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I Need Help With Keying a Spurce

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Hi

 

Can some kind person please help me.

 

I have only just started to use TMG although I have had the software for quite a while.

 

I have transferred my Gedcom over with no problems. I am now trying to add the information from the 1841 census against various people including the reference number of the page.

 

I know I am getting old (lol) but I have read the manual, used the help button and watched the video, but I still cannot understand what I have to do.

 

Could someone please explain in plain english what I should be doing.

 

I know I will look back on this and think what an idiot I am but at the moment I just feel useless.

 

Regards

 

Half Pint

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Hi

 

Can some kind person please help me.

 

I have only just started to use TMG although I have had the software for quite a while.

 

I have transferred my Gedcom over with no problems. I am now trying to add the information from the 1841 census against various people including the reference number of the page.

 

I know I am getting old (lol) but I have read the manual, used the help button and watched the video, but I still cannot understand what I have to do.

 

Could someone please explain in plain english what I should be doing.

 

I know I will look back on this and think what an idiot I am but at the moment I just feel useless.

 

Regards

 

Half Pint

Can't help with the "keying", but if you meant "source" instead of "spurce" someone will jump in pretty quickly.

Good luck,

John

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Hi

 

Can some kind person please help me.

 

I have only just started to use TMG although I have had the software for quite a while.

 

I have transferred my Gedcom over with no problems. I am now trying to add the information from the 1841 census against various people including the reference number of the page.

 

I know I am getting old (lol) but I have read the manual, used the help button and watched the video, but I still cannot understand what I have to do.

 

Could someone please explain in plain english what I should be doing.

 

I know I will look back on this and think what an idiot I am but at the moment I just feel useless.

 

Regards

 

Half Pint

 

Hi -

 

Try Terry Reigel's tutorial for adding sources. The screenshots make it easy to follow. Please don't feel useless - we've all found ourselves a bit lost at times. After you've had a look at the tutorial, let us know which step you find confusing - like adding a census tag citing that source or perhaps filling in the source details.

 

http://tmg.reigelridge.com/source-tutorial.htm

 

Virginia

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Hi

 

Many, many thanks for all your help. I am very sorry for not thanking you before but I became so engrossed in reading the tutorial that everything else went out of my mind.

 

I knew all along that I wasn't stupid but I think the problem was that I read too many different articles that my mind got transfixed on the source template instead of teaching myself the basics first.

 

Again, many many thanks

 

Half Pint

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That happens Half Pint. Read Terry's articles. He teaches the more complex uses of TMG in very simple to read terms. Also you might want to think about getting a copy of Getting the most out of TMG by Lee Hoffman. You can order it through the webstore, and I think they are on sale for scratch and dent copies.

Believe me, what seems overwhelming now, will seem simple by Christmas.

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