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'''Access Meyer’s gazetteer using one of the following methods:''' | === '''Access Meyer’s gazetteer using one of the following methods:''' === | ||
1. through www.familysearch.org | 1. through www.familysearch.org | ||
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*Links to Meyers Gazetteer are also found on several other FamilySearchWiki pages, including the "Germany- Gazetteers" page''' ''' | *Links to Meyers Gazetteer are also found on several other FamilySearchWiki pages, including the "Germany- Gazetteers" page''' ''' | ||
'''Find the page you need''' | === '''Find the page you need''' === | ||
*Click on the first letter of the place name Note the first and last place names listed on the top of each page. | *Click on the first letter of the place name Note the first and last place names listed on the top of each page. | ||
*Browse the numbered pages until you find the page that contains the needed entry. | *Browse the numbered pages until you find the page that contains the needed entry. | ||
'''Find the entry''' | === '''Find the entry''' === | ||
Each page in Meyer’s gazetteer consists of three columns. | Each page in Meyer’s gazetteer consists of three columns. | ||
To navigate on each page | '''To navigate on each page''' | ||
*Click on the “maximize screen” icon in the top right corner of the screen | *Click on the “maximize screen” icon in the top right corner of the screen | ||
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*Move the bottom scroll bar all the way to the right. Another vertical scroll bar to the left of the right marginal scroll bar allows you to move '''up and down '''on the page. | *Move the bottom scroll bar all the way to the right. Another vertical scroll bar to the left of the right marginal scroll bar allows you to move '''up and down '''on the page. | ||
*Pages or sections can be printed using the “printer icon” on the top left. | *Pages or sections can be printed using the “printer icon” on the top left. | ||
=== Reading helps === | |||