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Creating and using templates
Hello,
I have created a Templates folder and I have created some document census templates that I have preloaded with the proper information for that year. I tried to just move it to the new person and input the correct information and it changed the template as well. I guess I should have figured that out. So is there a better way to do this? I tried to duplicate it and then move the duplicate folder into the person and then went back and deleted the duplicate from the Template folder. I have also added standalone notes with the census source template. Again I just need to change the information to the current census/person. I am also duplicating this and then going back and deleted it from the template folder. Sometimes I tend to overthink things and I wonder if there is an easier way to accomplish this. Would love any suggestions that you may have. Below is an example of the census template:
| Item Type | Document |
| Title | 1850 U.S. Census, [County], [State], population schedule, {city], page [number (stamped)], dwelling [number], family [number], [name] household. |
| Publisher | Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Database with images |
| Date | 1850-Jun-01 |
| URL | http://www.ancestry.com |
| Archive | Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. |
| Loc. In Archive | NARA microfilm publication M432, 1,009 rolls. |
Below is an example of the standalone census template:
1850 US Census source template:
Source List Entry
[State]. [County]. 1850 U.S. Census, population schedule. Database with images. Ancestry. http://www.ancestry.com : 2009.
First Reference
1850 U.S. census, [county, state], population schedule, [city], page [number (stamped)], dwelling [number], family [number], [name] household; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Mar 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll [number].
Subsequent References
1850 U.S. census, [County, State], pop. sch., [town], p. [number (stamped)], dwell. [number], fam. [number], [name] household.
Thank you,
Linda Futrell Rogers
Hi, Linda. A great project! In Zotero, dragging an item from one folder to another just creates a shortcut, so both icons point to the same document. There is a trick, though. Drag the item over where you want to drop it. Hold down the shift and control keys before dropping it. It will create a copy. Hope that works for you.
