FreeCEN Index

All FreeCEN Volunteers will be deemed to have read and agree to the "Ownership & Copyright" Conditions [3a].

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This manual is arranged in numbered sections and may be printed from a Browser as required.
Conventional links are provided for Browser use, with bracketed [ ] indication to allow to allow rapid cross-reference between printed pages: thus [3a] denotes the first page from Section 3.

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Read Me [1a]	Introduction, Scope, & Method
Who's Who [2a]	Project Personnel
Ownership & Copyright [3a]	A basic Understanding
	Equipment [3b]	What equipment do I need?
Transcription [4a]	What's involved ...
	Software [7e]	Options and installation
	Getting Started [4b]	How to drive the programme.
	Using CD Images [4b3]	Notes and Hints
	Field Descriptions [4c]-[4k]	Essential Standards.
	Shipping Returns [4d2]	Supplementary Instructions.
	Work Finished? [7g]	What to do next
	Notes and Queries [7a]	Dealing with "the doubtful"
Checking [5a]	What's involved ...
	Software [7e]	Options and installation
	Getting Started [5b]	How to drive the programme
	Field Descriptions [4c]-[4k]	Essential Standards
	Work Finished? [7g]	What to do next
	Notes and Queries [7a]	Dealing with "the doubtful"
Validation [6a]	What's involved ...
	Software [7e]	Options and installation
	Getting Started [6b]	How to drive the programme
	Working VALDREV [6c]	Place of Birth
	Supplementary Place Lists [6e]	Sharing "Supplementary Lists"
	Notes and Queries [7a]	Dealing with "the doubtful"
	Post-Validation [6d]	Final tidying of the file
	Data Upload [6d]	Uploading the file to FreeCEN
General Information	.
	Queries, Notes & Comments [7a]	Recording the uncertain ...
	Enumerator's Errors [7b]	Dealing with Enumerator Errors
	The Records Office Systems [7c]	A Brief explanation
	FreeCEN File Names [7d]	FreeCEN filename system
	Software Downloads [7e]	What is available, and where
	Support, and Mailing Lists [7f]	How to obtain assistance
	Census Images [7h]	Some terms explained

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County Co-Ordinator [8a]	What's involved ...
	The Path of a Piece [8b]	The various steps followed
	ctyPARMS files [8c]	Preparation and use
	Advertising & Promotion [8d]	Increasing awareness...
	Credit Files [8e]	Acknowledging contribution.
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Utility Programmes	What's available, and what it does ...
	'GENIE' Place Locator [9a]	Gazetteer of UK Place Names
	CSVCHECK [9b]	Simple test of Spreadsheet work
	FCTOOLS / TOOLBOX [9c]	What the TOOLBOX can do
	VALCONV [9d]	When and how to use ...
	CENSDUPL [9e]	VLD file fault detection

Jan2004