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CAGG-NI TMG SIG 2008 SCHEDULE OF MEETING TOPICS
Meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m.
Schaumburg Township District Library
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January 12, 2008
Artificial People as a Research Aid
Group
Your database can be a research tool as well as a collection and reporting
facility for your research. Not everyone in your database has to be a "person"
you want to research further or a real person, for that matter. Come and
learn how to use your database to aid in research by adding doctors,
cemeteries and churches to your data entry.
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July 12, 2008
Advanced Data Entry
Millie Andorfer, Moderator
Completing the last section of the TMG Intermediate Instructional
DVD, Millie Andorfer will facilitate the viewing and discussion
of advanced data entry. Advanced data entry is for beginners too!
Open Q & A will follow.
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February 9, 2008
Starting from the Beginning
Sandy Imyak, Moderator
The TMG SIG will launch its program of building a knowledge
base for using The Master Genealogist. This is your chance
to learn, from the very beginning, the basics of TMG.
Sandy Imyak will moderate the first session covering Navigation.
Also available will be a printed
TMG Resource List, prepared by Elaine Beaudoin, which identifies various sources available to assist
both the new and ongoing TMG user
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August 9, 2008
No meeting this month
See you in September!
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March 8, 2008
Data Entry - Part I
Ralph Beaudoin, Moderator
This is one of the most important aspects of using TMG.
How you enter information into TMG affects searching the database,
filtering of data and output reports. Using the TMG Beginner
Instructional DVD, Ralph Beaudoin will facilitate a discussion on
this topic. Open Q & A will follow.
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September 13, 2008
Preference Options/Toolbars/Reports
Ginny Jenkins, Moderator
Kicking off the viewing of the Advanced TMG video,
Ginny Jenkins facilitates a discussion of
Preference Options that allow customization of
TMG. Then, tailoring the toolbar addresses
bookmarks, fast ways to generate default reports,
and help with editing text. Lastly, the video
covers report output and making use of the
report definition screens. Open Q & A will follow.
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April 12, 2008
Data Entry - Part II; Reports and New Projects
Ralph Beaudoin, Moderator
Continuing the discussion and viewing of the TMG Beginner DVD,
Ralph Beaudoin will cover the remaining issues of data entry,
identify Version 7 data entry enhancements and touch on reports
and new projects at the beginner level. Open Q & A will follow.
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October 11, 2008
Filtering
Byron Atkinson, Moderator
Byron Atkinson facilitates the viewing and discussion
of filtering projects. Filtering is one of the more
confusing aspects of TMG but after seeing the video
and participating in the discussion you will have a
better understanding of when and how to use filters.
Open Q & A will follow.
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May 10, 2008
Customizing TMG
Leonard Lucas, Moderator
Kicking off the viewing of the TMG Intermediate Instructional DVD,
Leonard Lucas will facilitate a discussion on customizing The Master
Genealogist. Topics include custom screen layouts, flag and image
windows, project explorer, focus groups, filtering and bookmarks.
Open Q & A will follow.
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November 8, 2008
Preference Options/Toolbars/Reports
Ginny Jenkins, Moderator
Kicking off the viewing of the Advanced TMG video,
Ginny Jenkins facilitates a discussion of
Preference Options that allow customization of
TMG. Then, tailoring the toolbar addresses
bookmarks, fast ways to generate default reports,
and help with editing text. Lastly, the video
covers report output and making use of the
report definition screens. Open Q & A will follow.
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June 14, 2008
Data Sets and Using Accents
Dave McCarthy, Moderator
Dave McCarthy, new to CAGGNI and TMG, will facilitate the
viewing of chapters four and five of the TMG Intermediate
Instructional DVD. Discussion will cover what the data set
manager is and use of accents. If you use accents in an
inventive way, bring your expertise to the meeting.
Open Q & A will follow.
Note: Meeting location changed to the Schaumburg LDS Stake Center located at 1320 W. Schaumburg Road
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December 13, 2008
Advanced Report Options/Publication Tools
Sandy Imyak, Moderator
The final chapters of the Advanced TMG DVD cover
advanced report options, indexes and publication tools.
The video explains how to easily include sources and
bibliographies; mark information sensitive or excluded;
and shows how simple it is to produce indexes using word
processing software. Open Q & A will follow.
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