I am doing birth records I can't read what it says in the place of birth what should I do? Thanks

Sweetere

I am doing birth records but in the place of birth spot there is a name but I can't read what it says. What should I do?

Thanks

Melissa S Himes

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Melissa S Himes

Unreadable should really only be used if the information can't be read due to a bad image or perhaps something like an ink blot, a torn page, or missing letters. It should not be used because one can't read the handwriting. An indexer should try to index what they CAN read using the wildcards: an asterisk * for several letters and a ? for individual letters.

Here is the information from the General Indexing Guidelines on Unreadable Information:

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 . 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 .

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Sorenson, Jessica

There's a function if you do Control (or ctrl) U it will mark that field unreadable, if that's useful.