Hello,
In rootsmagic it was possible to simply enter the source once, and in case it is a shared source, we can can easily copy paste it in multiple facts with the same source. Can we do the same in Gramps?
(Gramps 6 Chromebook Linux)
In Gramps, you create a source. Then you can create a citation from that source. Additional citations can be created using the same source.
When you create a new citation for an event you are presented with a new blank record. At the very top you can select an existing source record or create a new source. A citation cannot be saved without a source attached.
If necessary, the same citation can be used again for a new record.
thank you.
How do I reuse a citation?
Instead of adding a new citation, you can do a seach for an existing one.
You can do a seach in the citation list view and drag-n-drop it onto a floating clipboard. Once there you can dnd it into another event.
In addition to the source list view, there is a source citation view that lists all citatIons under the source.
Put a souce on the clipboard and drop into an event’s citation tab, a new ciation with that source will present itself to be created.
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Where can we find the floating clipboard?
There is a definition of the Clipboard (and where to access it from the GUI) in the Gramps Glossary.
Note: an addon gramplet called the Collections Clipboard was created for power users. Its contents are persistent (not cleared between sessions) and implementation as a gramplet allows creation of many (MANY) separate and independent clipboarded ‘collections’… one for for each splitbar in each compatible view mode.
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