Well, thanks Gina. I learned something new. Using the tool at Acrobat is much quicker than going through all the steps I was doing using pdfedit995. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gina Heffernan" <dala@mindspring.com> To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 10:53 AM Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Limestone county cemeteries > Good morning Sandra and others, > > I have re-typed two (tiny) graphical pages this morning, trying to find > out what the options are but I couldn't use OCR because the images are > so blurred. I haven't found one yet that has text. > When you open the file, there are two tools on the right side of the > toolbar for Acrobat. One is a large T with a dotted box, the other is a > circle? and a square inside a dotted box. The "T" tool is for text. You > can click it and then outline the text you want to copy. Click the > "Copy" tool then go to NotePad or Word and "Paste". > > If that tool doesn't work, try the other one. It is for copying and > pasting graphics and you only have to copy the part you want. You can > paste the graphic into Word or Excel or even Paint to print it, but the > print is not very clear. Those are the ones that will need to be > re-typed. I dropped them into Excel and then typed on the right side of > them so I didn't have to print them. (I have my screen set to high > resolution so I had plenty of room - you can also change Excel to show > the page at 80% or so and have some room. > > I can convert almost anything to txt (Archives background) but I am not > a fast typist. > > When you look at the index at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/cemetery/, the cemeteries which have > been done are at the bottom because they start with small case letters, > the upper case letters come first in sorting. Make sure the cemetery > hasn't been redone before you start on it. The file sizes indicate (to > me) that all of these are graphical. The Mexia cemetery is almost 5MB so > we will probably need more than one person to work on it. > > Gina > > svanwyk wrote: > > > > Hi Gina, > > > > I was able to read them Acrobat Reader 5.0. I used a conversion program > > pdfedit995 and the program said the choices were to either Word or html. > > For some reason, and I think because of the way they were originally, it > > would only convert to html. Once at html, then I was able to convert to > > .doc files. It took several steps just to get the first cemetery file to > > .doc. David Morgan then said he can't read .doc files. If they are put on > > the internet in html, then they are readable. > > > > It appears that these are scanned pages; maybe he had a page with the > > headers already printed, then he typed the text on that page, then scanned > > the whole page. I got it to a .doc > > format, but you can't do anything with the text. You can only view it. > > > > I would almost suggest that the volunteers get a copy of what's readable, > > then retype them so they will be able to update the files. I believe > > someone said these cemeteries were inventoried a few years ago so need to be > > updated. > > > > Sandra Van Wyk > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gina Heffernan" <dala@mindspring.com> > > To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:44 AM > > Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Limestone county cemeteries > > > > > If you can see them, you can save them. Some of them are graphics so > > > they will have to be printed and re-typed. We need some organization as > > > to who is doing what. I have a list of cemeteries that need to be > > > converted. If you want to work on a cemetery, let me know and I will > > > keep a list so that folks aren't working on the same cemetery. > > > > > > Gina > > > > > > "David W. Morgan" wrote: > > > > > > > > On Sat, 20 Mar 2004, Denise wrote: > > > > > > > > > I do not think these files can be converted. They looked like they > > are > > > > > scanned or possibly copied and saved from an internet site. > > > > > > > > > > Denise > > > > > > > > They are being converted, most of them. The Vinson cemetery is > > > > hand-written, so that won't work, but the others are being done. > > > > > > > > Keep an eye on http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/cemetery/ > > > > > > > > and you will see the .txt files going up. > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "svanwyk" <s.vanwyk@verizon.net> > > > > > To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 3:46 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Limestone county cemeteries > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wow, those are great files. I can read them with my Adobe > > Reader, but > > > > > > just can't do anything with them. We're looking now for something > > to > > > > > > convert them with. Will let you know. > > > > > > Sandra Van Wyk > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "David W. Morgan" <damorgan@nyx.net> > > > > > > To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 4:09 PM > > > > > > Subject: [TXLIMEST] Limestone county cemeteries > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The cemeteries are here > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/cemetery/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I can't read them, as they are in pdf format, but hopefully > > > > > > > most of you can. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If anybody can convert them from pdf to plain ASCII text, > > > > > > > please let me know. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > > > > David W. Morgan damorgan@nyx.net Honolulu Hawaii > > > > > > > SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ > > > > > > > ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > The Limestone County Archives Project is at > > > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/limestone/limetoc.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > David W. Morgan damorgan@nyx.net Honolulu Hawaii > > > > SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ > > > > ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ > > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > > > You can search the Archives for old messages > > > > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=TXLIMEST-L > > > > > > -- > > > Gina Heffernan > > > > > > I wear a lot of hats! > > > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > > http://www.rootsweb.com~txlimest/ > > > List adminstrator is David Morgan, dmorgan@efn.org > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > You can search the Archives for old messages > > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=TXLIMEST-L > > -- > Gina Heffernan > > I wear a lot of hats! > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > You can search the Archives for old messages > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=TXLIMEST-L > >

Help!! Can anyone tell me what's really going on? It sounds like everyone is taking off in different directons. Last I thought I saw from David was to hang on to see if existing files could be changed, and now I'm seeing all these emails from individuals about having typed up some of the cemeteries. I've offered to type some but have been waiting to hear from David exactly what we are going to do. Maybe I missed something? Somebody needs to coordinate this then put out instructions on what is to be done and assign cemeteries to those offering to help. There's no sense two or three people typing the same thing. Please let me know if I'm supposed to be typing something, and if so, what. Linda in Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "svanwyk" <s.vanwyk@verizon.net> To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Limestone county cemeteries > Well, thanks Gina. I learned something new. Using the tool at Acrobat is > much quicker than going through all the steps I was doing using pdfedit995. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gina Heffernan" <dala@mindspring.com> > To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 10:53 AM > Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Limestone county cemeteries > > > > Good morning Sandra and others, > > > > I have re-typed two (tiny) graphical pages this morning, trying to find > > out what the options are but I couldn't use OCR because the images are > > so blurred. I haven't found one yet that has text. > > When you open the file, there are two tools on the right side of the > > toolbar for Acrobat. One is a large T with a dotted box, the other is a > > circle? and a square inside a dotted box. The "T" tool is for text. You > > can click it and then outline the text you want to copy. Click the > > "Copy" tool then go to NotePad or Word and "Paste". > > > > If that tool doesn't work, try the other one. It is for copying and > > pasting graphics and you only have to copy the part you want. You can > > paste the graphic into Word or Excel or even Paint to print it, but the > > print is not very clear. Those are the ones that will need to be > > re-typed. I dropped them into Excel and then typed on the right side of > > them so I didn't have to print them. (I have my screen set to high > > resolution so I had plenty of room - you can also change Excel to show > > the page at 80% or so and have some room. > > > > I can convert almost anything to txt (Archives background) but I am not > > a fast typist. > > > > When you look at the index at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/cemetery/, the cemeteries which have > > been done are at the bottom because they start with small case letters, > > the upper case letters come first in sorting. Make sure the cemetery > > hasn't been redone before you start on it. The file sizes indicate (to > > me) that all of these are graphical. The Mexia cemetery is almost 5MB so > > we will probably need more than one person to work on it. > > > > Gina > > > > svanwyk wrote: > > > > > > Hi Gina, > > > > > > I was able to read them Acrobat Reader 5.0. I used a conversion > program > > > pdfedit995 and the program said the choices were to either Word or > html. > > > For some reason, and I think because of the way they were originally, > it > > > would only convert to html. Once at html, then I was able to convert > to > > > .doc files. It took several steps just to get the first cemetery file > to > > > .doc. David Morgan then said he can't read .doc files. If they are > put on > > > the internet in html, then they are readable. > > > > > > It appears that these are scanned pages; maybe he had a page with > the > > > headers already printed, then he typed the text on that page, then > scanned > > > the whole page. I got it to a .doc > > > format, but you can't do anything with the text. You can only view > it. > > > > > > I would almost suggest that the volunteers get a copy of what's > readable, > > > then retype them so they will be able to update the files. I believe > > > someone said these cemeteries were inventoried a few years ago so need > to be > > > updated. > > > > > > Sandra Van Wyk > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Gina Heffernan" <dala@mindspring.com> > > > To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:44 AM > > > Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Limestone county cemeteries > > > > > > > If you can see them, you can save them. Some of them are graphics > so > > > > they will have to be printed and re-typed. We need some > organization as > > > > to who is doing what. I have a list of cemeteries that need to be > > > > converted. If you want to work on a cemetery, let me know and I > will > > > > keep a list so that folks aren't working on the same cemetery. > > > > > > > > Gina > > > > > > > > "David W. Morgan" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 20 Mar 2004, Denise wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I do not think these files can be converted. They looked like > they > > > are > > > > > > scanned or possibly copied and saved from an internet site. > > > > > > > > > > > > Denise > > > > > > > > > > They are being converted, most of them. The Vinson cemetery is > > > > > hand-written, so that won't work, but the others are being done. > > > > > > > > > > Keep an eye on http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/cemetery/ > > > > > > > > > > and you will see the .txt files going up. > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "svanwyk" <s.vanwyk@verizon.net> > > > > > > To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 3:46 PM > > > > > > Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Limestone county cemeteries > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wow, those are great files. I can read them with my Adobe > > > Reader, but > > > > > > > just can't do anything with them. We're looking now for > something > > > to > > > > > > > convert them with. Will let you know. > > > > > > > Sandra Van Wyk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > From: "David W. Morgan" <damorgan@nyx.net> > > > > > > > To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 4:09 PM > > > > > > > Subject: [TXLIMEST] Limestone county cemeteries > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The cemeteries are here > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/cemetery/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I can't read them, as they are in pdf format, but > hopefully > > > > > > > > most of you can. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If anybody can convert them from pdf to plain ASCII > text, > > > > > > > > please let me know. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > David W. Morgan damorgan@nyx.net Honolulu Hawaii > > > > > > > > SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ > > > > > > > > ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > The Limestone County Archives Project is at > > > > > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/limestone/limetoc.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > David W. Morgan damorgan@nyx.net Honolulu Hawaii > > > > > SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ > > > > > ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > > > > You can search the Archives for old messages > > > > > > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=TXLIMEST-L > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Gina Heffernan > > > > > > > > I wear a lot of hats! > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com~txlimest/ > > > > List adminstrator is David Morgan, dmorgan@efn.org > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > > You can search the Archives for old messages > > > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=TXLIMEST-L > > > > -- > > Gina Heffernan > > > > I wear a lot of hats! > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > You can search the Archives for old messages > > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=TXLIMEST-L > > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > To unsub send a blank email with unsubscribe > in the subject line to TXLIMEST-request@rootsweb.com > >