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From: Terry Reigel <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Same source for different people???
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 18:22:36 -0500
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Blake wrote:

> With the TMG program, the sources can be very detailed in a person's
> database. While looking through the program as a new user, I am actually
> thinking of creating my own source types, templates, etc. I believe TMG's
> source types may be too detailed for my taste. I would prefer creating
> general source types, adding general information about the source in the
> source definition screen, and then adding the details of the source as a
> source citation.
>
> Now, if I do this, will I be able to include the source citation in reports?

Blake, you might find looking at the articles on Sources on my TMG Tips web pages helpful. They describe several different approaches to customizing Sources - some using split CDs to create more generic sources that still produce notes similar to the Mills examples, some simpler where most everything goes in the CD, and one style that lets you create individual Sources but enter everything as plain text. Since you've obviously thought about this already, they may give you some additional ideas of ways to accomplish what you have in mind. There are also some discussions of the process of creating custom sources.

The articles are at http://reigelridge.com/tmg

Terry Reigel



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