To create a character-delimited file please follow these instructions:

Right click on your desktop, choose New, Text Document or if you have a plain text
program such as TextPad, open it.

Name the file the name of the cemetery.

In the text file you will be using a semi-colon ( ; ) to separate information.
There must be an equal number of semi-colons in each line of text. No spaces should
follow the colon. This is an example of a 4-column file.

NAME;DOB;DOD;NOTES
SMITH, John;1/1/1900;1/1/2000;Son of John & Mary (info for each of the 4 columns)
SMITH, John;;1/1/2000;Son of John & Mary (no date of birth--2 semi-colons after name)
SMITH, John;1/1/1900;;Son of John & Mary (no date of death--2 semi-colons between dob & notes)
SMITH, John;1/1/1900;1/1/2000; (no notes--dob followed by semi-colon with no info included)

A 4-column layout will have 3 semi-colons in each line. 5-column layout will have 4 semi-colons.

NAME;DOB;DOD;NOTES;SECTION
SMITH, John;1/1/1900;1/1/2000;Son of John & Mary;W2 (info for each of the 5 columns)


*     *     *     *     *


Please include the following at the top of the file:
Name of Cemetery
Location of Cemetery (city/county/state). Address if available.
Directions to cemetery if difficult to find
Your name and email address
Whether or not this is a partial or complete survey


After the text file is completed please email it to mdcemmy@yahoo.com
If you need any help with this process please contact me.