From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Sun Aug 6 14:34:24 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k76KYOjb021074; Sun, 6 Aug 2006 14:34:24 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k76KYNMv028876 for ; Sun, 6 Aug 2006 14:34:23 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k76HtGFI009568 for ; Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:55:16 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k76HtGgT009567 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:55:16 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k76HBkFI009444 for ; Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:11:46 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k76Joir2025274 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:50:44 -0600 X-Envelope-From: hornbeck@s-hornbeck.com Sun Aug 6 13:50:44 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k76Joijb025265 for ; Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:50:44 -0600 Received: from smtp109.plus.mail.mud.yahoo.com (smtp109.plus.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.206.242]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k76Jobkf028959 for ; Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:50:38 -0600 Received: (qmail 46739 invoked from network); 6 Aug 2006 19:50:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO Shirley.s-hornbeck.com) (shirleyhornbeck@sbcglobal.net@209.233.10.227 with login) by smtp109.plus.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 6 Aug 2006 19:50:33 -0000 Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.2.20060806124713.02a5b848@pop.mail.yahoo.com> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.3.4 Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2006 12:47:23 -0700 To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com From: Shirley Hornbeck Cc: hornbeck@s-hornbeck.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Reading Microfilm Tip A simple tip to make microfilm reading easier: On a sheet of light blue stationary (white paper "disappears" when you put it on the white surface of the reader), draw a line the long way of the paper with a yellow or pink Hi-Liter, about two inches in from the edge. Put this on the microfilm reader and position the paper and film image so that the desired line of the image is highlighted. It looks just like the highlighting was on the film. Putting a little weight on it is enough to hold the paper from slipping around or sliding off onto the floor. Another Method - If you are trying to read light or blurred writing - try putting a yellow, green or blue (or use all three of different combinations) colored clear plastic pages you used to use to put your reports in high school, against the screen that you are reading from. You can get these in different colors with a side slide to hold the papers. It will also help with bringing out faded writing by putting the sheets down on the photocopy machine then put your pages down that you cannot read. If you enlarge the copy it makes a great difference too. Experiment by using different colors and layers. This and more tips at my This and That Genealogy Tips page. URL in my signature below. THIS & THAT GENEALOGY TIPS: