Difference between revisions of "RootsMagic 8:Editing a Citation"

Revision as of 22:44, 19 August 2021

To edit a citation:

RootsMagic will display the Edit Citation panel on the right side of the page.

From this panel you can:

Edit the source name, which is what RootsMagic displays in the source list.
Edit the fields for the source. As you edit these field, RootsMagic will display the formatted footnote, short footnote, and bibliography in the panel at the bottom.
Edit the source text, which is text which is directly from the source itself
Edit the source comment, which is your personal comments on the source
Edit the source reference #, which is an optional reference number you can give to the source
Click to open the Media list panel to see and edit all the media attached to the source
Click to open the Repository list panel to see and edit all the repositories attached to the source
Click to open the WebTags panel to see and edit all the WebTags attached to the source
Click to open the Used panel to see all the people, families, and facts which use this source.
Customize the footnote, short footnote, and bibliography.

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-To edit a source:
+To edit a citation:
 #Select the Sources page
-#Make sure the source list is selected
+#Find the source of the citation you want to edit
-#Highlight the source you want to edit
+#Click the citation count for the desired source
+#Select the citation you want to edit from the citation list
-RootsMagic will display the Edit Source panel on the right side of the page.
+RootsMagic will display the Edit Citation panel on the right side of the page.
-[[File:RM8_Sources-EditSource.jpg|Editing a source template]]
+[[File:RM8_Sources-EditCitation.jpg|Edit Citations]]
 From this panel you can: