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How should I index name abbreviations such as Rbt and Wm?

annamaykremer1
annamaykremer1 ✭
January 20 edited April 22 in Get Involved/Indexing

How should I index name abbreviations such as Rbt and Wm? Should I enter them exactly as recorded in the document?

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  • erutherford
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    January 20

    You index them as-is. From the Given Name Field Help (purple question mark above the field).

    Type the given names as they were written. Do not correct misspellings or expand abbreviations.

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