Source local citations

In addition to citations that are linked to a source, it is also possible to create local citations. These are more “light-weight”, than a complete source citation. Perhaps little more than a footnote. I often use these where the only reference is from an index (such as the GRO index of births/deaths/marriage), rather than a full document.

Clicking on the “Add local” option above (or using the “+” button and then selecting the local option). Will show the Local Citation dialog:

You can enter free-text in the box at the top of the dialog, then select “Ok” to add the text as a local citation.

The tabs below, such as “GRO” and “Scots” will help you formulate an entry:

When the details have been entered, clicking “Build” will show the text in the box above:

Clicking on the “Ok” button will then add the local citation to the selected fact:

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