For the third time this week one of the recruits to my new Syndicate has complained about having to type so many forenames by hand and wonders why WinBMD doesn't have a pick-list for names as well as districts.... For the third time I have asked him or her to check whether this option was in fact "switched off" on the Options menu - and in each case this proved to be so. I am wondering whether the downloadable version of WinBMD has somehow got this option disconnected - I can't believe that three transcribers could each accidentally lose the Forenames picklist. Any comments from the wise men? Richard Oliver Madrid, Spain [email protected]

Hi Richard Among the guidance I send to new transcribers (for post 1900 printed scans) is this passage below. By all means try it with yours. Jeff in Wales Before transcribing it is useful to set the ' Options' from the menu you get when you click on 'Options' at the top. These toggle on-off. I recommend Auto-Surnames in all Caps. Auto-tab on Picklist Select Enter key ignores auto-complete Move Picklist with main window Warn on Unknown Forename Show Forename Auto-Complete Show District Auto-Complete Show District Picklist Show Forename Picklist but not 'SpeedBMD Format' Using the 'Scanned Batches' drop-down menu I use 'Show scan image' and in the scan view options anti-aliasing . You can drag and re-size the WinBMD window, the scan window and the small picklist window. It is convenient to keep the picklist window to the right of the main WinBMD grid window, and to have the scan window above them, with the scale adjusted until one entry stretches most of the way across the screen. I have WinBMD as a small window in the lower 1/3 of my screen, with the scan view occupying the rest of the screen. ***I have a screen image showing this setup that I can send if requested.*** --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.701 / Virus Database: 458 - Release Date: 07/06/2004