth records, Connceticut" is how I do it and then add Citation
Details.

> -As I was entering new sources, I was clicking back and forth between the SAMPLE set and my PRACTICE SET. A few times I cancelled entry of the source, then went back to it. Now my automatic numbering is off. I have to renumber each source after I have entered it. Is there a way to remedy this?

Open the Master Source List and click on the [Renumber] button. In the
dialog box that opens you will have the option to renumber all
sources.

> -In Person View, in the narrow column between Type and Date, what does the asterisk (*) signify? Not all items in this view have one.

Presence of the asterisk indicates that the tag is the Primary tag.

> -My program came with the Getting Started Manual. Is there a way to purchase the User's Guide and Reference Manual?

I am not familiar with the "User's Guide" but are you aware that you
have the Reference Manual in PDF format? Look for refman.pdf in the
TMG folder. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view
refman.pdf. If you do not have the Reader, it is a free download from
www.adobe.com.

> Many thanks for any help you can give...Colleen

You're welcome and I hope it helps.

Richard Brogger

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