Hello While we are on tips, I recently found out that it is possible to run BMD Verify and have your file open in WinBMD at the same time. In this way any necessary corrections to your work, can be made as you find them. Just remember to save your changes frequently. Regards Sue Hawkins Brisbane Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Longstaff" <vectraman18@tiscali.co.uk> To: <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 10:30 PM Subject: Re: A tip for all > I transcribe scans of handwritten entries, and many are awful, so I use > IrfanView to change the colour of the scan image to a darkish orange/brown > which I find is much easier to decipher, and seems to prevent eye strain. > If the scan is not completely upright, I can straighten it which makes life > easier when using BMDVerify. > > Regards > > David Longstaff > Rugeley, England > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maloney Empire" <sascar@alphalink.com.au> > To: <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 11:59 AM > Subject: A tip for all > > > > Hi volunteers, > > > > Whilst having trouble reading the scanned image and getting tired eyes > from > > focusing really hard, I tried taping a yellow sheet over the monitor and > was > > pleasantly surprised that it worked on the computer as well as a fiche > > reader. > > It somehow makes the letters clearer to read. > > > > Regards, > > Di Maloney > > Australia > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Taking Sue's suggestion, note that if you press f3 after each correction, BMDVerify will indicate that the source file has changed. You press the R key to reload the latest version, which should show the correction you have just made. Jeff > Hello > > While we are on tips, I recently found out that it is possible to run BMD > Verify and have your file open in WinBMD at the same time. > In this way any necessary corrections to your work, can be made as you find > them. Just remember to save your changes frequently. > > Regards > Sue Hawkins > Brisbane Australia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Longstaff" <vectraman18@tiscali.co.uk> > To: <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 10:30 PM > Subject: Re: A tip for all > > > > I transcribe scans of handwritten entries, and many are awful, so I use > > IrfanView to change the colour of the scan image to a darkish orange/brown > > which I find is much easier to decipher, and seems to prevent eye strain. > > If the scan is not completely upright, I can straighten it which makes > life > > easier when using BMDVerify. > > > > Regards > > > > David Longstaff > > Rugeley, England > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Maloney Empire" <sascar@alphalink.com.au> > > To: <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 11:59 AM > > Subject: A tip for all > > > > > > > Hi volunteers, > > > > > > Whilst having trouble reading the scanned image and getting tired eyes > > from > > > focusing really hard, I tried taping a yellow sheet over the monitor and > > was > > > pleasantly surprised that it worked on the computer as well as a fiche > > > reader. > > > It somehow makes the letters clearer to read. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Di Maloney > > > Australia > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.656 / Virus Database: 421 - Release Date: 09/04/2004