Q&A Session

How do I restore *very* old TMG backups (v1 or v2 or v3)? Try… Restore the .sqz file of the backup into TMGv4 Make a backup of the project from TMGv4 (another different .sqz file) Open TMGv9 and restore this .sqz file Don’t forget to make a backup of this restored project too

How are Text Macros used? Menu “Tools, Text Macros” to bring up Text Macros window Can define Shift+F2 through Shift+F12 Enter text into the appropriate field for the desired key Use a semi-colon where you want to enter the Tab character Click on “Help” for special circumstances To enter the text, hold down the Shift+Fn key

How do you make sure that your backup is good after you’ve made it? Execute file maintenance commands Menu “File, Maintenance, Optimize” Menu “File, Maintenance, Reindex” Menu “File, Maintenance, Validate File Integrity” Until numbers resulting from the optimize don’t change Then make your backup After you make your backup, examine Menu “Report, Project Information” and note the numbers under “Records” and “Size” After you restore your backup, examine Menu “Report, Project Information” and note the numbers under “Records” and “Size”

How do I use Windows Character Map? Menu “Tools, External Utilities, 1. Windows Character Map” Scroll down to find the special character that you need To use that character Click on it, then click on the “Select” button Double-click on it To place that character (or characters) into your text Click on “Copy” button Move to place in your text to insert character (or characters) Paste it/them with CTRL/V

How do you manually change a source number? Answer from Terry Reigel Menu “Tools, Master Source List” In the Master Source List Select the source whose number you’d like to change Click on the “Renumber” button Use the default selection “Renumber one source” In the “To:” field, Either type in the new source number Or click in that field and press F2 key to bring up a list of unused source numbers and then select one from that list

How do I find people with a specific middle name (e.g., Glenn)? Open Project Explorer and click on the “Filter” icon In the “Filter the Project Explorer” window In the “Filter” tab, enter First line – Field: GivenName, Operator: Ends with, Value: glenn, Connect: AND Second line – Field: GivenName, Operator: Does not begin with, Value: glenn, Connect: END Click OK In the “Filter progress” window, QUICKLY click on the text “Do not close this window automatically” if you would like more time to view it Click on the “Close” button