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Teresa, thanks for checking it out. I now realise that the collection name is taken from the name of the Family Historian Source Template file (.fhst) that's installed. I've reset it to User Written.fhst and updated the instructions accordingly. Glad I could help. I always love playing with the bri...

strange, if you downloaded Freeform Templates.fhst and doubleclicked it to install it, you should see Freeform Citation Template A and B on the screen you showed above. From there, you'd be able to add them to your current project. Did you get any message to say they'd been installed? Perhaps you c...

Is it possible that you installed the single template a week or two back? It's now been replaced by two as above. I just did the download and install this morning...From the bottom of this post in the KB: https://fhug.org.uk/kb/download/freeform-citation-source-templates/ Not sure when I went wrong...

Hello Kai,

Thanks for the templates Alas, only one installed...I'm used to doing this, so not certain what went wrong.

Thanks,

Teresa

Mike and Mark,

Thanks so much for the explanation That makes sense now.

I suspect the reason for this is to avoid less advanced users from extracting the gedcom by using windows explorer to open the zip and double clicking to open it, rather than using the Project restore option in the program. So, if for some reason we want to restore a new version of the backup file,...

yes, makes sense! I've a freeform citation template I could contribute if anyone might be interested. It's what I was looking for when I started with V7. I'd be happy to upload it in case anyone would like to try it. Thanks, Kai...I use Strathclyde method, which puts the citing section before the w...

Yes, just use the Tools > Source Template Definitions... command and View/Edit... the template. Then after Save use the Compare/Sync with Source Template Record... feature. <SNIP> The second step was one I missed for ages, as, in RootsMagic, the update is automatic when a template gets edited. Imag...

Thanks, Mike - I get it now. Not even sure I need to do it, but I'm trying to squirrel away as much information as possible, just in case :) It's good to know that for specific cases it can be done, but isn't practical as a global thing. T First, display the Records Window , open the Sources tab, an...

I think I may have answered my own question... I found that in the listing of Source Records under the Sources tab I can rightclick on the appropriate source and Add Template or, if there's already a template, I can click the + to the left of the Source Record, go to the Template line and and right...

My tuppence-worth: if you're looking for hints on European records (exc. UK) myHeritage will throw up stuff FMP doesn't have. If your focus is the English-speaking world, then you may not get much value form it. I agree with Helen, however, even MH doesn't seem to have a lot of IMAGES for Europe. F...

With all this "editing" you should bear in mind loss of quality ,unless it is a jpg lossless action. That is why for editing I mostly work in PNG files (lossless), even converting jpg to png, working on it, then saving in png so any future edits should not affect quality. I for one am aware...I wor...

Just out of interest I use Paint to join images and just takes a few seconds. I do it by having both images open in Paint, cropping them to what I want, add additional canvas to the primary image and copy and paste the second image, then just position it. I often do the same. For a basic programme,...

Slightly off-topic but will someone please enlighten me as to “DEA”? I’ve seen it several times on the forum but can’t for the life of me work it out (and Google’s not much help). :?: Adding on to Jane's response, DEAs are plug-ins written by FH super-users. If you haven't explored them yet, I reco...

As Nick said, it's in the Reference ID box (Ref Id). What he didn't mention is that in the case of a baptism, which you are looking at, the Ref ID box is on the Further Info tab, just above the Other Info box you mentioned. Yes and it was on the screenshot you included! Thanks, Nick and Lorna - and...

Ok - THIS is where I get stuck. In my template there's a place for Reference information - WHERE in AS do I enter that? I've filled out all the other necessary information, but can't see a corresponding box for Reference, other than possibly the Other Info field on the Further Info tab, for, in thi...

Ok - THIS is where I get stuck. In my template there's a place for Reference information - WHERE in AS do I enter that? I've filled out all the other necessary information, but can't see a corresponding box for Reference, other than possibly the Other Info field on the Further Info tab, for, in this...

<snip> Use Tools > Source Template Definitions... and select Collection: Custom top left. Does the Used column on the right have any green ticks or not? If not, then select all the ones you want in the Project and use the Add to Project button below. Close the dialogue and Save FH. Now they will be...

Yes I think that's correct, you need to import it into your project first in FH and then into AS. Once you've imported it into your FH project, in AS go to the Source Template Editor, choose the source type and then click New and select the template from your file so that it can be imported into AS...

As I mentioned elsewhere, a DEA is the simplest way to achieve within FH what AS does externally. If you're entering UK censuses, a DEA already exists and could be customised for other countries. If somebody wants to do so, I'm happy to give advice. I can attest to how easy the DEA is to use...I al...

...t the very end, this screen popped up and I can't read what it says. Hi Teresa. Thanks for reporting this and I'm amazed no one has noticed or reported it before. I think you must be using one of the dark colour schemes under the Tools->Customise option. The list box on the 'retain data' screen ...

Teresa, I think the way to improve the Footnote (& Bibliography) is to update the Format templates in the FH 'Church Register' Source Template via the Tools > Source Template Definitions... command. I don't think it is something that AS could or should do. Ah, I did wonder if that was the case. I'v...

ReferenceInfoNotShowingUp.jpg So, this is what I got in FH after entering a baptism for my granddad in AS. While all the information is there, the resulting footnote is rather skimpy, compared to the amount of detail I entered. Is there any way to edit the AS template to include more information, s...

Hi Nick, I'm trying AS out again...have always struggled with it before, so am now testing this new version with a small database. Did mostly ok adding a 1921 census, but at the very end, this screen popped up and I can't read what it says. Using on a Win10Pro laptop with a file from FH7 (most recen...

Yes, you have Definitions, which makes life easier. FH saves all the Definitions in a Collection in a single file, which is what you can export and import as Mike described. That's a relief!! As you probably know, RM can export and import only single templates, each in its own .rmst file. Both FH a...