Hi Listers, I have just rejoined the list after a break I am trying to find a way to convert 78 rpm and 33 rpm recorded music to a CD format .Can anybody help . Regards Roy Nicholas in Queensland Aussie

It would be better to connect the cable into the line-in on your sound card. Using mic will give you more added hiss and pops to the recording and I don't think anyone would be happy with the results. All of this would depend on the output of the device you are recording from. You may need a "Y" type of cable if your device has an line out for each channel. If it has an amp or pre-amp it could damage the sound card using the microphone connection! Be careful and do some research about your hardware before attempting this! Art > Here's some info I had saved.......don't remember where I got it > from. I hope it helps. > > Doris > > Turn tapes and records into CDs > > Q. I've got a bunch of tapes and records that I'd like to put on > CD. Can you walk me through the process? > > Connect your tape or record player to your sound card's mic > terminal with a 1/8" mini jack. If you're unsure where to look, check > your computer's user manual. Open the Volume Control. Click Start>All > Programs (or Programs)>Accessories>Entertainment> Volume Control. Click > Options>Properties. Click Recording, under Adjust Volume for. Ensure > Microphone has a check mark next to it. Click OK. Make sure the Select > box under Microphone is checked. > > Next, you'll need software to convert the analog music (your tape > or record) into digital form to place on CD. Audacity > (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) is a great free program. Install and > open Audacity. Click the record button (it's the red circle) and start > playing your record or tape. > > You can do this one of two ways. You can record each side of the > tape or record into one big file and break up the tracks later. Or, you > can record each song as an individual file. I find it much easier to > record each individual song as a file. > > After you record a song, stop the tape or record and hit the stop > button in Audacity. Click File>Export as WAV. Name your song file. > Continue until you have recorded each song from the tape or record. > > Since there are silent spots and probably some pops and hisses, > you'll want to clean up and edit the .WAV files. Audacity has a noise > removal effect. It also allows you to edit unwanted breaks and more. If > you want more creative audio effects and editing techniques, Audacity has > online tutorials and a downloadable manual. > > Once you have cleaned up all of your files, they're ready to burn > to CD. Windows XP has built-in software that allows you to burn files > onto a CD. There is also a free program called burn4free > (http://www.burn4free.com/). Or, use the software that came with your CD > burner. > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Roy Nicholas > To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 4:27 PM > Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions > > > Hi Listers, I have just rejoined the list after a break I am trying to > find a way to convert 78 rpm and 33 rpm recorded music to a CD format > .Can anybody help . > Regards Roy Nicholas in Queensland Aussie

Maureen, I do know that ours were done on a Brothers Word Processor and it would have been around that same time frame as I was on school board at the time. The files were actually created even earlier than that. So, I'm sure there is hope for us helping you get these open. Patty >Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:59:41 -0400 >To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com >From: Patty Gaddis <geneamom@comcast.net> >Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions > >Maureen, > >Actually, I meant when you go to Windows Explorer (or My Computer) and >click on your a:/ drive to see what files are on the floppies, what file >extension is on the files. I am assuming they were put on 3 1/2" >floppies. I could view the file names in WE. > >Patty

My turn for a question. I hope this is not out of line for this list. It is in relation to building a web site for a family reunion we are having. We cannot figure out what the problem is. We have some photos on the pages and some people can click to enlarge them and some of us can't. We've checked settings in Internet Explorer, checked java scripting to make sure it's on (the photos are in a java slideshow). Anyone have any ideas as to what could be set wrong on some of our computers. It's not that we have pop-ups blocked either as I've checked that, too. We have Zone Alarm Pro, Win XP, EZAntiVirus, all I can think of that might affect things. Our screen size is set at 1024 x 768 if that makes a difference. I'm sorry I can't give you access to the pages as we have them passworded for family members only. Any advice gladly taken as one of three webmasters of these pages it's very frustrating to not be able to enlarge my own photos. We have a limit size of 300 pixels as the width limit for photos to show on the pages, but I've loaded photos that were 500 x 500 pixels and I still can't get them to enlarge. Thanks, Patty

Maureen, Actually, I meant when you go to Windows Explorer (or My Computer) and click on your a:/ drive to see what files are on the floppies, what file extension is on the files. I am assuming they were put on 3 1/2" floppies. I could view the file names in WE. Patty At 09:10 PM 7/23/2004, you wrote: >Thanks, Patti. > >They are essay type files. I have some that were "homework" eg my auto bio >which was a final exam for a writing course and also the first 12 pp of my >thesis, etc. Is this what you mean by "what type of files"?? I printed them >out to hand in to my professors and also saved them to disk for my own use. > >Maureen > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Patty Gaddis" <geneamom@comcast.net> >To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 8:40 PM >Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions > > >Maureen, > >What kind of files are they? I don't have the files I converted a few >years back from a word processor after we lost our hard drive. But, I know >I used MS Word to open them. They were on floppy. I remember I had to do >something to the files first, then I could read them. > >Let me know what type they are and I'll see if I can't help. > >Patty >At 09:14 PM 7/23/2004, you wrote: > >You would have to find someone who knows something about the word >proccessor > >that you used and what kind of format it used to saved the text. And, if > >anyone knows of a way it can be converted and transferred to ascii text for > >a computer. > > > >Was it floppy disks or tape? > > > >I don't know diddly about word processors before computers. > > > >Alfred D. Eller > >RootsMagic-Users-Admin@RootsWeb.com > >================ ============== > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Maureen S Cassidy" <maureen.s.cassidy@worldnet.att.net> > >To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 6:19 PM > >Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions > > > > > > > Thanks Art. > > > > > > When I first started writing my Master's Thesis I didn't own a computer > > > (1997) so I put all my work on my WP. In 1998 I got my computer but soon > > > after had to take a long break from school. Now I'm starting back and >need > > > that material in my computer. > > > > > > Maureen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "dolphin213" <dolphin213@cox.net> > > > To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 6:26 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions > > > > > > > > > > > > Maureen, > > > > > > >I too have a "conversion" question (of which Roy's post reminded me). > > > > > > > >I have several floppies from my word processor which I would like to > > > convert > > > >so I can put the material on my computer. Is there any way of doing > >that?? > > > > > > This will not take any type of conversion process. Simply copy the >files > > > from the floppies to your hard drive and open them with your processor > > > program. Or if they need editing, you can open them directly from the > > > floppy with your word processor, edit them and save them back to floppy >or > > > your hard drive. > > > > > > Art > > > > > > > >==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > >Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: > >http://www.cyndislist.com > > > >============================== > >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 > > >==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== >DO NOT open unexpected file attachments from people, even if you know them. >Verify with the sender first. This may be your only line of defence, other >than AV Software, against mail "viruses" > >============================== >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 > > >==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== >Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: >http://www.cyndislist.com > >============================== >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

Thanks, Patti. They are essay type files. I have some that were "homework" eg my auto bio which was a final exam for a writing course and also the first 12 pp of my thesis, etc. Is this what you mean by "what type of files"?? I printed them out to hand in to my professors and also saved them to disk for my own use. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patty Gaddis" <geneamom@comcast.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 8:40 PM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions Maureen, What kind of files are they? I don't have the files I converted a few years back from a word processor after we lost our hard drive. But, I know I used MS Word to open them. They were on floppy. I remember I had to do something to the files first, then I could read them. Let me know what type they are and I'll see if I can't help. Patty At 09:14 PM 7/23/2004, you wrote: >You would have to find someone who knows something about the word proccessor >that you used and what kind of format it used to saved the text. And, if >anyone knows of a way it can be converted and transferred to ascii text for >a computer. > >Was it floppy disks or tape? > >I don't know diddly about word processors before computers. > >Alfred D. Eller >RootsMagic-Users-Admin@RootsWeb.com >================ ============== >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Maureen S Cassidy" <maureen.s.cassidy@worldnet.att.net> >To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 6:19 PM >Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions > > > > Thanks Art. > > > > When I first started writing my Master's Thesis I didn't own a computer > > (1997) so I put all my work on my WP. In 1998 I got my computer but soon > > after had to take a long break from school. Now I'm starting back and need > > that material in my computer. > > > > Maureen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "dolphin213" <dolphin213@cox.net> > > To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 6:26 PM > > Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions > > > > > > > > Maureen, > > > > >I too have a "conversion" question (of which Roy's post reminded me). > > > > > >I have several floppies from my word processor which I would like to > > convert > > >so I can put the material on my computer. Is there any way of doing >that?? > > > > This will not take any type of conversion process. Simply copy the files > > from the floppies to your hard drive and open them with your processor > > program. Or if they need editing, you can open them directly from the > > floppy with your word processor, edit them and save them back to floppy or > > your hard drive. > > > > Art > > > >==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== >Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: >http://www.cyndislist.com > >============================== >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 ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== DO NOT open unexpected file attachments from people, even if you know them. Verify with the sender first. This may be your only line of defence, other than AV Software, against mail "viruses" ============================== 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

Here's some info I had saved.......don't remember where I got it from. I hope it helps. Doris Turn tapes and records into CDs Q. I've got a bunch of tapes and records that I'd like to put on CD. Can you walk me through the process? Connect your tape or record player to your sound card's mic terminal with a 1/8" mini jack. If you're unsure where to look, check your computer's user manual. Open the Volume Control. Click Start>All Programs (or Programs)>Accessories>Entertainment> Volume Control. Click Options>Properties. Click Recording, under Adjust Volume for. Ensure Microphone has a check mark next to it. Click OK. Make sure the Select box under Microphone is checked. Next, you'll need software to convert the analog music (your tape or record) into digital form to place on CD. Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) is a great free program. Install and open Audacity. Click the record button (it's the red circle) and start playing your record or tape. You can do this one of two ways. You can record each side of the tape or record into one big file and break up the tracks later. Or, you can record each song as an individual file. I find it much easier to record each individual song as a file. After you record a song, stop the tape or record and hit the stop button in Audacity. Click File>Export as WAV. Name your song file. Continue until you have recorded each song from the tape or record. Since there are silent spots and probably some pops and hisses, you'll want to clean up and edit the .WAV files. Audacity has a noise removal effect. It also allows you to edit unwanted breaks and more. If you want more creative audio effects and editing techniques, Audacity has online tutorials and a downloadable manual. Once you have cleaned up all of your files, they're ready to burn to CD. Windows XP has built-in software that allows you to burn files onto a CD. There is also a free program called burn4free (http://www.burn4free.com/). Or, use the software that came with your CD burner. ----- Original Message ----- From: Roy Nicholas To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 4:27 PM Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions Hi Listers, I have just rejoined the list after a break I am trying to find a way to convert 78 rpm and 33 rpm recorded music to a CD format .Can anybody help . Regards Roy Nicholas in Queensland Aussie ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== DO NOT open unexpected file attachments from people, even if you know them. Verify with the sender first. This may be your only line of defence, other than AV Software, against mail "viruses" ============================== 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

Maureen, What kind of files are they? I don't have the files I converted a few years back from a word processor after we lost our hard drive. But, I know I used MS Word to open them. They were on floppy. I remember I had to do something to the files first, then I could read them. Let me know what type they are and I'll see if I can't help. Patty At 09:14 PM 7/23/2004, you wrote: >You would have to find someone who knows something about the word proccessor >that you used and what kind of format it used to saved the text. And, if >anyone knows of a way it can be converted and transferred to ascii text for >a computer. > >Was it floppy disks or tape? > >I don't know diddly about word processors before computers. > >Alfred D. Eller >RootsMagic-Users-Admin@RootsWeb.com >================ ============== >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Maureen S Cassidy" <maureen.s.cassidy@worldnet.att.net> >To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 6:19 PM >Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions > > > > Thanks Art. > > > > When I first started writing my Master's Thesis I didn't own a computer > > (1997) so I put all my work on my WP. In 1998 I got my computer but soon > > after had to take a long break from school. Now I'm starting back and need > > that material in my computer. > > > > Maureen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "dolphin213" <dolphin213@cox.net> > > To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 6:26 PM > > Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions > > > > > > > > Maureen, > > > > >I too have a "conversion" question (of which Roy's post reminded me). > > > > > >I have several floppies from my word processor which I would like to > > convert > > >so I can put the material on my computer. Is there any way of doing >that?? > > > > This will not take any type of conversion process. Simply copy the files > > from the floppies to your hard drive and open them with your processor > > program. Or if they need editing, you can open them directly from the > > floppy with your word processor, edit them and save them back to floppy or > > your hard drive. > > > > Art > > > >==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== >Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: >http://www.cyndislist.com > >============================== >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

Hi Alfred, I have the material on floppy disks. I just dug them out and tried to copy a couple of them a few minutes ago but they wouldn't copy. The WP is a Brothers 1997. The floppies are just "regular" 3.5Mb DD. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alfred D. Eller" <adeller@santel.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions You would have to find someone who knows something about the word proccessor that you used and what kind of format it used to saved the text. And, if anyone knows of a way it can be converted and transferred to ascii text for a computer. Was it floppy disks or tape? I don't know diddly about word processors before computers. Alfred D. Eller RootsMagic-Users-Admin@RootsWeb.com ================ ============== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen S Cassidy" <maureen.s.cassidy@worldnet.att.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions > Thanks Art. > > When I first started writing my Master's Thesis I didn't own a computer > (1997) so I put all my work on my WP. In 1998 I got my computer but soon > after had to take a long break from school. Now I'm starting back and need > that material in my computer. > > Maureen > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dolphin213" <dolphin213@cox.net> > To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 6:26 PM > Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions > > > > Maureen, > > >I too have a "conversion" question (of which Roy's post reminded me). > > > >I have several floppies from my word processor which I would like to > convert > >so I can put the material on my computer. Is there any way of doing that?? > > This will not take any type of conversion process. Simply copy the files > from the floppies to your hard drive and open them with your processor > program. Or if they need editing, you can open them directly from the > floppy with your word processor, edit them and save them back to floppy or > your hard drive. > > Art ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: http://www.cyndislist.com ============================== 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

You would have to find someone who knows something about the word proccessor that you used and what kind of format it used to saved the text. And, if anyone knows of a way it can be converted and transferred to ascii text for a computer. Was it floppy disks or tape? I don't know diddly about word processors before computers. Alfred D. Eller RootsMagic-Users-Admin@RootsWeb.com ================ ============== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen S Cassidy" <maureen.s.cassidy@worldnet.att.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions > Thanks Art. > > When I first started writing my Master's Thesis I didn't own a computer > (1997) so I put all my work on my WP. In 1998 I got my computer but soon > after had to take a long break from school. Now I'm starting back and need > that material in my computer. > > Maureen > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dolphin213" <dolphin213@cox.net> > To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 6:26 PM > Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions > > > > Maureen, > > >I too have a "conversion" question (of which Roy's post reminded me). > > > >I have several floppies from my word processor which I would like to > convert > >so I can put the material on my computer. Is there any way of doing that?? > > This will not take any type of conversion process. Simply copy the files > from the floppies to your hard drive and open them with your processor > program. Or if they need editing, you can open them directly from the > floppy with your word processor, edit them and save them back to floppy or > your hard drive. > > Art

Thanks Art. When I first started writing my Master's Thesis I didn't own a computer (1997) so I put all my work on my WP. In 1998 I got my computer but soon after had to take a long break from school. Now I'm starting back and need that material in my computer. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "dolphin213" <dolphin213@cox.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 6:26 PM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions Maureen, >I too have a "conversion" question (of which Roy's post reminded me). > >I have several floppies from my word processor which I would like to convert >so I can put the material on my computer. Is there any way of doing that?? This will not take any type of conversion process. Simply copy the files from the floppies to your hard drive and open them with your processor program. Or if they need editing, you can open them directly from the floppy with your word processor, edit them and save them back to floppy or your hard drive. Art ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from this list send a message to GEN-COMP-TIPS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ============================== 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

>I have the material on floppy disks. I just dug them out and tried to copy >a couple of them a few minutes ago but they wouldn't copy. The WP is a >Brothers 1997. The floppies are just "regular" 3.5Mb DD. Try to open them using notepad or Word. I would think they would be ASCII type of files, as Alfred suggested. Art

I would also like to get this information. Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Nicholas" <rosenroy@webexpress.net.au> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 5:27 PM Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions > Hi Listers, I have just rejoined the list after a break I am trying to find a way to convert 78 rpm and 33 rpm recorded music to a CD format .Can anybody help . > Regards Roy Nicholas in Queensland Aussie > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > DO NOT open unexpected file attachments from people, even if you know them. Verify with the sender first. This may be your only line of defence, other than AV Software, against mail "viruses" > > ============================== > 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 >

I too have a "conversion" question (of which Roy's post reminded me). I have several floppies from my word processor which I would like to convert so I can put the material on my computer. Is there any way of doing that?? Thanks. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Nicholas" <rosenroy@webexpress.net.au> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 5:27 PM Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Music Conversions Hi Listers, I have just rejoined the list after a break I am trying to find a way to convert 78 rpm and 33 rpm recorded music to a CD format .Can anybody help . Regards Roy Nicholas in Queensland Aussie ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== DO NOT open unexpected file attachments from people, even if you know them. Verify with the sender first. This may be your only line of defence, other than AV Software, against mail "viruses" ============================== 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

Maureen, >I too have a "conversion" question (of which Roy's post reminded me). > >I have several floppies from my word processor which I would like to convert >so I can put the material on my computer. Is there any way of doing that?? This will not take any type of conversion process. Simply copy the files from the floppies to your hard drive and open them with your processor program. Or if they need editing, you can open them directly from the floppy with your word processor, edit them and save them back to floppy or your hard drive. Art

Roy, There are many, many different ways to do this. The main questions are what hardware and type of record player you have. Do you have a pre-amp? An amp? What sound card do you have (and what type of inputs does it have?)? There are many questions that you need to answer first. Do a Google search on converting vinyl to digital and you'll find answers to what is needed and how to go about it. Art >Hi Listers, I have just rejoined the list after a break I am trying to >find a way to convert 78 rpm and 33 rpm recorded music to a CD format >.Can anybody help . > Regards Roy Nicholas in Queensland Aussie

I use an older version of OmniPage and it works very well as it is "trainable". However, I don't know of any OCR program that works on handwriting. Kathi > Good Morning, > > An Ancestry.com daily newsletter for the 22nd of July talked of OCR software > and listed the following: > > Adobe Acrobat capture 3 > www.adobe.com > > Scansoft Omnipage 14 (“PC Magazine” Editor's Choice) > www.scansoft.com > > ABBYY Finereader 7, (Mac v5) > www.abbyy.com > > Textbridge 11 (No longer Xerox, it's Scansoft also!) > www.scansoft.com > > Have any of you used one of the above programs? Did they work well? What > others have any of you used that you liked? Did you find one that worked > particularly well with old handwritten documents such as wills or land > records? I am debating even getting this because retyping those old > documents is a real learning exercise. I learn far more and know far better > what is in them after retyping them but there may be times when I would want > to use OCR for one of these old documents. > > Thank you for your input. > > Marie > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 7/5/2004 > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list send a message to GEN-COMP-TIPS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > ============================== > 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 >

Good Morning, An Ancestry.com daily newsletter for the 22nd of July talked of OCR software and listed the following: Adobe Acrobat capture 3 www.adobe.com Scansoft Omnipage 14 (“PC Magazine” Editor's Choice) www.scansoft.com ABBYY Finereader 7, (Mac v5) www.abbyy.com Textbridge 11 (No longer Xerox, it's Scansoft also!) www.scansoft.com Have any of you used one of the above programs? Did they work well? What others have any of you used that you liked? Did you find one that worked particularly well with old handwritten documents such as wills or land records? I am debating even getting this because retyping those old documents is a real learning exercise. I learn far more and know far better what is in them after retyping them but there may be times when I would want to use OCR for one of these old documents. Thank you for your input. Marie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 7/5/2004

Bob, some suggestions on your queries: 1. Try copying and pasting to another worksheet (see the HELP file for the exact procedure to do that in Excel). 2(1). I presume you mean in the "same WorkBOOK"? Again, just copy and paste the needed Worksheet into a new WorkSHEET in the same WorkBOOK. You can then work on either at will. Again, see the HELP file for the exact procedure to do that in Excel (somewhat different to normal "copy and paste"). 2(2). WorkBOOKS can be linked and you will find some help from Microsoft on this site: http://tinyurl.com/6dhvt If you do not get sufficient information there, do a search using (1) "link workbooks" or (2) "link worksheets" in www.google.com It is a rather complex topic and I guess the best way would be to borrow a book on Excel from a nearby library. That's how I get most of my answers on Excel problems :-). Lance -----Original Message----- From: bob gillis [mailto:rpgillis@bellatlantic.net] Sent: Monday, 19 July 2004 22:05 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Excel 2000 More Sorting Questions 1. Is there any way to select a Data Area and save it for sorting similar to setting a Print Area for printing. 2. How can I have in the same worksheet, one sheet sorted one way and another sheet sorted another way so I can click between? And can I have the two sheets interlinked so a change in data on one sheet changes the other sheet? bob gillis --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0430-1, 2004-07-19 Tested on: 21/07/2004 2:48:55 PM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

I finally got thru to ATT. It was an ISP problem. That said, I still have no idea why or how it happened. The rep said that "somehow" my settings got changed. Considering the fact that NOBODY but me ever touches this computer, I still haven't a clue as to why they were changed. I've been using the "old" ones for 5 months now. Thanks guys, for the help and moral support. Maureen