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 . Compare the Wikipedia county page with the FamilySearch county page.<br>
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; a. &nbsp;&nbsp; Add to FamilySearch Wiki the counties, and the correct geographical information (i.e. north, south, etc.), listed on Wikipedia that do not already appear there.<br>
+:a. Add to FamilySearch Wiki the counties, and the correct geographical information (i.e. north, south, etc.), listed on Wikipedia that do not already appear there.<br>
+:b. Remove from FamilySearch Wiki those counties, and/or the geographical information, that is not listed on Wikipedia<br>
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b.&nbsp;&nbsp; Remove from FamilySearch Wiki those counties, and/or the geographical information, that is not listed on Wikipedia<br>
+*If you find that the FamilySearch Wiki and Wikipedia differ in neighboring county information, accept Wikipedia as correct.
+*If changes are needed, you may make those changes by editing in [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Headings, Neighboring Counties#Rich_Text_editing_instructions|rich text]] or [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Headings, Neighboring Counties#Wikitext_editing_instructions|wikitext]].
-*Accept Wikipedia as correct, if you find a mistake on FamilySearch Wiki.
-*If changes are needed, you may make those changes by editing in [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Headings, Neighboring Counties#Rich_Text_editing_instructions|rich text]] or [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Headings, Neighboring Counties#Wikitext_editing_instructions|wikitext]].&nbsp;
 *If you are new to the wiki, rich text may be easier for you to use.
 *If you have questions about editing either of these text forms, go to wiki help links under the heading [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Headings, Neighboring Counties#Description|Description]].
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 ::2. Go to the toolbar at the top of the page.
 ::3. Click on the icon {T}. The icon in the toolbar will highlight blue and open an edit box.
-::4. Copy these symbols&nbsp;<nowiki>{{·}}</nowiki>&nbsp;and paste them in the edit box.
+::4. Copy these symbols <nowiki>{{·}}</nowiki> and paste them in the edit box.
-::5. Click OK. The template now appears where you placed your cursor in step d-1.&nbsp;
+::5. Click OK. The template now appears where you placed your cursor in step d-1.
 :e. To add or change county names:
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 :g. To add or change the date when Wikipedia was accessed:
-::1. Find the yellow icon &lt;R&gt; in the text of the page.&nbsp;
+::1. Find the yellow icon &lt;R&gt; in the text of the page.
 ::2. Click on the icon. This will highlight it blue.
 ::3. Go to the toolbar near the top of the page. Click on the first blue &lt;R&gt;.
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 :k. Mark the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Headings, Neighboring Counties#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to indicate you have finished the task.
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 ==== Wikitext editing instructions  ====
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 :d. Scroll to the section <nowiki>*'''Neighboring Counties'''</nowiki> .
-:e. Each county name is linked to the correct county wiki page by the wikitext as follows: <nowiki>[[(county name) County, Ohio|(county name)]]</nowiki>. When linked correctly, after the page is saved, the county name will be blue. This link takes the reader directly to the named county page.
+:e. To add or replace a county name:
+Each county name is linked to the correct county wiki page by the wikitext as follows:
+<nowiki>[[(county name) County, Ohio|(county name)]]</nowiki>.
+::1. Copy the wikitext above, adding your county name between the parenthesis.
+::2. Paste the wikitext into the list of county names
+::3. When linked correctly, after the page is saved, the county name will be blue. This link takes the reader directly to the named county page.
-:f. Make any changes to the geographic description as needed.
+:f. To add or change geographic information:
+::1. Remove the incorrect information
+::2. Type in the correct geographic information found in Wikipedia.
+::3. Add parentheses around the geographic description.
-:g. The <nowiki>{{·}}</nowiki> after the geographical information for each county is called a template. You only see this template when editing in wikitext. It is a dot to separate the counties.
+:g. To add or replace the template symbol which separates county names:
+The <nowiki>{{·}}</nowiki> after the geographical information for each county is called a template. You only see this template when editing in wikitext. It is a dot to separate the counties.
+::1. While in wikitext Copy these symbols <nowiki>{{·}}</nowiki>.
+::2. Place your cursor where you want to replace the template symbol between county names.
+::3. Paste.
+::4. While you are in wiki text your will only see the blue template sign. After you save, the correct symbols will appear.
-:h. The Wikipedia reference looks as follows.
+:h. To add or change the date when Wikipedia was accessed:
+The Wikipedia reference looks as follows:
 :::<nowiki><ref>Wikipedia contributors, "(County Name) County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(County name)_County,_Ohio (accessed '''add date''').</ref> </nowiki>
-::Replace "add date" with the date you accessed Wikipedia.
+:::. Within the reference, Replace "add date" with the date you accessed Wikipedia.
 :i. Add a summary sentence near the bottom of the page in the Summary box saying something like, "Edited neighboring counties information".