Don't know what you mean by "sensible text editor" but the right answer to my question was to do a volume search from the Search Page, which hadn't occurred to me. And I was right: I hadn't met Mr Smethwick until today! Chris -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Mark Hattam Sent: 25 November 2008 10:08 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Tip of the Day (No. 7) - Transcribing Correct Volume No for SmethwickDistrict for 1932 September Quarter and later Any sensible text editor can search through multiple files in a directory looking for a text string like "6n". (You do keep your original transcriptions I presume.) Or you can use the FreeBMD search page and search for a volume 6n As Allan says, there are plenty ... mostly Mar/Jun/Sep 1933 births, Mar 1934 marriages and Dec 1934 births. Mark -- On Tue, November 25, 2008 09:12, C&D Hughes wrote: > Another timely tip thanks Allan! > I've done a fair few corresponding pages but for the life of me cannot recall having encountered Mr Smethwick. I suppose there's no simple way to search for him in one's uploaded files with a view to amending his Vol No ? > > Chris Hughes > > -----Original Message----- > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Allan Raymond Sent: 24 November 2008 21:38 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Tip of the Day (No. 7) - Transcribing Correct Volume No for SmethwickDistrict for 1932 September Quarter and later > > > This is the seventh in a series of "Tip of the Day" to help volunteers who are transcribing for the FreeBMD Project. > > This tip in particular applies to transcribers working on 1932 September and later Index Pages. > > Smethwick Registration District was created 1.10.1932 with corresponding Vol Nos : 6b (1932-46), 9B (1946-74). > > WinBMD is incorrectly showing the Vol No as 6n rather than 6b > > A number of volunteers are selecting the Vol No from WinBMD standard District Picklist rather than typing/transcribing what they see (TWYS). > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.10/1811 - Release Date: 25/11/2008 08:29