I am having a hard time figuring the last name of John out. Any suggestions? English Record

Melinda Barnes

Mirevo

Hello Melinda,

Is proably : Hauqualls,

When you index, you can see information that is difficult to read. Use these guidelines as you index unreadable information:

• One character. If you are unable to read 1 letter or number, use a question mark (?) to replace the unreadable letter or number. Example: H?ndley.
• Multiple characters. For consecutive unreadable letters or numbers, use an asterisk (*) to replace the unreadable group of letters or numbers. Example: Di*son.
• One field. When all of the information for an indexing field is unreadable, mark the field as Unreadable. Click in the field, and press Ctrl+U.

You can also post your question with the batch code to take a look a bit of context.

Allison Lathrop

When you see a name like this that it's almost illegible, rather than guess, it is better to mark the surname field "unreadable". Hopefully, the researcher will find enough information to identify "John".

Melissa S Himes

Actually, it is better to use the wildcards than to mark something unreadable. John Ha*u*s would create a far better search capability than John [unreadable].