thebattlebook.com
Goals
The Battle Book Updated
on the Internet
· Easy access/reference for all cousins
· Connect and stay in touch with cousins
· Low cost way to keep current compared to
publishing hard copy
Phase I
· Keep it simple
· Put the information online ASAP
· Replicate the 2000 Battle Book Updated with 2011
info
· Spread the word, get feedback, updates
Phase II
· Add more information/updates
· Add Links and more, better pictures
· More information from the original Battle Book
· Blog for current events (current events, births,
weddings, obits)
Phase III (2016)
· Add original The Battle Book to the website.
· Scan The Battle Book from 1930.
· Make available by chapter or in its entirety.
Building the Website
· Started in 2009
· “This will be easy, just
take the source to The Battle Book Updated, use the publisher’s software,
generate a file, and put it on a website.”
· After months of looking,
the publisher couldn’t find the source.
· George found source to
the words. It was a text file with no pictures
· Tools: Microsoft Word
and Adobe Acrobat
· Numbering and
indentation
· Removed the index (too
much work), but the book is searchable.
· Lots of proofreading and
corrections.
· Added updates
· Pictures
o Scanned pictures (George
had lots of originals from 2000)
o Planned to include all
pictures in the PDF file, like The Battle Book Updated.
o The PDF file size got
too big to download, so we split the pictures from the book.
o Chose Picasa to manage
pictures
§ People can
view/download/print pictures from Picasa.
·
Website
o
thebattlebook.com for the name.
o
godaddy.com
for web hosting.
Implications of online
personal information
· Battle Book has names, birth dates, marriage
info, where born, children’s names, mother’s maiden name
·
Potential identity theft
·
Should we get permission
from everyone to put their info online?
·
Consulted with several
people and looked for examples
·
Decided to password
protect any personal information, especially for living people
How
to use website
· Software Required
o Browser
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Foxfire (I suggest
installing the add on Adblock Plus)
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Internet Explorer
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Chrome
o
Adobe Reader (It’s free)
· Genealogy
o
Click on the family Crest
to download zip file (a container for the document with password access)
o
When prompted what to do
with this file, select Open with Windows Explorer and click OK
o
When Windows Explorer
opens, double click on BattleBookUpdated
o
When prompted, enter the
password and click on Enter
o
Adobe Acrobat should
start and open the BattleBookUpdated.pdf document.
o
To save a copy on your
PC,
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Click on the File tab on
the top left of the screen.
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Click on Save As …
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Choose a directory for
the file and click on Save
o
Adobe notes/options
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To search for text
· Use the search box. If the search box isn’t visible on the top of
the screen, click on Edit at the top left and click on Find. Once you’ve entered text, use the icons to
the right of search box to look for the next occurrence or search backwards.
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Different views
· To display 2 pages, click on View on the top toolbar, hoover
the mouse over Page Display and click on Two Up.
· To use more of the screen, click on View, and click on Full
Screen Mode. Press Esc on the keyboard
to return to normal mode.
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If you prefer a table of contents on
the left of the page, click on the “Bookmarks … “ icon to the left or the document
text.
Pictures
(We need new pictures
and updated ones)
o
Rocky Mount Mills
o
Stained Glass Windows (Battle
related)
o
Old Town Plantation and
Cool Spring
o
Battle Family Dwellings
o
Table A Descendants
o
Table B Descendants
o
Table C Descendants
o
Battle Family Reunion
2012
How to use pictures
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On thebattlebook.com
main page, click on the picture of Rocky Mount Mills
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Click on any Gallery of
pictures to view. For example, click on
Battle Family Dwellings.
· For a slideshow, click on the Slideshow icon at
the top right.
· To download one picture,
o
Click on the picture to
select it.
o
Click on Download at the
top and follow the directions.
· To download an entire gallery, you need to
install Picasa on your PC. It’s free
from Google.
· While viewing one picture,
o
Use the left and right
arrows to view all pictures in the gallery.
o
Use the Share icon to send
an email with this picture
o
Use
o
Use the full screen
feature to see a bigger image.
o
Note,
if the original image is small, you can’t make bigger.
o
Details about the picture size and other information appears to the right side of the screen.
Additional Links
(Samples from several sources)
o Cool Spring Plantation Article from Rocky Mount
Telegram
o Narrative on Old Town (source Chris Wilson)
o
“Glory” Madelon Battle Hancock (UNCG letters and newspaper article)
o
Kemp Battle’s
History of Raleigh Speech (Google Books /Harvard Library)
o Several Wikipedia articles (If you create a
Battle related Wiki article, let me know).