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2. Then, click “Arkiv Digital.” If the program opens in Swedish, you can change it to English by clicking the word “Visa” on the tool bar. Then, click “Språk/Language” and choose “English.” | 2. Then, click “Arkiv Digital.” If the program opens in Swedish, you can change it to English by clicking the word “Visa” on the tool bar. Then, click “Språk/Language” and choose “English.” | ||
3. In the search box below the heading “Search Archives,” begin typing the name of the parish you want to search. As you begin typing, AD starts searching for the place. By just typing a few letters, the name of the parish may appear in the search results box on the lower left. Tip: You must use the correct Swedish spelling, including the Swedish letters Å, Ä, and Ö. To learn how to type these letters, see the article [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Sweden:_Type_the_letters_%C3%85,_%C3%84,_and_%C3%96 Sweden Typing the letters Å, Ä, and Ö] | 3. In the search box below the heading “Search Archives,” begin typing the name of the parish you want to search. As you begin typing, AD starts searching for the place. By just typing a few letters, the name of the parish may appear in the search results box on the lower left. Tip: You must use the correct Swedish spelling, including the Swedish letters Å, Ä, and Ö. To learn how to type these letters, see the article [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Sweden:_Type_the_letters_%C3%85,_%C3%84,_and_%C3%96 Sweden Typing the letters Å, Ä, and Ö]. | ||
4. When the name of your parish appears in the results box, click the parish name. Tip: If there is more than one parish by the same name, you will need to determine which one you want according to the county letter (to the right of the parish name.) To find out what county the letter stands for, hover the mouse curser over the letter and wait for the info box to appear. To learn more about the county letters see the article [[ | 4. When the name of your parish appears in the results box, click the parish name. Tip: If there is more than one parish by the same name, you will need to determine which one you want according to the county letter (to the right of the parish name.) To find out what county the letter stands for, hover the mouse curser over the letter and wait for the info box to appear. To learn more about the county letters see the article [[Swedish County Letters|Swedish County Letters]]. A list of the county letters has also been provided at the bottom of this page. | ||
5. After selecting your parish, you will see the available | 5. After selecting your parish, you will see the records available through AD on the right side of the screen. On the list of available records, notice that each record volume has the name of the parish followed by a code. This code, consisting of an alphabet letter(s), colon, and number, is based upon the Swedish Church Archive Cataloging Plan. To learn more about the cataloging plan and to see a complete list of codes see the article Sweden: Citing Sources. | ||
Double-click the record and the time period you want to search. | |||
6. Browse the records. This may be done by 1 or 5 pages at a time by clicking the arrows on the tool bar marked -1 page, -5 pages, or +1 page, +5 pages. Tip: By clicking the drop-down arrow in the box between “-1 page, -5 pages”, and “+1 page, +5 pages” you may navigate by as many pages as you would like or even select a specific page if you know a number. | 6. Browse the records. This may be done by 1 or 5 pages at a time by clicking the arrows on the tool bar marked -1 page, -5 pages, or +1 page, +5 pages. Tip: By clicking the drop-down arrow in the box between “-1 page, -5 pages”, and “+1 page, +5 pages” you may navigate by as many pages as you would like or even select a specific page if you know a number. | ||