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*There are a number of websites including ''Eighteenth Century Collections Online'' (ECCO), ''House of Commons Parliamentary Papers'', ''The [London] Times Digital Archive 1785-1985'', ''The Illustrated London News 1842-2003'', ''19th Century UK Periodicals'' and other newspaper sites, ''JSTOR'' (many journals), which may help you in your research, where access is restricted . Card holders of participating Libraries including the following National Libraries (noting there is generally a residential requirement) [https://auth.nls.uk/ldc/ Scotland], [http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=otherresourcesa-z Wales], [http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/list/licenced/e Australia], [http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/databases/athome.cfm State Library of NSW], and many University Libraries can access some, or all of these websites, generally remotely on their own computers. Many of these websites including ECCO may also be [httphttps://wwwelectronicresources.bl.uk/eresourcessfxlcl41/dbstptitlesaz/eresourcesa.html londb accessed from the British Library Reading Rooms] and the [http://www.nli.ie/en/eresources.aspx National Library of Ireland] Reading Room. Also see [[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories]]

*In England, a Borough or County Library Card may enable you to access ''The Times'' '''remotely''' <ref>Acknown et al. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/257396-the-times-on-line/ The Times On-Line] ''Great War Forum'' 17 January 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.</ref> but probably not other historical newspaper sites. However, enquire what is available to you both from your local library and the libraries of surrounding boroughs as what is on offer can differ widely and membership requirements are usually easily met. Popular choices available online include ''The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' and ''Who's Who & Who Was Who''. Other subscription sites may be available from terminals in the library itself e.g. ''Ancestry'' - this may sound restrictive but, if you already subscribe at a base level, may be useful for consultation when you want to look up a source restricted to premium subscribers.:As an example, [https://www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/reference-library Suffolk Libraries] shows the databases available to the users of the more than 40 local libraries of Suffolk County Council. Ancestry and findmypast are available but must be accessed in a local library, while other databases are available on home computers. :Many larger local libraries in Australia provide access for residents, to websites such as Ancestry and findmypast. *Card holders of the State Library of Victoria, Australia are able to access digitised records from The National Archives, Kew, on their home computers, without charge. This service only applies to residents of Victoria. *The libraries of many genealogical societies provide free member access to websites such as Ancestry and findmypast. Enquire what other services are offered. As an example, the Society of Australian Genealogists in Sydney, NSW Australia, provides access in its library, to downloads free of charge of digitised records from The National Archives, Kew.<ref>[http://www.sag.org.au/downloads/Descent/2019MarDescent.pdf ''Descent, Journal of the Society of Australian Genealogists'' March 2019, page 17]</ref>

JSTOR is a not-for-profit organisation which provides access to scholarly journals, primary sources, and books. <br>In addition to access through the British Library, or through some library cards, (such as those issued by the National Libraries of Scotland, Wales and Australia) -enquire at your local library as to what is available, some items may be accessed for free, on your home computer, up to three six items from the archive every two weeksmonth. More details are in the article [httphttps://aboutsupport.jstor.org/newshc/en-us/jstorarticles/115004760028-MyJSTOR-rrHow-historicalto-scholarship JSTOR Register -Get-Free-Access-to-Content How to register & Read—Free Reading of Historical Scholarshipget free access to content]. Note that during covid restrictions the '''free limit has increased to 100 per month''', and this remains the situation currently (March 2023).  <br>[http://www.jstor.org/action/showJournals Browse] the titles of the Journals and books available in the JSTOR website. Includes a Search facility. Note however, that previously not all articles are were available under the free scheme, and this is probably the current situation. <br> An example of an article available is [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2599322 "Real Incomes of the British Middle Class, 1760-1850: The Experience of Clerks at the East India Company"] by H. M. Boot ''The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 52, No. 4 (Nov., 1999), pp. 638-668

==Access an obsolete website in the Wayback Machine at ''archive.org''==*Go to http://www.archive.org/web/web.php and type in the website link [URL] you require in "Browse History".:See the ''Wayback Machine'' and click <Take Me Back>explained in the video [https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/session/navigating-the-internet-archive Navigating the Internet Archive] by Alexis Rossi from 2021 RootsTech, FamilySearch. Direct [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCcRM0Z72GA YouTube video].*A helpful website which has closed is ''regiments.org'', here is the [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080116090419/http://www.regiments.org / archived site at January 2008]. This is the [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080108080429/www.regiments.org/regiments/index.htm Regiments page], the [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080118041521/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/lists/bargxrefn.htm Numeric list of British Army Regiments page] and the [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20071218044939/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/lists/ba1881.htm British Army 1881 Regiments page]; [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20071107112918/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargts.htm An overview of the South Asian Armies page], [http://cclassic-web.archive.org/web/20070910202651/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargxref.htm Alphabetic Index,South Asia page] and [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20070910202221/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargxrefn.htm Numeric index, South Asia page]===Capture a web page in the Wayback Machine at ''archive.org''===

:Does not apply to all websites. Read the [https://archive.org/about/faqs.php#The_Wayback_Machine FAQs: /The Wayback Machine] for more details of the types of webites which cannot be archived.

*[[Hobson Jobson | ''Hobson-Jobson: the Anglo-Indian dictionary'']] by Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell, William Crooke . published by Wordsworth Editions, 1996. [http://books.google.com/books?id=rcjmiBm8hHQC Limited View Google Books] or full view at the [http://www.archive.org/details/hobsonjobsonbein00yuleuoft Internet Archive website]

*Later publications include [https://archive.org/details/language-of-the-camp/mode/2up ''Sahibs, Nabobs and BoxwallahsDictionary: a dictionary Language of the words of Anglo-IndiaCamp. Army Hindustani and Other Soldier Slang'' ] by Ivor Lewis Charles Tustin Kamps 2022. Archive.org*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=j5NeAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA179 A description of coins, weights and measures in use in Madras c 1832]. The terms for weights are pollum, vis, maund, candy, and for grain puddy or seer, marcal and kallum. For cloth, terms are mollum or cubit. Page 179 ''Hanklyn-Janklin'T‪he Travels of Rabbi David D'Beth Hillel: From Jerusalem, Through Arabia, Koordistan, a glossary Part of Indian EnglishPersia, by Nigel Hankin who is described in the and India to Madras'' by‬ Rabbi David D'Beth Hillel 1832 Google Books.:[httphttps://wwwbooks.telegraphgoogle.cocom.uk/news/obituaries/1574988au/Nigel-Hankin.html books?id=6LwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7 ''The TelegraphAnglo-Hindoostanee Handbook; or, Stranger’s Self-Interpreter and Guide to Colloquial and General Intercourse with the Natives of India'' obituary] of 9 Jan 20081850 Google Books. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=6LwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP17 Contents] Includes Vocabulary, Monetary System, Weights, Linear Measures etc.: Also see [[Merchant]]*For some quantities used in recipes, see [[Food and Drink]].

:Source: B.E. Dadachanji. ''History of Indian Currency and Exchange'', 3rd enlarged ed. (Bombay: D.B. Taraporevala Sons & Co, 1934), p. 15. :Note: This book is available [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.228670 Archive.org version], together with the [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.217960 1927 edition Archive.org version], both mirrors from Digital Library of India.*"In 1899 it was fixed at 1s. 4d [16 pence] and in 1927 at 1s. 6d. [18 pence]".<ref>[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b637408?urlappend=%3Bseq=8 Unnumbered page (Digital page 8)] ''The East India Company’s Arsenals and Manufactories'' by Brigadier-General H. A. Young, Director of Ordnance Factories in India 1917-1920, published 1937. HathiTrust Digital Library.</ref>

==Send money to IndiaTranslate from another language, including Latin, into English==Moneygram===Baptismal, ICICI Bank Marriage, Burial and Will records===*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Genealogical_Word_Lists Genealogical Word Lists] FamilySearch Wiki. Western Union have been suggested as means of sending money Various countries.*Use [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page Wiktionary, the free dictionary]. Alternatively, Google using the search term Wiktionary. As an example, if you want to India for know the purchase meaning of certificates etcthe Latin word consueverunt use the search terms consueverunt latin Wiktionary.<ref> India List thread RealMac. [httphttps://archiverweb.rootswebarchive.ancestryorg/web/20180509225809/https://getsatisfaction.com/th/readfamilysearch/INDIAtopics/2012translation-05/1337238412 Sending money to Indianeeded Translation needed] dated May 201217 February 2018. FamilySearch Forum hosted on GetSatisfaction, now archived.</ref>*[http://www.opcdorset.org/fordingtondorset/Files/Glossary.html Dorchester & Fordington Glossary]. Index of Terms used in 17th & 18th Century Wills, Inventories and other Documents. Includes Latin terms and Latin versions of Christian names. Some of the Glossary is specific to a UK geographical region, however there is much general information.*Also see the Fibiwiki page [[:Category:Non-British Ancestors|Non-British Ancestors]]. The page [[French]] also contains some Latin resources.

==Translate from another language into English=General===*Perhaps you have found a webpage which is not in English. You can obtain a computer produced translation of non English wording using [httphttps://translate.google.com Google Translate], or some browsers such as Google Chrome have an automatic option to translate webpages. If you don't use Chrome, you can also enter a website URL (link) to Google Translate, and the entire webpage will be translated (although there may be errors).*Another translation option is [https://www.deepl.com/translator DeepL Translator] which some consider more accurate than Google.

*From [http://genealogy-quest.com/glossary-terms/diseases/ Genealogy Quest-GlossariesGlossary of Terms-Diseases ] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130115123649/http://www.genealogyantiquusmorbus.com/english/English.htm Rudy's List of Archaic Medical Terms], antiquusmorbus.com now an archived website. A Glossary of Archaic Medical Terms, Diseases and Causes of Death by Rudy Schmidt. For medical terms in other languages, see [[German]], [[French]] which also includes Latin terms, and [[Dutch]].**[https://web.archive.org/web/20180823045822/http://archaicmedicalterms.com/English/Alcoholism.htm List of Alcohol & Drug Related Diseases], now an archived webpage from an alternative website archaicmedicalterms.com. Includes ebriosity, or the variant ebriositas (seen mis-questtranscribed ebriositis): partial intoxication; habitual drinking to excess.**[https://web.archive.org/web/20130115124304/http://www.antiquusmorbus.com/english/Heart%20Stroke.htm List of Heart & Stroke Related Causes of Death]*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171127223251/http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wakefield/definitions/defmedic.html Old Medical terms for use by Genealogists] Rootsweb page, archived.*Heatstroke was also known as sunstroke, and occasionally as insolation or siriasis.*[http://www.wolfbane.com/icd/index.html International Classification of Diseases] for death certificates. Data from 1900 currently (2023/01). wolfbane.com*''A Dictionary of Medical Science'' by Robley Dunglison. Varying titles over time. Most editions contain the wording "Carefully revised and greatly enlarged" (or similar). :[https://archive.org/details/62650260RX1.nlm.nih.gov/page/n3/mode/2up 1833], [https://archive.org/details/101567857.nlm.nih.gov 2nd edition, 1839], [https://archive.org/details/101515233.nlm.nih.gov 3rd edition, 1842], [https://archive.org/details/101515227.nlm.nih.gov 4th edition, 1844], [https://archive.org/details/101515242.nlm.nih.gov 5th edition 1845], [https://archive.org/details/101515244.nlm.nih.gov 6th edition, 1846], [https://archive.org/details/101515252.nlm.nih.gov 7th edition 1848], [https://archive.org/details/101515261.nlm.nih.gov 1857], [https://archive.org/details/medicallexicondi00dung 1860], [https://archive.org/details/medicallexicondi00dunguoft 1866], [https://archive.org/details/llecondi00dung 1868], [https://archive.org/details/2medicallexicond00dunguoft 1874], [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmedi1893dung 21st edition 1893], [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmedi1903dung 23rd edition 1903] All Archive.org.:There are a few additional editions on [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22dictionary+of+medical+science%22+%29&sort=date Archive.org], currently all were published in the 1850s.*''Appleton's Medical Dictionary'' [https://archive.org/details/b21690315/page/n7/mode/glossaries2up 1904], [https:/diseases1/archive.org/details/appletonsmedical00jell/page/n7/mode/2up 1915], [https://archive.org/details/appletonsmedica00jell/page/n5/mode/2up 1916] Archive.org ==Find out the meaning of an archaic occupation ==*[http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/index.html Part 1Old Occupation Names] Hall Genealogy Website. Also contains links to other sites*[https://web.archive.org/web/20181220040735/http://www.familytreeassociation.org:80/old-occupations--terms.html Old occupations & terms] English Family Tree Association, now archived. For some of the internal links, you need to look for earlier archived dates, these are [https://web.archive.org/web/20190101050814/http://www.familytreeassociation.org/a-c.html A-C], [https://web.archive.org/web/20181111232940/http://www.genealogyfamilytreeassociation.org:80/d-f1.html D-questF], [https://web.archive.comorg/web/20180910051942/http://glossarieswww.familytreeassociation.org:80/diseases2g-i.html Part 2G-I], D[https://web.archive.org/web/20180910051953/http://www.familytreeassociation.org/j-l1.html J-L], [https://web.archive.org/web/20180910052008/http://www.genealogyfamilytreeassociation.org/m-p1.html M-questP], [https://web.archive.comorg/web/20180908071246/http://glossarieswww.familytreeassociation.org/diseases3q-s1.html Part 3, M Q-RS], [https://web.archive.org/web/20180909072028/http://www.genealogyfamilytreeassociation.org/t-z1.html T-questZ]*[https://www.familyresearcher.co.comuk/glossariesglossary/diseases4Dictionary-of-Old-Occupations-Index.html Part 4, SDictionary of Old Occupations: A-Z Index] familyresearcher.co.uk*[http://www.worldthroughthelens.com/family-history/old-Yoccupations.php Obscure Old English Census Occupations]worldthroughthelens.com*[http://www.antiquusmorbuscensus1891.com/Indexoccupations-a.htm Rudyphp London Census 1891 Transcription] A collection of the occupations or job descriptions of the people living in London in the 1890's List . census1891.com*[http://doot.spub.co.uk/index.php ''A Dictionary of Archaic Medical Occupational Terms] A Glossary Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Archaic Medical TermsPopulation, Diseases and Causes 1921''] by Ministry of Death by Rudy SchmidtLabour HMSO 1927. doot.spub.co.uk. Lists in English and many other languages, including Also available on [https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfOccupationalTerms Archive.org]*FamilySearch Wiki pages::[Germanhttps://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:England_Occupations Category:England Occupations]This is the most extensive page; [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Ireland_Occupations Category:Ireland Occupations], ; [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Scotland_Occupations Category:Scotland Occupations]; [French]https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Wales_Occupations Category:Wales Occupations].*In both the British and Indian Armies, the word/occupation provisioner means "a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army, sutler..."<ref>Balmer, and Nick. [[Dutch]https://web.archive.org/web/20201018224237/https://groups.io/g/india-british-raj/message/306 Meaning of Provisioner]''India British Raj History (groups.io)'' October 5, 2020, archived.</ref>

*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Abbreviations_Lists_for_Personal_Names_(English) Abbreviations Lists for Personal Names (English)] FamilySearch Wiki:[https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/comment/202835#Comment_202835 Images of some old handwritten abbreviation examples] by John Empoliti. Click on images and open in new window to engage or [https://us.v-cdn.net/6032564/uploads/attachments/0683A000007SxXBQA0_Given%20Name%20Handwriting%20Abbreviations%20-%20mostly.jpg direct link]. From FamilySearch Community topic "I do not know what to do with name abbreviations".

*See Fibiwiki article [[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ Palaeography: reading Reading old handwriting 1500 – 1800 A practical ]]==Search online tutorial] The National Archivesgenealogical records using wildcards==Many, but not all, online genealogical databases may be searched using wildcards, in an attempt to find relevant records where the spelling has changed over time, Kewor where records have been mis-transcribed.<br>Typically the wildcard '''*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html''' is used to replace one or more letters in a name or keyword, while '''?q=%22Reading%20English%20Handwritten%20Records%22 Reading English Handwritten Records] from [https://familysearch''' replaces a single letter.org/learningcenter/home.html FamilySearch Learning Center]. Covers "Secretary Hand" used in the 1500s and 1600s*[httphttps://www.niarchivefindmypast.com.orgau/directoryblog/uploadshelp/8872c70bmaximize-e26asearch-47d5returns-8d9dwith-7c1180106d61/Copperplate_Victorian%20Handwritingwildcards "Maximise search returns with wildcards"] 12 April 2016 Findmypast blog (pay website).pdf Copperplate Victorian Hand Writing] Causeway Museum Service*See [[http://www.philatelicsannex.org/reference/A%20guide%20to%20handwriting.doc A Guide to Reading Old Handwriting in relation to Postal HistoryFindmypast] by <nowiki>allanoliver1937@msn.com</nowiki>*[http://amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/oldhand.html Deciphering Old Handwriting] by Sabina J. Murray *This [httphttps://hintsandechoessupport.wordpressancestry.com/tags/article/spencerianSearching-with-Wild-script/ blogCards "Searching with Wild Cards"] Ancestry (hintsandechoespay website).wordpress.com) contains examples of the Spencerian script (used in the United States from approximately 1850 to 1925) and the later Palmer script ==Use Photo Editing software to better define old handwriting==*[https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/consumersearching-professionalwildcards-photofamilysearch-editing-software2/ Consumer vs. Professional Photo Editing Software"Searching with Wildcards in FamilySearch"] by James Tanner April 510, 2013 2014. FamilySearch includes a Blog. See [[https://familysearchFamilySearch]].org/blog/en/consumer-professional-photo-editing-software/#comment-27059 comment ] following the articleFor other genealogical websites, by Sherry Morganlook at sections such as FAQ, April 30Help, 2013 Tips etc to see whether wildcard searching “I use photo editing software for documents as much as for restoring photos and one can do some decent work with a free program called [http://www.irfanview.com/ Irfanview]. It does have a learning curveis possible, ... I use it frequently at our Family History Center after scanning microfilm or microfiche to clean up or an all over brighten or darken and contrast to better define old handwriting” conditions applying. FamilySearch Blog ==Photographs=====Scan photographs===<br> Currently (2020/10/14) wild card searching is '''Please not that these scanning tips are for personal scanning and not to be used for scanning images for this website.''' Specifications for image scanning for this website can be found available on the [[Upload images]] page.*[http://genealogy.about.com/cs/digitalphoto/a/digital_photos.htm Creating & Editing Digital Photos: Tips GRO website for Scanning & Restoring] AboutEngland and Wales births and deaths.com Genealogy*[http://www.scantips.com A few scanning tips] scantips.com==Date family photographs==**Findmypast has a series of blogs about how to [http://wwwblog.scantipsfindmypast.com/beginco.html Never used a scanner before?]*[https:uk/tag/familysearch.org/blog/en/techtips/learnfamily-how-to-buyphotos/buying-scanners/ Preserving Your Family History Digitallydate family photographs] Family Search ===Digitally restore old photographs===* What do I Need to Restore Damaged Photographs? by Jayne Shrimpton. by James Tanner Also browse using the various categories of tags such as jayne shrimpton, ask the photo expert, [https://familysearchfamily photos etc.org/blog/en/restore-damaged-photographs-part-one/ Part 1]However, the articles currently available appear limited. [https://familysearchweb.archive.org/blog/enweb/restore-damaged-photographs-part-two20121030051101/ Part 2], [httpshttp://familysearchblog.findmypast.co.orguk/blogtag/en/restore-damagedfamily-photos-part-three/ Part 3Archived versions] Family Search Blog December 2012*[http://ww2talk.com/forums/forum/113-photo-restoration Photo Restoration], a subforum of [http://ww2talkthe webpage contain many additional posts.com/forums WW2Talk] Select different dates archived for possible additional entries. (You must Some posts can be a logged in member of WW2Talk to view any images displayed, see [[Mailing lists]]) ===Scan negatives===*navigated through this [https://familysearchweb.archive.org/blogweb/en20150910101722/scanning-old-film-negatives/ Scanning old film negatives] from [httpshttp://wwwblog.findmypast.familysearchco.orguk/tag/jayne-shrimpton/techtips Tech Tipsarchived link] Familysearch, clicking where appropriate on "older posts".org ===Date family photographs===*Find My Past has a series of blogs about how to :[httphttps://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/family30-tips-for-analysing-old-photos/ date family photographs-genealogy-deciphering-clues-2393637636.html "30 Tips for Using Family Photos for Genealogy"]by Jane Shrimpton 05 May 2017. Findmypast.

The *Videos of [https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/ Past Sessions of RootsTech for 2022 and 2021] (at time of posting 2022 April). FamilySearch website has two series . Prior years are no longer available, due to the belief the sessions were out of date on the technology being taught. general TechTips, some of which appear under 'Photographs' aboveRootstech is the FamilySearch annual conference. Contains videos relating to Apps etc.*[https://familysearch.org/blog/en/techtips FamilySearch TechTipsBlog Archives] and FamilySearch website. Use the Blog Search.*[https://familysearch.org/blog/en/techtips Blogconsumer-professional-photo-editing-software/#comment-27059 Comments] by Sherry Morgan April 30, 2013 FamilySearch website. "I use photo editing software for documents as much as for restoring photos and one can do some decent work with a free program called Irfanview. I use it frequently at our Family History Center after scanning microfilm or microfiche to clean up or an all over brighten or darken and contrast to better define old handwriting".*[https://www.savefamilyphotos.com/2016/03/02/did-you-make-this-common-mistake-when-scanning-your-family-photos-heres-how-to-fix-it/#comment-990 "Did You Make This Common Mistake When Scanning Your Family Photos? (Here’s How To Fix It!)"] by Thomas Watson and Craig Collett 2 March 2016. savefamilyphotos.com. How to add metadata, or information about your photos to scans of family photos.===Google Search tips===*[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/15/how-to-use-search-like-a-pro-10-tips-and-tricks-for-google-and-beyond How to use search like a pro: TechTips10 tips and tricks for Google and beyond]by Samuel Gibbs 15 January 2016 ''The Guardian''*Google Advanced Search: https://www.google.com/advanced_search

==Aspects to consider when hiring a professional researcherUse transcription aids===== Use Speech Recognition or Dictation applications===*[http:Speech (or voice) recognition or dictation applications//familysearchsoftware may be an aid if you are transcribing a document, or recording other information.org/learn/wiki/en/Hiring_a_Professional_Researcher Hiring a Professional Researcher] FamilySearch Wiki*<br>You may need to ensure the microphone option is turned on.<ref>''Great War Forum'' thread [httphttps://helpwww.ancestrygreatwarforum.com/apporg/answerstopic/detail/a_id/5560/~/when,174370-whydragon-anddictation-howipad-toiphone/?tab=comments#comment-hire1695323 Dragon Dictation -a-professional-genealogist WhenIPad, why and how to hire a Professional GenealogistiPhone] Ancestry(retrieved 8 December 2018.) Note Dragon Dictation is no longer available free.</ref> These mobile applications perhaps could be useful for recording information for cemetery transcriptions.com*<br>Your computer may contain a "Dictation" or similar option. As an example, for Apple Macs, choose Apple () , then System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Dictation.<ref>[httphttps://wwwsupport.apple.com/en-us/HT202584 Use your voice to enter text on your Mac] support.cyndislistapple.com(retrieved 8 December 2018.)</professref> Note however the Apple Mac option does not recognise some voices and will not work at all in these cases.htm#Hiring Hiring a Professional] from Cyndi’s List

===Scan and edit a document using OCR (Optical Character Recognition)===*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131116042700/http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/14595/ocr-anything-with-onenote-2007-and-2010/ OCR anything with OneNote 2007 and 2010]. howtogeek.com. OneNote 2010 is included with all edition of Microsoft Office 2010 except for Starter edition. OneNote 2007 is included with Office 2007 Home and Student, Enterprise, and Ultimate.==Books=====Search for a Library which holds a book you want to read===*[http://www.worldcat.org Worldcat.org]. Note that the [[British Library]] does not appear to be part of this database.*[httphttps://copacdiscover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/search Copac: Library Hub Discover] Search over 70 a database of 169 [at 2020/10/14] UK and Irish academic , national & specialist library catalogues]. An expansion Also includes of the previous Copac and SUNCAT services. Includes a keyword search. [http://copac.ac.uk/about/libraries/ Participating Libraries] include the British Library. Copac is based at the University of Manchester.

 ===Search for books on a particular topic===* See the Copac Library Hub Discover Search above.

==Scan and edit a document-OCR (Optical Character Recognition)Use the Virtual Magnifier option==*[https://websupport.archive.org/web/20131116042700/http://www.howtogeekmicrosoft.com/howtoen-us/14595topic/ocrsetting-anythingup-withand-onenoteusing-2007magnifier-e1330ccd-8d5c-2b3c-andd383-2010/ OCR anything with OneNote 2007 fd202808c71a Setting up and 2010using Magnifier]support. howtogeekmicrosoft.com. OneNote 2010 is included with all edition of Microsoft Office 2010 except for Starter edition. OneNote 2007 is included with Office 2007 Home and Student, Enterprise, and Ultimate.*Microsoft Office Word 2007 instructions on how to [https://web.archive.org/web/20131116043220/http://officewww.microsoftlifewire.com/enzoom-us/wordapples-help/scanbuilt-andin-editscreen-amagnifier-document198673 How to Use Zoom, Apple's Built-HA010254879.aspx?pid=CH100626141033 Scan and edit a documentIn Screen Magnifier], from Microsoft Office Onlinelifewire.com*Microsoft Office Word 2003 instructions [https://web.archive.org/web/20100317094746/http://officemagnifier.microsoftsourceforge.com/en-us/word/HP010771031033.aspx About Microsoft Office Document Imaging] from Microsoft Office Online. ==Use the net Virtual Magnifying Glass==You may find this [http://] magnifier.sourceforge.net Virtual Magnifying Glass] is useful.

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