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I am entering a new source.

Specifically, the source type is Interview.

But this question applies to any source type with a name field.

In a name field, I can enter a person ID number.

The name field then displays the person's primary name.

I do not want the primary name. I want an alternate name.

When I type a name into the name field that held an ID number, I get a message:

There is currently a link by ID number to John Jones (100). You can change the primary name of that person or the override citation field(s) to control the way in which that name is reflected in the output. If you change the name here instead, it will disconnect the link by ID number.

 

I do not want to change the primary name.

 

How do I override the primary name and select a variation?

 

I am using TMG v6.07.000 Gold under XP Pro SP2.

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You simply type in the name in the form you want in the source definition.

 

It's exactly this problem that causes me to essentually never use the ID# in the name source element in a Source Definition.

 

The single place I use it is for myself, as in letters or e-mails to me. For that purpose, I use a phony person, so I can easily change the format of my name, or use "author" in every source that uses it by simply changing the name of that one "person."

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