Try this website for typing Polish characters that you can then cut and paste. http://polish.typeit.org/ Catherine -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: stroy@nextwavegroup.com > > Thanks, I'm looking at it now. Since what I have is handwritten, with > calligraphic flourishes, there's no way to do either OCR or copy-and-paste. > So I have to type the words in, and because I don't know the language, I'm > don't know whether a problem is because I'm doing that wrong, or because the > document is using old-fashioned, formal wording that the translation program > doesn't have in its database. Also, do you know any way to enter the > unique Polish characters? > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [GALICIA] Translation Help > From: "Cynthia" <ctitello999888@wowway.com> > Date: Tue, December 23, 2008 6:44 am > To: <galicia@rootsweb.com> > Steve: > There is a free translation site I like to use, not entirely accurate but > you can get the gist of what is being written. It is very easy to use, just > type and hit translate. If the document is scanned, you MIGHT be able to > copy and paste, but the program doesn't seem to work well with handwritten > items... > [1]http://www.poltran.com/pl.php4 > There are some others out there also. > Good Luck > Cyndi > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:02:45 -0700 > From: stroy@nextwavegroup.com > Subject: [GALICIA] Translation help? > To: galicia@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <20081222200245.5b7633aeaad2692eb12951cb55295b5f.d3a4494074.wbe@email.secure > server.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > Hello List, > I was recently given a paper relating to an ancestor of mine. It is one > page, apparently in Polish, which I do not know at all, although I can > make > out a few words, apparently a certificate of some kind, apparently > hand-written but very clear, and dated 1887. Would some kind soul look > at > it and tell me what it says? Since Rootsweb does not allow attachments > to > be sent to a list, I would need to send it directly. Would very much > appreciate any help. > Steve Troy in Maryland USA > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? > GALICIA-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GALICIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > References > > 1. http://www.poltran.com/pl.php4 > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? > GALICIA-admin@rootsweb.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GALICIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message