Ancestry Quick Tip Jamboree Personal Synopsis I have used MS Word to store photo information (like Bill Clayton) but with a little slant on it. I designed a document I call (strangely enough) "Family History." It is kind of a synopsis of the information that may be gleaned from the research of a given person. If I have photos and wish to have them as part of that document I use the "Insert Table" option and create either a two- or three-column table that allows me to put more than one picture across or to put data alongside the picture I have added to the document. After the table is filled, I remove the lines defining the table. Bob Walter Glen Carbon, Ill. More on Storing Pictures and Info. in Word Bill Clayton of B.C. writes that he stores photos in Word. When I recently wrote to Ancestry Tips that I am writing down all my memories of my life for my children, I type it out in Word and insert pictures of the event I write about to give a little clearer perspective to the reader. This way, I have the story behind the picture. I have scanned all of my pictures into Word and saved the information in a folder of collages, adding any story or information I have. I have stored them on a CD to send a copy to my siblings as well as anyone else who is interested. MS Word is a priceless tool for creating a group of pictures of one person or family with stories or captions. You can resize them to fit and edit the picture. I then print them out and add them to a family album. I can get a lot of pictures in an 8 x 11 space. S.J. Meese Ohio Delayed Birth Registration Can Cause Confusion My experience with obtaining my birth certificate happened when I applied for a "work paper" during WW2 while I was in high school. I found that I had never been registered at City hall and there was no record of my birth. It was necessary for me to go to my church, obtain a baptismal record and bring my mother to City hall where she had to swear that the information was correct. To further confuse the issue, I asked the priest to write down an Americanized version of my first name, which he did. I now have a legal birth certificate, which differs from my baptismal record. It is my legal name. This is how some people get "lost" when we research various records. Estelle Bentley More on Laptop Backpacks This is to build on the laptop backpack mentioned in the August 26 Ancestry Daily News. I have a laptop also, and I cleverly (I thought) bought a computer case with wheels for air travel, as I take my computer everywhere. I discovered, much to my surprise, that the case was too wide to tow down the aisle of a plane or put under the seat ahead of you, and that it was too heavy for me to put in an overhead bin when I am traveling alone. My solution was to purchase a student's backpack with wheels which is much more compact and will fit easily under the seat ahead. It doesn't hold as much and isn't as well arranged, but it works for this older, short lady. With all of the recent back-to-school sales, now is the time to find a good selection of student backpacks. MaryAnn Eberbach

to Bob Walter and Bill Clayton, what you are doing with Mic-word , i mean making a document with pictures and family info, is exactly what i wish to do, but don't know how to get started -- if you can give me a few clear concise instructions, i would greatly appreciate, also Bill, are you related to the claytons of Iowa- 1800's ?? BB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris Mathis" <doris40@aeroinc.net> To: <ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 7:36 AM Subject: [RC-ROOTS] Ancestry Quick Tip Jamboree 9/1/03 > Ancestry Quick Tip Jamboree > > Personal Synopsis > I have used MS Word to store photo information (like Bill Clayton) but with a little slant on it. > > I designed a document I call (strangely enough) "Family History." It is kind of a synopsis of the information that may be gleaned from the research of a given person. If I have photos and wish to have them as part of that document I use the "Insert Table" option and create either a two- or three-column table that allows me to put more than one picture across or to put data alongside the picture I have added to the document. After the table is filled, I remove the lines defining the table. > > Bob Walter > Glen Carbon, Ill. > > More on Storing Pictures and Info. in Word > Bill Clayton of B.C. writes that he stores photos in Word. When I recently wrote to Ancestry Tips that I am writing down all my memories of my life for my children, I type it out in Word and insert pictures of the event I write about to give a little clearer perspective to the reader. This way, I have the story behind the picture. > > I have scanned all of my pictures into Word and saved the information in a folder of collages, adding any story or information I have. I have stored them on a CD to send a copy to my siblings as well as anyone else who is interested. > > MS Word is a priceless tool for creating a group of pictures of one person or family with stories or captions. You can resize them to fit and edit the picture. I then print them out and add them to a family album. I can get a lot of pictures in an 8 x 11 space. > > S.J. Meese > Ohio > > Delayed Birth Registration Can > Cause Confusion > My experience with obtaining my birth certificate happened when I applied for a "work paper" during WW2 while I was in high school. I found that I had never been registered at City hall and there was no record of my birth. It was necessary for me to go to my church, obtain a baptismal record and bring my mother to City hall where she had to swear that the information > was correct. > > To further confuse the issue, I asked the priest to write down an Americanized version of my first name, which he did. I now have a legal birth certificate, which differs from my baptismal record. It is my legal name. This is how some people get "lost" when we research > various records. > > Estelle Bentley > > More on Laptop Backpacks > This is to build on the laptop backpack mentioned in the August 26 Ancestry Daily News. > > > I have a laptop also, and I cleverly (I thought) bought a computer case with wheels for air travel, as I take my computer everywhere. I discovered, much to my surprise, that the case was too wide to tow down the aisle of a plane or put under the seat ahead of you, and that it was too heavy for me to put in an overhead bin when I am traveling alone. My solution was to purchase a student's backpack with wheels which is much more compact and will fit easily under the seat ahead. It doesn't hold as much and isn't as well arranged, but it works for this older, short lady. With all of the recent back-to-school sales, now is the time to find a good selection of student backpacks. > > MaryAnn Eberbach > > > > > ==== ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM DIGEST MODE: > please click here and send: > mailto:ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >