I think I started on the wrong page of M3LK-GR1 Would you please check?

ishkabibble

Hello, just finished the left hand side of the page. The image showed the right hand side and enough of the left that I interpreted the batch was both.

Line 50 is completed. Should I submit that left page? I would be happy to index the right hand page as well.

Thank you. I'm a newbie.

P.S. Would you type, for example, dePlant as so, or de Plant? Van Greene or VanGreene?

P.S.2 You'll see numbers such as 56? when I can't see the last figure. Is that correct?

Ksalers

Based on the project instructions you need to index both pages.

• Some images show more than 1 page of a document. Be sure to review each image carefully to ensure that you are indexing all of the records. In this instance, index the left page from top to bottom, followed by the right page from top to bottom.

So when typing the names, as long as the letters are in the right order, it will be fine. So you can do DePlant or De Plant. You can do Van Greene or VanGreene. that doesn't matter as long as it's spelled how you see it.

I do not understand your question about the 56.

If you can't tell what a letter is in a name or a year, you use (?) a question mark. If you there are letters in a name that you can't figure out what they are and they are in grouped together, you would use (*) asterisk.

example: Luke, can't see or figure out the last letter (e) I would index it as Luk? .

Luke. can't see or make out the middle letters (uk) I would index it as L*e .

Ksalers

No, the (?) and (*) mean there is something there it’s just the indexer couldn’t make it out or see it. It’s the only way to show that. 😊

MinnWisRoots

General Indexing Guidelines:

Unreadable Information

Some information may be difficult to read because of damage to a document or other factors. You can represent unreadable information in various ways, depending on how much information is unreadable.

• 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, to mark the field as Unreadable, click in the field, and press Ctrl+U, or on the indexing toolbar, click the
• icon.
• Entire record
• When all of the information in an entire record is unreadable, including the name, date, and any information for other required fields, to mark the record as Unreadable, press Ctrl+Shift+U.
• Entire image
• If none of the information to be indexed on the image is readable, mark it in Step 1: Images as No, No Extractable Data.

ishkabibble

Hi,

Thanks for answering so quickly.

Does using the "?" work for a numeral? The batch I'm working on's last field is an index page number. The last digit often can't be read because it disapears into the hinge of the book.

I figured that if I typed, "56?" because I'm certain it's a three digit number, the searcher would know the number would be five hundred sixty something. Is there a better way?