Indexing

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  indexing records that are on two sides of a page set up for only one side to be recorded at a time

  How do I index a marriage record in Papua New Guinea that has part of the record on two pages?

  Answered Edgel Lola VeNae 51 views 4 comments 1 point Most recent by Mary Rice August 31
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  How do I get the first letter of a word capitalized when indexing? It's always done it for me.

  This is what the indexing instructions say, "The system automatically capitalizes the first le…

  Answered ConnerMarcia1 31 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by erutherford August 30
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  ONCE AGAIN THE PAGE DISAPPEARS

  US—City Directories, 1823–1935 [Part D] [MQ24-Q5J] Three hours spent indexing and poof… it disappea…

  Answered DebPlumbersWife 101 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by DebPlumbersWife August 30
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  Oops! what did I do wrong?

  On my FamilySearch page I am seeing a tag reading "An error has prevented the requested action…

  Answered judithluellen 121 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by Áine Ní Donnghaile August 30
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  US, Illinois—Naturalization Records, 1856–1951 [Part C] [MQK3-ZML]

  On image 2, I combined the DEC and the PET. The names were spelled differently on the 2 documents, …

  Answered Lisa Kay Horlacher 31 views 1 comment 1 point Most recent by erutherford August 30
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  Indexing tiny towns in city directories

  I'm reviewing US—City Directories, 1902–1935 [Part I] [MQG2-HQ9] This image includes people and bus…

  Answered ✓ MartinRaish 41 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by erutherford August 30
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  this is about indexing

  when indexing a city directory if someone is listed in the directory as died in month and date , do…

  Answered wildfirelady904 71 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by barbaragailsmith1 August 29
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  Why can't I submit my batch?

  I completed my input, ran the quality check and tried to submit the batch of 110 records. The progr…

  Answered sterner1943 51 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by sterner1943 August 28
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  What do I do if I find the wrong kind of record in a batch?

  I was indexing in the "US, California, Walnut Creek - Oak Hills Park Chapel Funeral Records, 1…

  Answered Katelyn Elaine Merrill 61 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Ashlee C. August 28
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  US, Illinois—Naturalization Records, 1856–1951 [Part C] [MQK3-CLP]

  What type of document is in image 2? It has the same information as an OOA. Was I correct to index …

  Answered Lisa Kay Horlacher 41 views 1 comment 1 point Most recent by erutherford August 27