HELLO FRED. I FIGURED IT OUT. SORRY. I'M GOING TO LOOK AT ALL THE DATA FRESH TOMORROW. THEN WHAT DO I DO WITH IT? HEATHER ----- Original Message ----- From: Fred Finkbiner <fred@claynet.com> To: <INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 1:39 PM Subject: Re: Encyclopedic Directory of Clay County > Hi Heather, > You should be OK with this, things have changed in the past 20 years but > not so much that you can't learn the new ways ;-) > > First, I assume that you are using Windows, if so you should have MS Excel > and /or MS Works. If you can use either of these programs then you are > almost there. Start your Excel or Works program, with Works you will need > to choose a data base or spread sheet format, either will work fine for > this, with Excel a new spread sheet file should be open for you when the > Excel starts. You will need to visit the Encyclopedic Directory web page at; > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclay/enc-dir/ > > and click on page 46, let the image load fully, it will take several > minutes, once the image is fully loaded click on "File" near the top of > your web browser and choose the "Save" option, your web browser will ask > you where to save the image, just choose somewhere you will remember.Once > you have the image saved on your computer you can open and view it anytime > even when you are NOT on the Internet. I like to use a program called > "Imaging" to view the image file but you can use any image viewer that you > are used to. You will need to have the program that you are going to use to > enter the data in to > ( Excel / Works) open at the same time you have your image viewer open with > the page loaded. You can re-size both program windows to half screen so you > can see the image as well as the data program, that way you won't have to > switch back and forth from one window to another. > > Let me know if this doesn't make any sense and I will try to explain it > better. > > Fred > > =============================== > > > At 05:36 PM 5/7/00 -0700, you wrote: > >Hi Fred, > >If you're really patient with me I would be happy to try to help. I am > >really new to this computer. I took classes 20+ years ago, things have > >changed allot. I am still willing to help > >Heather > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Fred Finkbiner <fred@claynet.com> > >To: <INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2000 9:47 AM > >Subject: Re: Encyclopedic Directory of Clay County > > > > > >> Hi Heather, > >> By transcribing I mean to type the data from the pages I have on-line > >that > >> are images, once I have the data as text I can put it on-line in HTML > >> format as well as having the image of the page available, the images are > >> very large files and take a long time to load in the web browser, the HTML > >> files are much smaller and easier to read for the visitor. If you are > >> interested in transcribing any of these pages let me know and I will help > >> you get started. > >> > >> Fred > >> > >> ========================================== > >> > >> At 07:01 AM 5/4/00 -0700, you wrote: > >> >Fred, I would appreciate what you mean by transcribing? I do have the > >time > >> >right now. > >> >heather > >> >----- Original Message ----- > >> >From: Fred Finkbiner <fred@claynet.com> > >> >To: <INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> > >> >Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 5:01 PM > >> >Subject: Encyclopedic Directory of Clay County > >> > > >> > > >> >> Been a little slow with these updates, my computer was broken for > >awhile,I > >> >> decided to buy a new one, of course as soon as I got the new computer I > >> >> figured out what was wrong with my old one, oh well, my wife now has a > >the > >> >> old computer and I have this shiny new one. > >> >> > >> >> Heather has sent in several new pages and the volunteers have > >transcribed > >> >> several of the ones on-line, there are still several pages needing > >> >> transcribing so if you can help let me know and I will be happy to get > >you > >> >> started. > >> >> > >> >> Thanks to Heather for the images and all the volunteers that have > >> >> transcribed them. > >> >> > >> >> Fred > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > >> >> This list brought to you by Rootsweb,be sure to check us out at > >> >> http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > >> >This list brought to you by Rootsweb,be sure to check us out at > >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >> > > >> > >> > >> ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > >> Be sure to visit the InGenWeb site for links to all Indiana Counties; > >> http://www.ingenweb.org/ > >> > > > > > > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > >Visit the Clay County Indiana InGenWeb site at; > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclay/ > > > > > ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > Be sure to visit the InGenWeb site for links to all Indiana Counties; > http://www.ingenweb.org/ >