It's time for this week's Ancestry Quick Tip Jamboree! Thanks to everyone who has sent in a Quick Tip. Please keep them coming so that we can keep this tradition going. You can send your tips to: ADNeditor@ancestry.com.

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Have a great day!
Juliana

Add a Frame to Label Images
J.Hintz

Most photo repair software I've used has the capability to either add a frame that can be sized to extend on bottom only (I 'color' mine white) or to expand the canvas. Use the text tool to add the description to the expansion area. It stays with the photo for printing or email but can be trimmed off if the recipient wants to frame it or use another ID method in an album.

Library Inventory on PDA
Dave Krucas
Colorado Springs

In reference to 18 January's Quick Tip column, the author Francine has a printout of her inventory of genealogy books and CDs she takes with her to sales. I've become a dedicated PDA user and have carried one daily for the past six years. All three have been made by Palm so moving data has been painless. I have lists of the books I own in memo format. The books are sorted by category, including a list of books I want and the price I've them selling for and where. The PDA gets backed up regularly on my home computer so I haven't lost anything due to a dead battery or worse problem.

Memory Stimulating Questions
Sue Dufour
Elkhart, IN

In reading Lisa Alzo's article in the January 24th ADN, I am reminded of my father-in-law who couldn't remember anything about his grandfather's family until I asked if he remembered any of his uncles' first names. This rang a bell and he came up with names of two or three uncles. I then asked what they did for a living and he told me they worked with their hands. He knew this because he remembered that they had very rough, calloused hands. This was enough to restart my research and get to a successful conclusion.