Hi list I've been unable to get at my transcribing lately but am home with flu so thought I'd get back at it. I've downloaded WinBMD and love it but have a question pertaining to the Batch Header. There is a spot for Source/Scan Ref. The pop up message states that the reference for the data is allocated by my co-ordinator. Does this mean that I leave it blank for now or do I contact my co-ordinator for a reference number or is it the Batch ID number created when I select the event type, year, quarter etc.? I have one other question unrelated to WinBMD. I have noticed on the index pages that where a person has been added by hand (written in at the bottom of the column with an "x" marking where it is to be inserted) the index number often, if not always, has what appears to be the letter "a" after it. Since index numbers followed by letters are rarely seen in the typed entries, I am wondering if this is actually some sort of shorthand mark which should not be part of the index number?? Thanks Karen Davies

Hi Karen, It means that you ask your co-ordinator. However, some syndicates don't use this field in the same way and it may be that yours doesn't use it at all but you should still ask. A letter following the number indicates that this is a page inserted in the index afterwards - to hold omitted entries etc. They are perhaps more common than you think. Transcribe the entry at the indicate insert point exactly as it is written - including the letter. Regards Ian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Davies" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 7:33 PM Subject: Back at it with questions > Hi list > I've been unable to get at my transcribing lately but am home with flu so thought I'd get back at it. I've downloaded WinBMD and love it but have a question pertaining to the Batch Header. There is a spot for Source/Scan Ref. The pop up message states that the reference for the data is allocated by my co-ordinator. Does this mean that I leave it blank for now or do I contact my co-ordinator for a reference number or is it the Batch ID number created when I select the event type, year, quarter etc.? > I have one other question unrelated to WinBMD. I have noticed on the index pages that where a person has been added by hand (written in at the bottom of the column with an "x" marking where it is to be inserted) the index number often, if not always, has what appears to be the letter "a" after it. Since index numbers followed by letters are rarely seen in the typed entries, I am wondering if this is actually some sort of shorthand mark which should not be part of the index number?? > Thanks > Karen Davies > > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >