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Just mark the language and then skip to the next image.","selectLanguagePrompt3":"To mark the language, select the down arrow to open a dropdown menu with a list of languages.","selectLanguagePrompt4":"If you recognize the characters in the language, select the appropriate language from the dropdown menu. For example, “Spanish” or “Chinese”.","selectLanguagePrompt5":"If you do not recognize the language, or are unsure, select “I do not know what language this is” from the dropdown menu.","selectLanguagePrompt6":"Do not enter phrases in the transcription fields such as “This gravestone is in Spanish.” or “I cannot read this.” or “This is in a foreign language.”","selectLanguagePrompt7":"FInally, select the arrow in the top right corner of the transcription form to skip transcribing this image and advance to the next image.","dates":"Dates","dateDayPrompt1":"Select the arrow to see a dropdown menu. Select the day listed.","dateDayPrompt2":"Or type the day in the field.","dateDayPrompt3":"If no day is listed, leave the field blank.","dateDayPrompt4":"To change the order of the dates, go to the bottom of the form and select “form settings”. In the “date order” section, select the dropdown arrow to choose from “Month-Day-Year” or “Day-Month-Year”.","dateMonthPrompt1":"Select the arrow to see a dropdown menu. Select the month listed.","dateMonthPrompt2":"Or type the name of the month in the field.","dateMonthPrompt3":"Or type the number of the month:","dateMonthPrompt4":"If no month is listed, leave the field blank.","dateMonthPrompt5":"To change the order of the dates, go to the bottom of the form and select “form settings”. In the “date order” section, select the dropdown arrow to choose from “Month-Day-Year” or “Day-Month-Year”.","dateMonthList1":"1 = January","dateMonthList2":"2 = February","dateMonthList3":"3 = March","dateMonthList4":"4 = April","dateMonthList5":"5 = May","dateMonthList6":"6 = June","dateMonthList7":"7 = July","dateMonthList8":"8 = August","dateMonthList9":"9 = September","dateMonthList10":"10 = October","dateMonthList11":"11 = November","dateMonthList12":"12 = December","dateYearPrompt1":"Enter the year in the field.","dateYearPrompt2":"If no year is listed, leave the field blank.","dateYearPrompt3":"If you can read some but not all of the numbers in the year, enter your best guess.","hebrewDateDayPrompt1":"Select the arrow to see a dropdown menu. Select the day listed.","hebrewDateDayPrompt2":"Or type the day in the field.","hebrewDateDayPrompt3":"If no day is listed, leave the field blank.","hebrewDateDayPrompt4":"To change the order of the dates, go to the bottom of the form and select “form settings”. In the “date order” section, select the dropdown arrow to choose from “Month-Day-Year” or “Day-Month-Year”.","hebrewDateMonthPrompt1":"Select the arrow to see a dropdown menu. Select the month listed.","hebrewDateMonthPrompt2":"Or type the name of the month in the field.","hebrewDateMonthPrompt3":"If no month is listed, leave the field blank.","hebrewDateMonthPrompt4":"To change the order of the dates, go to the bottom of the form and select “form settings”. In the “date order” section, select the dropdown arrow to choose from “Month-Day-Year” or “Day-Month-Year”.","hebrewDateYearPrompt1":"Enter the year in the field.","hebrewDateYearPrompt2":"If no year is listed, leave the field blank.","hebrewDateYearPrompt3":"If you can read some but not all of the numbers in the year, enter your best guess.","religionPrompt1":"Adding the religion is optional.","religionPrompt2":"If you do choose to add the religion, select the religious icon from the dropdown menu that matches the religious icon on the gravestone.","religionPrompt3":"If no religious icon appears on the gravestone, leave this field blank.","militaryPrompt1":"Enter the information as it appears on the gravestone.","militaryPrompt2":"Edit as needed.","othersPrompt1":"Some gravestones list the names of the deceased’s family members even though the family members are not buried there.","othersPrompt2":"Examples of others not buried here:","othersPrompt3":"Given names include first names and middle names.","othersPrompt4":"Enter names as they appear. Do not correct misspellings.","othersPrompt5":"If the given names are entered as initials, enter them as they appear. For example, “John M.” or “S. L.” or “CW”","othersPrompt6":"If there is more than one person listed that is not buried there, select the box labeled “add person”.","othersExample1":"“John, son of Henry and Mary Smith”","othersExample2":"“Susan, wife of Samuel Jones”.","othersRelationship1":"Select the arrow to see a dropdown menu.","othersRelationship2":"Select from the provided options such as husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter.","notesPrompt1":"If you have done additional research to find more information about the deceased than what is recorded on the gravestone, enter it in the appropriate fields on the transcription form and then add your source(s) of information to the “Notes/Additional Sources” field.","notesPrompt2":"If there is not an appropriate field on the transcription form for your researched information, enter it into the “Notes/Additional Sources” field.","notesPrompt3":"If you do not have additional information about this individual then leave the “Notes/Additional Sources” field blank.","notesPrompt4":"Be sure to include your sources of information such as the website URL, book title \u0026 author, oral interviews, or personal knowledge.","notesPrompt5":"If you have a large amount of information about the individual (such as obituaries or newspaper articles), add it on the “Life Information Page” rather than in the “Notes/Additional Sources” section. Go \u003cHERE\u003e to learn more about how to add information to the “Life Information Page”.","epitaphPrompt1":"An epitaph is a short text on a gravestone to honor a deceased person.","epitaphPrompt2":"If an epitaph appears on the gravestone, enter it in the epitaph field.","epitaphPrompt3":"If an epitaph does not appear on the gravestone, leave this field blank.","epitaphPrompt4":"Epitaph Examples:","epitaphPrompt5":"The keyboard shortcut for the epitaph field is alt E.","epitaphExample1":"Rest in Peace","epitaphExample2":"Gone but Not Forgotten","epitaphExample3":"John 3:16","multipleHeadstoneImagesPrompt1":"Some transcription pages have multiple images. These are photos that the photographer linked together.","multipleHeadstoneImagesPrompt2":"Transcribe the information on each image.","multipleHeadstoneImagesPrompt3":"If there are additional individuals on the images, select the “next person” button to add their information to the transcription form.","multipleHeadstoneImagesPrompt4":"You must click on all the images before you will be able to advance to the next page.","multipleHeadstoneImagesPrompt5":"Sometimes headstones have information about a person on multiple sides of a gravestone or on multiple gravestones. If there appears to be missing information about the person, select the “link more images” button, on the lower right side of the screen. This will allow you to view photos that were taken before and after the image you are transcribing and link them together, if appropriate.","linkImagesPrompt1":"Sometimes headstones have information about a person on multiple sides of the gravestone or on multiple gravestones.","linkImagesPrompt2":"Select the “link more images” button to view photos that were taken before and after the image you are transcribing.","linkImagesPrompt3":"Select the appropriate photos to link images together that contain information about the same person.","mergeDuplicatesPrompt1":"If a matching gravestone pops up next to the transcription form as you are transcribing, it may be a duplicate photo of the same gravestone.","mergeDuplicatesPrompt2":"Click on the image to view it in a larger format.","mergeDuplicatesPrompt3":"If it appears to match the gravestone you are transcribing, click on the arrow to the right of the duplicate photo. This will cause the information that has already been transcribed to appear on the transcription form.","mergeDuplicatesPrompt4":"Edit the information, if needed.","mergeDuplicatesPrompt5":"Select “save”.","filtersLocationPrompt1":"If you would like to do transcriptions in a specific location, enter the country, state, county, city, and/or cemetery name.","filtersLocationPrompt2":"Then select the “done” button.","filtersLocationPrompt3":"Here are some ideas for selecting transcription locations:","filtersLocationPrompt4":"When you are considering transcription locations, be sure to only transcribe in languages in which you are proficient.","filtersLocationIdea1":"an area where your ancestors lived","filtersLocationIdea2":"an area where you used to live","filtersLocationIdea3":"an area where your friends or extended family live","filtersLocationIdea4":"an area where you have traveled or would like to travel","filtersLocationIdea5":"all 50 US states","filtersLocationIdea6":"all 6 of the inhabited continents","filtersLocationIdea7":"each of the European nations","filtersLocationIdea8":"historic cemeteries","filtersLocationIdea9":"cemeteries where famous people are buried","filtersLanguagePrompt1":"Only transcribe in languages in which you are proficient.","filtersLanguagePrompt2":"Select the language you would like to transcribe in at this time.","filtersLanguagePrompt3":"If you are proficient in more than one language, you may switch to another language whenever you like.","filtersTypeDescription":"Select the type of transcriptions you would like to do. There are 3 options:","filtersTypePrompt1":"Any: both first and second pass transcriptions","filtersTypePrompt2":"First Pass: the headstone has not been transcribed yet so you will enter the names, dates, and other information into the appropriate fields","filtersTypePrompt3":"Second Pass: someone else has already completed the transcription and you will do a “quality-control” check","filtersReplace":"Select the “reset filters” button to clear the forms of your previous choices.","formSettingsDateOrderPrompt1":"To change the order of the dates, select the dropdown arrow to choose from “Month-Day-Year” or “Day-Month-Year”.","formSettingsDateOrderPrompt2":"“Country Default” means that the date order will automatically be set to the most common way gravestone dates appear in the country where that gravestone is located. You can still change the date order, if you like.","formSettingsAutoCapitalizePrompt1":"Select this box to automatically capitalize names when you are transcribing.","formSettingsShortcutsPrompt1":"Go to the bottom of the transcription form to “form settings”.","formSettingsShortcutsPrompt2":"Select the checkbox next to the word “keyboard shortcuts” to enable the keyboard shortcuts.","formSettingsShortcutsPrompt3":"Keyboard shortcuts are a combination of keys that provide quick access to a particular function without using your mouse.","formSettingsShortcut1":"alt A = Age","formSettingsShortcut2":"alt E = Epitaph","formSettingsShortcut3":"alt H = Show Hebrew Dates","formSettingsShortcut4":"alt M = Military","formSettingsShortcut5":"alt N = Notes","formSettingsShortcut6":"alt O = Others not Buried Here","formSettingsShortcut7":"alt R = Religion","formSettingsShortcut8":"alt S = Save Person","formSettingsShortcut9":"alt + = Zoom In","formSettingsShortcut10":"alt - = Zoom Out","formSettingsShortcut11":"alt \u003c = Go Back","formSettingsShortcut12":"alt \u003e = Go Forward","formSettingsShortcut13":"alt 1-9 = Show linked image # ","imageControls":"Image Controls","rotatingImages":"Rotating Images","rotatingImagesPrompt1":"Selecting the rotation icon will turn the image clockwise 90 degrees.","rotatingImagesPrompt2":"Continue to select the rotation icon to rotate the image until it is upright.","zoomingImages":"Zoom in on the image","zoomingImagesPrompt1":"Select the magnifying glass icons to enlarge or reduce the size of the image.","zoomingImagesPrompt2":"The magnifying glass icon with the plus sign on it will enlarge the image.","zoomingImagesPrompt3":"The magnifying glass icon with the minus sign on it will reduce the size of the image.","zoomingImagesPrompt4":"Alternatively, you may use the wheel on your computer mouse to zoom in or out.","zoomingImagesPrompt5":"Left-click with your mouse and drag to move the image around the screen.","zoomingKeyboardShortcuts":"Keyboard Shortcuts:","zoomingKeyboardShortcuts1":"Zoom In on Image: CTRL + + (you can zoom in multiple times)","zoomingKeyboardShortcuts2":"Zoom Out from Image: CTRL + - (you can zoom out multiple times)","multiframeImages":"Burst Image Controls","multiframeImagesPrompt1":"Select the arrows as needed to adjust the image in the frame.","multiframeImagesPrompt2":"Arrows on the right and left will move the image in those directions.","multiframeImagesPrompt3":"The center icon will return the image to the center of the screen.","reportPhotoQualityPrompt1":"Green and red flags are a way to report image quality.","greenFlag":"Green Flag","greenFlagPrompt1":"If the names and dates are legible, transcribe the information and leave the flag green.","greenFlagPrompt2":"If you can only read part of the name(s) or date(s), transcribe what you can read, and leave the flag green.","greenFlagPrompt3":"If the image is in a language you are not proficient in, leave the flag green but do not transcribe the information. Click on the language icon, select the appropriate language, and skip to the next image.","greenFlagPrompt4":"If the image is not a gravestone but is some other type of genealogical record (such as an obituary, cemetery record, family Bible, birth certificate, etc.), transcribe the record and leave the flag green.","redFlag":"Red Flag","redFlagPrompt1":"If the names and dates are completely unreadable due to poor image quality (too blurry), select “blurry and unreadable” and the flag will turn red.","redFlagPrompt2":"If the gravestone is so worn that it is entirely unreadable, select “worn and unreadable” and the flag will turn red.","redFlagPrompt3":"If the image is of a car, person, or other inappropriate object, select “inappropriate object” and the flag will turn red.","redFlagPrompt4":"If the image is out of frame and has no readable data, select “out of frame and unreadable” and the flag will turn red.","redFlagPrompt5":"If there are is not any information on the gravestone to transcribe, select “no names, dates, or other information to transcribe”.","redFlagPrompt6":"If the image is of a cemetery sign, entrance gate, or cemetery property (rather than a gravestone), select “cemetery sign, entrance gate, or property” and the flag will turn red.","redFlagPrompt7":"If you do not want to transcribe a gravestone, skip it by advancing to the next image but do not red flag it.","agePrompt1":"To add fields for the age at death for this individual to the transcription form, select the “Add More Information” button.","agePrompt2":"If the age does not appear on the gravestone, don’t worry about it. 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It is a new technology that is still being perfected so it comes with this disclaimer:","aiPrompt2":"If you select the button labeled “reset transcription”, all of the transcripton fields will become blank again. 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