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To view the list of all the place details for a place, select the Places page from the left side of the screen, then click the place details count for the desired place.
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[[File:RM8_Places-PlaceDetails-1.jpg|Place Details]]
  
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You can open the Place Details list dialog by clicking the Place details list button (the crossed street names sign) next to place details fields in fact edit pane.
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The left side contains a list of all the place details you have entered for the place. The list will also display the latitude, longitude, and the number of events in that place detail.  While a "place" is usually a city, county, state, country type of location, place details are more specific, like a street address, hospital, or cemetery in the place.
  
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The Place details list offers the following options:
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As you highlight a place detail in the list, RootsMagic will display information about that place in a live edit panel on the right side of the screen.
  
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==Adding a New Place Detail==
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To add a new place detail, click the + button above the place detail list.  RootsMagic will allow you to enter the place detail to add to the list.  It isn't always necessary to add place details from the place list. When you enter a place detail in the Edit Person form, it is added automatically to the Place Detail List for that place if it isn't already there.
  
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==Editing a Place Detail==
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To edit a place detail, highlight the place detail in the list and edit the information in the live-edit panel on the right.
  
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'''You can edit the following information for each place detail:'''
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*'''Name''' - The name of the place detail
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Edit – Highlight the place details entry that you want to make change to, and click Edit. After making the changes, click OK to accept the changes or Cancel to close the dialog without making changes. You can also enter the latitude and longitude of the place, as well as adding a place history or other comments about the place from the "Place note" button , or adding place specific images or other media via the "Place media" button.
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*'''Standard''' – You can enter a standardized version of the place detail if there is one
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*'''Abbrev''' – You can enter an abbreviated place detail.
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*'''Latitude and Longitude''' – You can enter a latitude and longitude for the place detail.  When using Mapping, RootsMagic will use this lat/long (if it exists) rather than the more general lat/long for the place.
  
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Note: If you change a place details entry to match another one in the list, RootsMagic will not automatically merge the two place details entries together for you, as in the Place list edit dialog. There is no merge function or usage function for Place Details.
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*Click the edit the place detail note to enter a history of the place detail or other information relevant to the place detail.
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*Click to open the Media list panel to see and edit all the media attached to the place detail
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*Click to open the Task list panel to see and edit all the tasks attached to the place detail
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*Click to open the Events panel to see all the facts where this place detail is used.
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*Click to open the WebTags panel to see and edit all the WebTags attached to the place detail
  
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==Deleting a Place Detail==
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Highlight the place detail that you want to remove from the list, and click the trash can button. RootsMagic will ask if you are sure you want to delete the place detail. The place detail will be removed from all events where it is used.  If an event occurred at a place detail that you delete, the place detail field in that event will be blank.
  
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==Place Detail Options==
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The 3 dot Options menu on the Place details list offers the following options:
  
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*'''Merge place details''' - When you have two place details you want to merge together (perhaps different spellings or duplicates), highlight the place detail you want to keep, then click the "Merge" button. You can then select any duplicates and click the Merge button to merge the duplicate place details into the selected one.
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Delete – Highlight the place details entry that you want to remove from the list and click Delete. RootsMagic will ask if you are sure you want to delete the place details entry. If a place details entry that you delete was used in other places, the place field in those event will be blank.
 
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Merge – When you have two place details you want to merge together (perhaps different spellings of the same place), highlight the place detail you want to keep, then click the "Merge" button. You can then select any duplicates and click the Merge button to merge the duplicate place details into the selected one.
 
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Click Select to choose the place details entry, or click Cancel to close the Place details list without saving any changes.
 

Latest revision as of 02:54, 23 September 2021

Navigation: RootsMagic 8 > Working With Places >

To view the list of all the place details for a place, select the Places page from the left side of the screen, then click the place details count for the desired place. Place Details

The left side contains a list of all the place details you have entered for the place. The list will also display the latitude, longitude, and the number of events in that place detail. While a "place" is usually a city, county, state, country type of location, place details are more specific, like a street address, hospital, or cemetery in the place.

As you highlight a place detail in the list, RootsMagic will display information about that place in a live edit panel on the right side of the screen.

Adding a New Place Detail

To add a new place detail, click the + button above the place detail list. RootsMagic will allow you to enter the place detail to add to the list. It isn't always necessary to add place details from the place list. When you enter a place detail in the Edit Person form, it is added automatically to the Place Detail List for that place if it isn't already there.

Editing a Place Detail

To edit a place detail, highlight the place detail in the list and edit the information in the live-edit panel on the right.

You can edit the following information for each place detail:

  • Name - The name of the place detail
  • Standard – You can enter a standardized version of the place detail if there is one
  • Abbrev – You can enter an abbreviated place detail.
  • Latitude and Longitude – You can enter a latitude and longitude for the place detail. When using Mapping, RootsMagic will use this lat/long (if it exists) rather than the more general lat/long for the place.

You can also:

  • Click the edit the place detail note to enter a history of the place detail or other information relevant to the place detail.
  • Click to open the Media list panel to see and edit all the media attached to the place detail
  • Click to open the Task list panel to see and edit all the tasks attached to the place detail
  • Click to open the Events panel to see all the facts where this place detail is used.
  • Click to open the WebTags panel to see and edit all the WebTags attached to the place detail

Deleting a Place Detail

Highlight the place detail that you want to remove from the list, and click the trash can button. RootsMagic will ask if you are sure you want to delete the place detail. The place detail will be removed from all events where it is used. If an event occurred at a place detail that you delete, the place detail field in that event will be blank.

Place Detail Options

The 3 dot Options menu on the Place details list offers the following options:

  • Merge place details - When you have two place details you want to merge together (perhaps different spellings or duplicates), highlight the place detail you want to keep, then click the "Merge" button. You can then select any duplicates and click the Merge button to merge the duplicate place details into the selected one.
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