Re: [LDS] Indexing a book with lots of names and locations

[ker7]

Any time I want to work with a database I use excell.  It can sort by any
column heading and it is very user friendly.  The only thing you should be
VERY careful about is before sorting remember to highlight your entire
spreadsheet or it will mix it all up!!  This may have been solved in current
versions but I have just made it a habit now and have not checked it.
Charlotte Ker
----- Original Message -----
From: Bridgett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [LDS] Indexing a book with lots of names and locations


> I am so glad you ask this question because I would like to do the same
> thing.  I would like to do a listing wherein I could type  and arrange any
> column to appear in Alphabetically order, by date, or location.  I have
> questioned Yahoo Guru as to what program would be best but no reply as
yet.
> I used a similiar program at USDA and it was easy.  Of course, their
> computer programs are gov. only.  It seems like MS Excel should do
something
> similar.  Hope we get a lot of answers.
> Bridgett
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Contratto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 6:16 PM
> Subject: [LDS] Indexing a book with lots of names and locations
>
>
> >I am thinking of indexing a book from a parish district in Wales.  The
> names
> >of people and places are very similar and LLs very popular.  I am not a
> >great typist and do not have a plan yet on how to do this task.  Maybe a
> bit
> >of input from listeners will help.
> >
> >I was thinking of using a Database or Spreadsheet by MS.  Have not
decided
> >yet if I am going to do one or two indexes.  I was thinking of making the
> >first column for two indexes, second column for names and the third for
> page
> >numbers.  I would start on page one and it is a persons name give it a
one
> >in column one and if a location give it a two.  I would just go page by
> page
> >and not try to put all the page number at this time together.  If I
decided
> >to make it into two indexes I could program it to pull out all ones or
> twos,
> >them alphabetize the names and thirdly have the pages in numerical order
by
> >name.  Then go back an edit duplications of names and add the page number
> to
> >the remain name.  Does this sound practical or am I trying to hard to
make
> >it a major problem????
> >
> >Please be kind and civil.  No four letter words.  Thank you
> >
> >John in California
> >
> >
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