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The primary source of help is the FreeCEN Manual.  Please use the following web pages and files as a supplement to this manual. All new volunteers should read the Copyrights & Ownership section.
 

1. Volunteer Help

Volunteer Mailing List Subscription and Archives
Transcriber User Guide V7 (Zip - 158kb)
Transcriber User Guide V7 (self extracting zip - 220kb)
FreeCEN Software
1. Transcription - SSCENS
2. Checking - WINCC
3. Validating - VALDREV
JPEG Viewer - Free


2. Coordinator Help

Scottish Coordinators User Guide V5 (August 2005) (Zip - 131kb)
Scottish Coordinator User Guide V5 (self extracting zip - 199kb)
FcTools Tutorials - Use in addition to the Scottish Coordinator User Guide
1. Set Up (1.8 MB)
2. Converting a Transcription File (359 KB)
3. Zipping a File for Checking (422 KB)
Coordinator Mailing List Subscription-This is a closed list intended for county coordinator's only and you must be subscribed by the Scotland Coordinator. Please make sure you are subscribed as there are important updates and information posted here.
Parms File Example-Please read the Coordinators guide to further understand how to create a parms file.
Fctools Download Page-Last update was June 5 2005
Parms - When your parms file is completed and uploaded to the database you will be able to download it from here.  Right Click on the appropriate file and choose to Save Link As.

3. Useful Links

Old occupations (Scot Roots)
Old Occupations
1841 Occupational Abbreviations - These are a guideline ONLY, with occupations pulled from the 1841 census. There is no guarantee the abbreviation means what is in this file, only that it was found in the context. 
Victorian Servants
Genuki
Genuki Gazetteer
British Colonies:  Census Confirmed Places (Download .xls 20kb)
British Colonies Links:

- http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/maproom.htm
- http://pages.britishlibrary.net/empirehist/history.htm
- http://www.anglik.net/empire.htm
TalkingScot
Scottish Forenames
Dictionary of Scots Language