Finding sources used by a group of individuals

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  • RWells
    Member
    • May 2012
    • 110

    #1

    Finding sources used by a group of individuals

    I am trying to find all of the sources used by a group of people. I want to find all of the sources for all individuals with the last name of Wells.

    Any suggestions on how to do this?

    Roger
  • Deb
    Technical Support
    • Feb 2005
    • 748

    #2
    Originally posted by RWells View Post
    I am trying to find all of the sources used by a group of people. I want to find all of the sources for all individuals with the last name of Wells.

    Any suggestions on how to do this?

    Roger
    Yes. Please follow these steps...

    1. Choose Find > Advanced Find from the navbar on the left...

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    2. In the Advanced Find panel, click on the People tab (at the top) and select these Conditions...

    Name > Last Name ... Is ... wells

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    3. Click Find.

    4. At the bottom of the Results sidebar (which appears on the right), click on the Mark menu button (the green checkmark) and select the option to "Unmark Everybody in Family File, then Mark Everybody in List" from the Marking Shortcuts popup that opens...

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    5. Next, select Lists > Citations from the navbar on the left...

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    6. In the List - Citations window that opens, select "Who: Marked people" and "Include: All sources" from the menus at the top...

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    The resulting list should include all people with the last name of Wells who have sources linked to them.

    I hope you find this information helpful
    Deb Stuller
    Leister Productions Inc.

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    • RWells
      Member
      • May 2012
      • 110

      #3
      Thanks Deb worked perfect.

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