berkeleyboy Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 TYPIST NO LONGER NEEDED. I am looking for someone to type my Great Grandfather’s 216 page diary written in 1888. I want the final manuscript to be in MS Word so that it can easily be distributed to as many of his descendants as possible. Someone has already typed about 50 pages of the diary which translates to 18 typed pages. However, these will have to be retyped into MS Word. The typist will need to be experienced in typing from handwritten English and have MS Word software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMBurnen Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 I can do all of the above but would like a phone number to discuss the timing etc. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaponicsman Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 I am a two fingered typist or else I would offer to do the job. I would suggest perhaps putting the final product into pdf instead of Word. PDF24 is free pdf converter and there are several free on-line converters as well. Plus, I wouldn't mind reading it, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave0415 Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 Since the 2007 edition of Word there has been a "save as" option to save in PDF. I agrre though it would be best to distribute in PDF rather than word. Some people still have versions that only read .doc not .docx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexijims1 Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 Hi, I can do this, and would love to. Do you have a phone number? (or pm me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puro guero Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 We had a similar situation, but with family heirloom recipes dating back to the mid-1800's. Instead of transcribing them, we ultimately decided to scan them, and save them as JPG files, as we all seemed to feel much more connected to our ancestors when reading the text as it was written in their own hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 21 minutes ago, puro guero said: We had a similar situation, but with family heirloom recipes dating back to the mid-1800's. Instead of transcribing them, we ultimately decided to scan them, and save them as JPG files, as we all seemed to feel much more connected to our ancestors when reading the text as it was written in their own hand. You could have scanned them as a pdf as well. I like your last sentence very much and understand the sentiment. What a lovely keepsake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkeleyboy Posted May 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 I am still looking for a typist; I can be reached at rrhoda730@gmail.com or 766-4522 (leave a message, if necessary). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkeleyboy Posted May 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 TYPIST NO LONGER NEEDED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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