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=== '''Sources and Uses for Sourcebox''' === | === '''Sources and Uses for Sourcebox''' === | ||
Both of the above uses involve Google Doc's | Both of the above uses involve Google Doc's. Another solution is to create your own sources in your Sourcebox and using folders to organize the types of sources is great. (Note currently you are limited to 50 folders and there no sub-folders) | ||
==== Organizing Sources on the Person Page ==== | ==== Organizing Sources on the Person Page ==== | ||
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===== Using "Title Sources ===== | ===== Using "Title Sources ===== | ||
If you have more sources for a person than you can easily see here is a way to organize them. Create a source Labeled "Censuses" (or any other title that would help you ie. Reference Works, Birth Records, Marriage records, Death | If you have more sources for a person than you can easily see here is a way to organize them. Create a source Labeled "Censuses" (or any other title that would help you ie. Reference Works, Birth Records, Marriage records, Death records, Birth records as children). That is all you put in the source, just the title. Then organize your sources so all the similar sources are together. Include a title source and move it to the top of each grouping. Keep these title sources in one folder in your sourcebox and reuse them. See Silas Trowbridge for an example 273W-1MW | ||
===== Editing Sources to include a date to organize them ===== | ===== Editing Sources to include a date to organize them ===== | ||
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==== '''Recording Useful Links''' ==== | ==== '''Recording Useful Links''' ==== | ||
In | In addition you can create a folder and create sources for links to useful sites like findagrave.com, mocavo.com or createfan.com. By having these as source links in your sourcebox it acts like a favorites bar but the same favorites are on any computer you use as long as you are logged into Family Search and go to your sourcebox. | ||
I create a source and keep it in my sourcebox for any "hard to find" place on FS <br> I added a folder "_Useful Links" (The underscore is so it sorts to the top of the folder list) <br>I generally open a tab in my browser that is my sourcebox because I have links to lots of tools, saved searches and a host of other things there. While I think having MY Cases in the place you stated is good having it in the sourcebox link has one advantage, it opens in a new window/tab | I create a source and keep it in my sourcebox for any "hard to find" place on FS <br> I added a folder "_Useful Links" (The underscore is so it sorts to the top of the folder list) <br>I generally open a tab in my browser that is my sourcebox because I have links to lots of tools, saved searches and a host of other things there. While I think having MY Cases in the place you stated is good having it in the sourcebox link has one advantage, it opens in a new window/tab | ||
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As you can see anything you can link to can be made into a source and the notes field can be very helpful for keeping track of the reasons for things. | As you can see anything you can link to can be made into a source and the notes field can be very helpful for keeping track of the reasons for things. | ||
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=== '''Use of Discussions''' === | === '''Use of Discussions''' === | ||