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 === Instructions  ===
-. Sign up for counties on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Washington Tasks-Family History Centers#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]]. <br>
+:1. Sign up for a county on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Washington Tasks-Family History Centers#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]]. <br>
+:2. Locate the county seat for your chosen county and it's zip code.
+::a. Go to [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] by clicking on this link.<br>
+::b. Click in the box under the world image (Has magnifying glass in the box).<br>
+::c. Type ''(Your county name) County, Washington''.<br>
+::d. Hit enter on your keyboard.<br>
+::f. Go to the county information box on the right-hand side of the screen.
+::g. Within the county information box search for the word "Seat". This is the county seat. Click on the city name.
+::h. On the Wikipedia city page, go to the city information box on the right-hand side of the screen.
+::i. Within the city information box search for the city zip code. If there is more than one zip code, chose any of the the posted zip codes.
-. For each county,
-:a. Locate the county seat for your chosen county and it's [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Washington Tasks-Family History Centers#Find the county seat zip code|zip code]]. (Click for how to...)
+:3. Find the FamilySearch Centers closest to the county seat.
-:b. Find the FamilySearch Centers closest to the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Washington Tasks-Family History Centers#Find the FamilySearch Center(s) closest to the county seat|county seat]]. (Click for how to...)
+::a. Go to [https://familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Centers]and type in the zip code for your county seat in the box which says "Postal Code". <br>
-:c. Under the '''FamilySearch Center''' heading of the county page,
+::b. Hit enter on your keyboard.<br>
-::Add information to the county page by editing in [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Washington Tasks-Family History Centers#Wikitext_Editing_Instructions|wikitext]]. Read the general instructions then follow the wikitext link for continued directions about using wikitext to edit this project.<br>
+::c. If more than one result is shown, click on your city name in the left-hand column.
+::d. On the map which appears, your county seat is the orange flag with the white star in the center.
+::e. Family History Centers in the area indicated by flags with blue trees in the center.
+::f. If there are no blue trees zoom out on the map until you see some trees. Zoom out by clicking on the minus (-) sign in the upper right-hand corner of the web page.
+::g. Determine the closest to, or main Family History Center for the county seat. Click on the blue tree to learn the name of the town where the Family History Center is located.
-. Add information to the county page by editing in [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Washington Tasks-Family History Centers#Wikitext_Editing_Instructions|wikitext]]. Read the general instructions then follow the wikitext link to continued task directions about using wikitext to edit this project.<br>
-*If you have questions about editing, go to wiki help links under the heading [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Washington Tasks-Family History Centers#Description|Description]].
+:4. Under the '''FamilySearch Center''' heading of the county page, list the FamilySearch Centers found in Step 3.
+::If needed, see [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Washington Tasks-Family History Centers#Wikitext_Editing_Instructions|wikitext editing instructions]]. Read the general instructions then use wikitext to edit the county page.
+::If you have questions about editing, go to wiki help links under the heading [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Washington Tasks-Family History Centers#Description|Description]].
-. Mark the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Washington Tasks-Family History Centers#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to indicate you have finished the task.
+:5. Mark the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Washington Tasks-Family History Centers#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to indicate you have finished the task.
-. Also, report your finished task on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENGZ1FlRDhSOGx1OUpDc254Nm1xNXc6MA#gid=0 Washington FamilySearch Completed Task Google Form]. Follow the instructions on the Google form. This step is important for documenting completed wiki volunteer work. Thank you!
+:6. Also, report your finished task on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENGZ1FlRDhSOGx1OUpDc254Nm1xNXc6MA#gid=0 Washington FamilySearch Completed Task Google Form]. Follow the instructions on the Google form. This step is important for documenting completed wiki volunteer work. Thank you!
-===== Find the county seat zip code =====
-:a. Go to [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] by clicking on this link.<br>
-:b. Click in the box under the world image (Has magnifying glass in the box).<br>
-:c. Type ''(Your county name) County, Washington''.<br>
-:d. Hit enter on your keyboard.<br>
-:f. Go to the county information box on the right-hand side of the screen.
-:g. Within the county information box search for the word "Seat". This is the county seat. Click on the city name.
-:h. On the Wikipedia city page, go to the city information box on the right-hand side of the screen.
-:i. Within the city information box search for the city zip code. If there is more than one zip code, chose any of the the posted zip codes.
-===== Find the FamilySearch Center(s) closest to the county seat =====
-:a. Go to [https://familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Centers]and type in the zip code for your county seat in the box which says "Postal Code". <br>
-:b. Hit enter on your keyboard.<br>
-:c. If more than one result is shown, click on your city name in the left-hand column.
-:d. On the map which appears, your county seat is the orange flag with the white star in the center.
-:e. Family History Centers in the area indicated by flags with blue trees in the center.
-:f. If there are no blue trees zoom out on the map until you see some trees. Zoom out by clicking on the minus (-) sign in the upper right-hand corner of the web page.
-:g. Determine the closest to, or main Family History Center for the county seat. Click on the blue tree to learn the name of the town where the Family History Center is located.
 ===== Wikitext Editing Instructions  =====