{"id":314,"date":"2008-12-19T21:17:51","date_gmt":"2008-12-20T04:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=314"},"modified":"2008-12-19T21:17:51","modified_gmt":"2008-12-20T04:17:51","slug":"rootsmagic-4-unwrapped-more-on-source-templates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=314","title":{"rendered":"RootsMagic 4 Unwrapped – More on source templates"},"content":{"rendered":"

We got a couple of interesting questions the other day after I wrote about RootsMagic 4’s customizeable source templates. \u00a0The first two questions can be answered with this screen, which is the list of source templates available in RootsMagic 4.<\/p>\n

\"Source<\/a><\/p>\n

1. Will we be able to take a pre-made template and add or take away fields to make a custom template?<\/em><\/p>\n

YES<\/strong>. \u00a0There is a Copy<\/strong> button (2) which will make an exact copy of the highlighted source template. \u00a0You can then go into that new template and modify it to your liking.<\/p>\n

2. You mentioned that someone could help create a template, does that mean we will be able to somehow send a template to another user?<\/em><\/p>\n

YES<\/strong>. \u00a0There are Export<\/strong> and Import<\/strong> buttons (1). \u00a0The Export button will save the highlighted source template to a file which can be imported into another database using the Import button.<\/p>\n

3. Will there be the ability to create a field for a web link, so we can link directly to an online source document from within our source citation?<\/em><\/p>\n

Not initially in 4.0, but this is<\/em>\u00a0an item on our todo list.<\/p>\n

4. Will there be the ability to link to a source document in a folder on our computer from the source citation?<\/em><\/p>\n

YES<\/strong>. \u00a0This is actually already available in version 3 (and will still be available in v4). \u00a0Every source and\/or citation has its own media album where you can add pictures, sound or video clips, or links to any other file on your computer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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