HERITAGE QUEST RESOURCE VIEWER TIPS

            (NEWER VERSION OF FAMILY QUEST VIEWER)



         FOR HERITAGE QUEST DIGITAL MICROFILM AND OTHER CDS



Use CD exactly as you would a roll of microfilm: 

	- use another source as an index to find the page a person will be found on 

	- then use that page info to view the images on the CD



==== TO START ON ACGS PC ====

1. Insert CD into drive F:

2. Click Start then Heritage Quest (HQ) Resource Viewer

3. CD opens to first frame of digital microfilm



==== VIEW IMAGES ====

1. Click on a page number in left-hand pane to view that page of the census images



There are also Toolbar Buttons to:

- go to next or previous page

	(also: F5 goes to next page, F6 to previous page

- rotate image left, right or back to default

- zoom in or out 

	(also: left click on the image zooms in, right click zooms out)

- do image enhancement (brightness, gamma, contrast)

- invert image (to negative)

- save, copy or print the image

- fit to page or just height or width, or do 1-to-1 full size image view





==== PRINT AN IMAGE  ====

1. Click File then Print

2. In popup window (optionally draw a window around a PORTION of the

   image to be printed) click print

3. Select printer (hp deskjet 3420 series)

4. Click print





==== SAVE AN IMAGE TO FILE ====

1. Click File then Image then Save

2. In popup window (optionally draw a window around a PORTION of the

   image to be saved) click save

3. Enter file name to save to and include .tif as the suffix

4. Click save

5. File can then be imported into a Word document, or an image editor

   program to crop the black edges before printing





                             FAV TIPS

                      FAMILY ARCHIVE VIEWER



     FREE VIEWER FOR BRODERBUND AND FAMILY TREE MAKER CDS



==== TO START ====

1. Click Start then Family Archive Viewer

2. Insert Any Family Archive / Broderbund CD into drive F (DVD ROM drive)

3. Click the red X to close the Windows explorer file list of the 

   CD contents

3. Click OK after reading the license agreement (this has to be redone 

    every time the CD is swapped out)



==== TO LOAD A NEW CD ONCE STARTED ====

1. Remove old CD and install new one into drive F:

2. QUICKLY press ENTER.  If you are too slow you must clear 

   2 screens before getting to the data: a) click the red X 

   to close the Windows explorer file list of the CD contents; 

   then b) click OK after reading the license agreement (this has 

   to be redone every time the CD is swapped out)

3. May have to click View - Family Finder (Search CD) to

	have the new CDs index read in





GROUP SEARCH WORDS - surround with \ (back slash)

  ex:  \samuel johnson\



WILDCARDS - * for multiple characters

            ? for one character

  ex:   Nix* for Nixen Nixon Nixx and more

        Eli* for Eliza Elisa Elizabeth Elisabeth and more

        Eli?abeth for Elizabeth Elisabeth and more





==== INDEX SEARCH ====

1. Click on Index

2. Enter name to scroll to

3. Highlight desired entry and double click it to go to that entry 

   in the scanned book pages (if this CD has scanned book pages)





==== EXPERT SEARCH ====

1. Click on "Search Expert" button (upper right)

2. Click on "Search this archive for someone NOT from your Family File

3. Enter surname(s) and/or marriage date or search criteria

   allowed for the specific CD

	- on Family Finder Index CDs - enter surname, given (use comma)

		- index to data on other CDs only

	- on World Family Tree CDs - enter surname, given (use comma)

		- GEDCOM files and family data submitted to FTM

		- USE ONLY AS CLUES TO FIND ORIGINAL EVIDENCE

	- on Family History and some other CDs it may be useful to

			view the Contents Tab and Introduction so you know

			what is on the CD and tips on how best to search

4. Click on "Start Search"

   -- first entry matching search criteria is highlighted and 

      all matching entries have a magnifying glass icon to the 

      left of the name

   -- * and ? wildcards can be used ON SOME CDs 

5. Use buttons at bottom of screen to scroll to next, previous, 

   first or last matching entry

6. When find entry of interest all the data may be shown in the 

   data window OR the names and marriage/license dates are shown 

   in the data window, city/county and state location for the 

   marriage are shown in the CD title section just above the 

   data window

	- on World Family Tree CDs 

		- double-click on an individual to see WFT data - may find

			parents, siblings, etc. - scrapbooks

		- click View - Family Page to return to Family Page (if get lost)

		- can generate genealogy reports, charts, etc.

			- File - Export to save to a Rich Text Format (RTF)

				or TEXT (TXT) file

		- click View - Family Finder (Search CD) to return to index page



NOTE - some CDs have an icon at the bottom to "find out additional 

       information" about the selected entry - keep an eye out for 

       this as it often gives FHL microfilm numbers for finding the 

       original records





==== CONTENTS BROWSE ====

1. Click on "Contents" Tab

2. Click on desired state in "Select Section" window on left or 

   top on some CDs

3. Click on desired County/Parish in window on right or top pane on 

   some CDs (this also shows the date range of the included 

   marriages for each parish on some CDs)







==== COPYING AND PRINTING DATA ====

1. Click desired entry

2. Click Edit - Select Entry  (more entries can be selected

	if desired)

3. Click Edit - Copy Entry (equivalent to CTRL/C)

4.Open a NotePad/WordPad file then do CTRL/V to paste into 

	the document

5. Click File then Print 



==== COPYING AND PRINTING IMAGES ====



Instructions for copying and printing images from this Family 

Archive CD are the same for both Family Tree Maker or the Family 

Archive Viewer.



To copy an image to the Clipboard:

1.  Display the image that you want to copy.

2.  Click the "Copy this image to the Clipboard" icon.

    

To print an image:

1.  Display the image that you want to print.

2.  From the Edit menu, choose Select Image (ALT, E, L).

    Family Tree Maker or the Family Archive Viewer places a 

    printer icon in the upper-left corner of the dialog box.

3.  Repeat step two to select any additional images you want to 

    print.

4.  When you have selected all of the images you want to print, 

    from the File menu, choose Print (ALT, F, P).

    A dialog box asks you to confirm that you want to print all 

    of the images you have selected.

5.  Click OK to print the selected items.

    Each image is printed on a separate page.  

    At the bottom of each page, you will also see 

    source information about the Family Archive from which 

    you copied the image.



==== GO TO A PAGE ====

If you know which page you want to print or copy, you can go to 

it quickly with the "Go To" command:



1.  From the Edit menu, select "Go To Page" (ALT, E, G).

    Family Tree Maker or the Family Archive Viewer displays 

    the Go To dialog box.

2.  Select the section in which the page is located, and 

    then type the page number.

3.  Click OK.

    Family Tree Maker or the Family Archive Viewer displays 

    the page you requested.





                      GRS TIPS

            GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH SYSTEM



==== SPECIAL PRINT INSTRUCTIONS FOR WINDOWS XP ====

1. Press F2

2. TAB to "Destination Options"

3. ARROW DOWN to "New File" or "Add to File" then press SPACEBAR

4. ARROW DOWN to "File Name" and enter a DOS style name 

   (8 characters maximum followed by ".txt" - no spaces 

   between characters - for example:  temp01.txt

5. Press F2 - the data is now saved into file C:\GRS\temp01.txt



Additional records can be saved by doing a new search and repeating 

the steps above and using "Add to File"



When all records saved are ready to be printed use Windows Notepad to print:

1. Exit from GRS - press F10 then "Y"

2. Double-click "My Documents" on the Desktop

3. Click the UP button in the explorer window that appeared

4. Double-click "My Computer"

5. Double-click "Drive C:"

6. Double-click "GRS"

7. Double-click the file name (example - temp01.txt) and it 

   will open in Windows Notepad (if you did not enter the 

   .txt you will have to select Windows Notepad as the 

   program to view the file)

8. Click File then Print then "hp deskjet 3420 series" and OK

9. After the file prints close Notepad and the Explorer window





==== TO START ====

1. Click Start then GRS

2. Insert CD into drive F (DVD ROM drive)

3. Press ENTER key

4. Select Load CD (drive F) and press ENTER key



==== TO LOAD A NEW CD ONCE STARTED ====

1. Press F9

2. Remove old CD and install new one into drive F:

3. Press ENTER to Load CD



==== SEARCH ====

GROUP SEARCH WORDS - when entering a SEARCH as described below

  enter 2 words such as "anderson thomas" on the

  search screen then press ENTER and a Search Methods Screen comes up 

  - use ARROW keys to move to desired entry such as  

  "Within __ Words Apart"  and enter "1" then press ENTER again 

  - press F4 to start the search and it finds thomas AND anderson 

  together instead of thomas OR anderson anywhere in the database



WILDCARDS  - * for multiple characters

  ex: AND* finds Andrews, Anders, Andersen, Anderson, etc.

      ANDER*N finds Andersen, Anderson, Anderton, etc.

  - SOUNDEX codes can be used for searches on most GRS CDs





1. Press F4 and enter a name/soundex code/date (YYYY-MM-DD 

   or just year)or other value to search for, to enter multiple 

   names use the TAB key to move to the next entry field

2. Press F4 to start the search

3. Read screen saying how many items were found matching the 

   search criteria then press a KEY - the  main screen is redisplayed 

   BUT the right hand "SCREEN" pane shows number of hits in each title

4. Press F6 or ENTER to go to the first hit

    N goes to the next hit

    P goes to the previous hit

    UP/DOWN ARROWs scroll one line at a time

    PAGE UP / PAGE DOWN scroll one screen at a time

    HOME scrolls to first screen in the TITLE

    END scrolls to last screen in the TITLE

    T scrolls to first screen with a MATCH

    B scrolls to last screen with a MATCH

    G scrolls to a particular screen number

    + scrolls to next TITLE in the list

    - scrolls to previous TITLE in the list

5. Navigate to desired title and press ENTER - goes to first hit in 

   that title





==== KEY FUNCTIONS ====

UP/DOWN ARROW keys or PAGE UP / PAGE DOWN keys move within a pane

LEFT/RIGHT ARROW keys moves between panes

F1  HELP

F2  PRINT

F3  RESETS (CLEARS) SEARCH 

F4  SEARCH

F5  TITLE LIST

F9  NEW CD / DATA

F10 EXIT -then enter "Y" to exit



 

                PROGENY FAMILY EXPLORER TIPS



           SAR REVOLUTIONARY WAR GRAVES REGISTER



Names and burial locations of soldiers, sailors and civilian 

Patriots of the Revolutionary War, as well as some of their spouses





    NOTE: Not all application options are available on all CDs.

          For example, many of the SAR Revolutionary War Graves

          entries do not list family members or only list a spouse

          so descendant and ancestor reports will not be displayed.

          Also, "find relatives" may not find any relatives.  These

          features are more useful in some other PROGENY CDs.





==== TO START ====

1. Insert CD 

2. Click Start then Progeny Family Explorer 3.1





GROUP SEARCH WORDS - 

  Multiple keywords must be separated by a blank space. 

    DO NOT USE PERIODS, COMMAS, QUOTATIONS MARKS OR PUNCTUATION OF ANY KIND.



  Keywords can be entered in any order. For example, ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEM 

    will return the same results as CEM NATIONAL ARLINGTON.





==== QUICK SEARCH ====

1. Enter surname and/or given name then click OK to start the search

	ex: mcsp goes to first surname starting with mcsp

2. Then can scroll through list



==== SPECIFIC SEARCH ====

1. Click Search and enter terms

	ex: Any person, name = mcspadden

	ex: Place contains nacogdoches or place contains angelina

2. Use next/previous matches button to view matches

3. Double click on name to see details of burial - some individuals 

   also include spouse, rank and/or place of service



==== QUICK BROWSE ====

1. Use scroll bar or PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN to browse name list



==== SOURCES ====

1. Click SAR Info, click HOME

2. Scroll to desired list and click Rev War Graves

3. Scroll and click Sources



==== PRINT ====

1. Click FILE then PRINT

2. Select desired options then click PRINT







             FOLIO VIEWS FROM ANCESTRY TIPS



              SC Records and Reference 



Help - Tutorial - online tutorial covers how to use FOLIO VIEWS

Help - Contents - Online Help



==== TO START ====

1. Click Start then South Carolina Records and Reference



==== SEARCH ====

GROUP SEARCH WORDS - 

  Phrase and Proximity Searches

	"" – Phrase Search	"reconstituted cheese"

	""/ – Ordered	"tree sap skunk"/5

	"/@ – Unordered "snake infested"@3

  Special Operators (place at end of word)

	$ – Word Forms	run$

	% – Synonyms	love%

  Scopes

	[Note ]	[Note mouse]

	[Popup ]	[Popup mouse]

	[Highlighter : ]	[Highlighter Animals: mouse]

	[Field : ]	[Field Rats: Mouse]

	[Group : ]	[Group Pets: mouse]

	[Level : ]	[Level chapter: mice & men]



WILDCARDS - 

  Wildcards (place anywhere in word)

	? – Single Character	wom?n

	* – Multiple Character	work*



OPERATORS

	& – AND	dog & cat

	| – OR	dog | cat

	^ – NOT	dog ^ cat

	~ – XOR	dog ~ cat



==== SEARCH ====

1. Click MENU BAR item Search then Search Entire Collection

   -OR- double-click the large SEARCH button in screen center

   -OR- click the QUERY button in the toolbar

2. Enter search term in window such as 

              "samuel parker" 

  (use " to ensure grouping) 

              johnson & (william | washington) 

   - finds william johnson or washington johnson (256 hits)

              johnson william washington 

   - finds william or washington or johnson (8 hits)

              "william johnson" | " washington johnson" 

   - finds william johnson or washington johnson (8 hits)

- a message box will indicate the number of HITS

3. Click OK and first HIT is displayed

4. Click on Next / Prev buttons to cycle through the hits 

   - volume containing the information is displayed in the bar 

   just under the tool bar



==== BROWSE ====

1. Click on Contents button 

2. Double-click on a book title

3. Use scroll bar to browse the text



==== TO SAVE OR PRINT ====

1. After searching - highlight sections desired to save or

	print by 

	- highlight the paragraphs of interest

	- press F6 (TAG) or click Edit - Tag

2. When all desired items have been TAGged

	- click File - Save As - give a file name to Save To

	(Note: System 1 Windows XP without Service Pack 1 saved

		only the LAST item TAGged - System 2 with Service Pack 2

		saved all tagged items.  Not sure why.)

  OR

	- click File - Print to print EACH item as it is tagged



ALTERNATE WAY TO SAVE:

1. Open a document - with WordPad or a Word Processor

2. As items to be saved are found - highlight using the mouse

	- use CTRL/C to save COPY the data to the clipboard

	- go to the document and press CTRL/V to paste the data

	  from the clipboard to the file

3. Print the file after all info has been saved

	





                    ANCESTRY VIEW TIPS



          REVOLUTIONARY WAR MUSTER ROLLS AND OTHER CDS



==== TO START ====

1. Insert CD

2. Click Start then AncestryView



WILDCARDS - 

? - matches any one character (all*n finds allen allan allin etc.)

* - matches any number of characters - can only be used at the END

	of a search term (john* but not john*n)



==== SEARCH ====

1. Search Wizard will walk you through creating a search

- OR -

1. SIMPLE SEARCH (Arrow points up):

	Enter a surname and/or given name in the search boxes 

	at bottom pane of screen near the left

- OR -

1. ADVANCED SEARCH (Arrow points down): 

	Enter a surname, given name, company, unit,

	rank, roll, and/or box numbers in the search boxes 

	at bottom pane of screen near the left



2. Click search.

3. Hit list (matches) will be displayed in top pane of window

4. Click on a match 

5. Details are displayed in bottom right pane

	- name

	- Company name if known

	- rank of this person

	- box number of muster roll at NARA

	- record number on the roll

 

==== BROWSE ====

1. Click on beginning letter of a surname from initial screen



==== PRINT ====

1. Click PRINT button

2. Select what to print (TAGged records, all records, records from

	number X to number Y, or the hit list



==== MORE TIPS ====

1. TAG - records can be TAGged for later printing or saving

	- select name in hit list pane

	- click on TAG button under that pane

	- after all desired records are tagged

2. COPY data after an entry is found by highlighting the info

	in the detail pane and clicking the COPY button

	- then PASTE the copied data from the clipboard into

	  a text file or word processor document







          GUILD PRESS CIVIL WAR CD (Official Records and More)



The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion

and other books of the U.S. Civil War - can allow you

to find official records of movements, skirmishes and 

battles your ancestor's unit was involved in.  Some correspondence

mentions soldiers by name.





==== TO START ====

1. Insert CD 

2. Click Start then Civil War CD-ROM v1.6



==== BROWSE ====

1. Click on Book Names in left pane, upper box then click on 

	chapter numbers that appear in lower box

2. Use right pane scroll bar to scroll through the text



==== COMPLEX SEARCH KEYS ====

AND

OR

NOT

THRU

NEAR

REPDATE(M/D/YYYY) - Topics dated  date

REPDATE(M/D/YYYY THRU M/D/YYYY) - Topics dated date thru date

SIGNER(NAME) - documents signed by "Name"

ADDRESSEE(Name) - documents addressed to  "Name"

GREETING(Name) - documents with "Name" in the greeting



==== TO SEARCH ====

1. Enter search term in the query box

	NOTE:  Official documents are indexed EXACTLY the way a

	word is spelled in the document - Samuel may be entered

	as Samuel, Saml, Sam - Dobson may also be entered as Dodson

	or Dobbins

	USE ALTERNATE SPELLINGS 

	- Find maps by entering "bitmap" as the search term

	- Click Cmplx button to use Complex search keys

2. Use <> to go to previous/next hit



==== TO PRINT ====

BE CAREFUL:  Most of the Print options on this program try to print

LARGE sections of the document and use a lot of paper.



1. Highlight the desired information

2. Click File - Print Current Topic

-OR-

1. Open a document - with WordPad or a Word Processor

2. As items to be saved are found - highlight using the mouse

	- use CTRL/C to save COPY the data to the clipboard

	- go to the document and press CTRL/V to paste the data

	  from the clipboard to the file

3. Print the file after all info has been saved







HERITAGE QUEST WORD CRUNCHER



Index to 1883 Pensioners' Roll 

- individuals or widows entitled to 

pensions for service in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, 

Cherokee Removal, Mexican War, Civil War (Union)



Federal Pensioners Roll of 1883 contains digitized images of the printed 

volumes with an index.  Indexed information on each pensioner includes:

	- full name

	- county and state where pensioner resided

	- volume and page number pertaining to the pensioner

Scanned page images also include:

	- pension certificate number

	- post office address of pensioner

	- cause for which pensioned

	- monthly rate

	- date of original allowance

With the information found on the CD you can then order the

pension file from NARA.



NOTE: scanned pages are in negative format - printing as-is

will use a LOT of ink.



==== TO START ====

1. Insert CD 

2. Click Start then HQ Federal Pensioners Roll of 1883

3. Click OK if want coach or turn coach off if familiar with usage 

	instructions

4. Double click on an item in Book Name (Alphabetical Order or 

	Sequential Order)



brown joseph - looks for brown AND joseph in the same record



brown joseph + brown josiah - looks for brown AND joseph OR brown and josiah in the same record



GROUP SEARCH WORDS - 

space = AND 

	(johnson samuel finds samuel AND johnson)

+ = OR      

	(johnson samuel + jensen samuel finds johnson samuel OR jensen samuel)

 

WILDCARDS - 

? = one character (sm?th finds smith, smyth, smuth)



==== SEARCH ====



Enter names as surname given-name with no comma for best results



Easy Search - when you know the exact spelling used in the roll

1. Click Search then Easy Search

2. Enter surname given (ex: johnson samuel)

	- can modify meaning of a space - exact phrase for name only

		- other search criteria will return hits where the given

		  and surname are in the same records but not the named person

		  (there will be times when the other search options

			are useful but NOT when searching for "surname given")

3. click SEARCH - highlights words in list that match search term



Advanced search - when not sure of the spelling use (and to check

	spelling variations that might have been used)

1. Click search then Advanced Search 

2. Click options - filtered words 

	- enter wildcard term such as sm?th in the "WordWheel filter" 

	box for search string 

3. click OK



=====  CONTINUE FOR EASY OR ADVANCED SEARCH ======

4. Scroll through list looking for persons with right name,

   in right state, if known

	- OR use up and down arrow keys to move to next/previous 

		items after a search

5. When found, double-click on camera to get linked window then

	click on camera icon in this new window to see the scanned book image

6. Zoom control bottom left to increase page size for readability

   Scanned page images also include:

	- pension certificate number (to order from NARA)

	- full name

	- post office address of pensioner

	- cause for which pensioned

	- monthly rate

	- date of original allowance

	- county and state where pensioner resided (in section headers

		or can copy it from the index page)

	- volume and page number pertaining to the pensioner (cross-reference 

		to volume/page at top left needed for citations)

7. click X to close the image window