Navigating FamilySearch Browsable Images: Difference between revisions

3. Scroll down to "Wills, 1853-1864 vol. 1" and click on the link. You will come face to face with a black boxed screen with a light gray strip at the top in which you will read the name of the database, the county, the name of the particular record, the word "Image" followed by a box and how many total images are in the collection. To the far far right are two arrows located above the words "Save" and "Print."  

5. To learn if there is an index for this particular volume of Wills, type the number 5 in the box next to the word "Image" and press your enter key. This will help you forward ahead a little faster. You may also click the right arrow several times until you get to the first actual page of the record.  

6. On image 7 you will notice there is the beginning of an index for this set of wills. Note that Jesse Allen is on page 624. How is that possible since there are only 324 images? Ah, but notice that there are two filmed images on each page.  

7. Very important! You do NOT need to turn each page because now the game begins! See how mathematically oriented you are. Make a guess as to how far ahead you believe the needed image might be and type the number in the box next to the word "Image." If you tried the number 300, you would notice this was page 588. You might then type in the number 310, which ends up at page 608. Then, try image 318 and VOILA! you are at the correct page of 624. It only took three clicks to get there. If you land close to the page, you could then turn pages one by one using the arrows at the far right side of the page or jump ahead or behind in increments of 5's or 10's.  

3. You are now facing a black boxed screen with a light gray strip at the top in which you will read the name of the database, the county, the name of the particular record, the word "Image" followed by a box and how many total images are in the collection. To the far far right are two arrows located above the words "Save" and "Print."  

5. Note that this section has 748 images. Wow! how will you ever find your great grandmother Smith? To begin, you might start in the middle of the images and type 400 in the box next to the word "Image" and press your enter key. This takes you to a page that begins with the name Timarnoff, so it is too far. Try again with the number 200 which begins with the name Smalley. You might then try the number 250 which begins with the name Sparks. Next, go to 225 which is right in the middle of the Smith surnames. Now you can turn the page one by one using the turn the page arrows found on the far right side of the heading box or jump ahead or behind in increments of 5's or 10's.  

{{RecordSearch|1921756|'''United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874'''}}<br>

1. Click on the "Browse Images" link and you will see an alphabetical surname index for this database. You might have an ancestor with the surname of Hallam, so click on the link for Hall-Ham.  

2. At the next page you will see a black boxed screen with a light gray strip at the top in which you will read the name of the database, the county, the name of the particular record, the word "Image" followed by a box and how many total images are in the collection. To the far far right are two arrows located above the words "Save" and "Print."

 

4. To divide and conquer, divide the images in half and type the number 2500 in the box next to the word "Image" and press your enter key. The card which appears on the screen is for James Halthame which is a little too far, so next divide again and try the number 1200. This card is for Wm. Hall which is closer to the name Hallam so you might just jump up a little farther by typing the number 1300 and it lands at Elizabeth Hallam. From here you can use the page arrows found on the far right side of the heading box to arrive at the right first name or jump ahead or behind in increments of 5's or 10's.