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Changing sources to citations - tidying up!

Posted: 12 Aug 2022 17:01
by Ruth_W
Is there any simple way to change a source to a citation? I've pretty much got the hang of them now, but I do occasionally find something I've entered earlier as a source that really should have been a citation. For instance, My source, 'Find a Grave' also has the burial entry for John Sunderland as part of the source, when nowadays I have learned that I want individual entries to be citations. Is there a way to find these (I don't think there are that many!) and change them - I know I can cut and paste ... but I have to find them first!

Re: Changing sources to citations - tidying up!

Posted: 12 Aug 2022 17:09
by tatewise
Sorry, I can't think of any shortcuts to that.
You will just have to review each Source record in the Sources tab of the Records Window.

Re: Changing sources to citations - tidying up!

Posted: 12 Aug 2022 18:08
by Mark1834
Are your "problem" sources more likely to contain a source-level Text From Source? This is not displayed in the Records Window by default, but you can add it (right-click on the column headings, select "Configure Columns..., then <Other>, click on the right arrow, then on << Insert Data Ref..., and finally Text From Source about halfway down the list).

It doesn't convert them, but it might make finding them easier.

Re: Changing sources to citations - tidying up!

Posted: 12 Aug 2022 21:31
by Ruth_W
Thanks for the input - it’s always worth asking!