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 === Instructions  ===
-#Go to the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject US County Beginning Dates Tables/tasks|Task Page]] and sign out a state.
+. Go to the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject US County Beginning Dates Tables/tasks|Task Page]] and sign out a state.
-#Go to the state you chose and use the list of county pages provided on the state page to visit each county.
+. Go to the state you chose and use the list of county pages provided on the state page to visit each county.
-#In each county you will be checking the links found in the Beginning Dates table found at the top of the county page.
+. In each county you will be checking the links found in the Beginning Dates table found at the top of the county page.
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-#Go to the Beginning Dates table and start left to right, clicking on each link to see if they work. Each link should go to the heading listed lower on the page. For example, if you click on the Birth link on the table, it should jump down to the heading Birth down at the bottom of the page under Vital Records.
+. Go to the Beginning Dates table and start left to right, clicking on each link to see if they work. Each link should go to the heading listed lower on the page. For example, if you click on the Birth link on the table, it should jump down to the heading Birth down at the bottom of the page under Vital Records.
 '''Be sure to check:'''
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 :*Make sure the link is still in the same county and the link doesn’t go to another one.
-#If the link works, go to the next link to see if it works, and so on. If all the links in the table work, move on to the next county.
+. If the link works, go to the next link to see if it works, and so on. If all the links in the table work, move on to the next county.
 '''IF THE LINK IS BROKEN'''
-#If there is a link broken, fix the link using the following directions:
+. If there is a link broken, fix the link using the following directions:
-#Go to the table on the page and click on the Edit button to the right of the heading containing the table.
+. Go to the table on the page and click on the Edit button to the right of the heading containing the table.
-#Go to wikitext to examine the links in the table.
+. Go to wikitext to examine the links in the table.
-#Determine why the link is broken by examining the link to see if the code is correct. For instance, in this example the link for the Birth records is: <nowiki>[[Adams County, Indiana#Birth|Birth]]</nowiki>. However, when you go to the bottom of the county page you will see that the correct heading is really: Adams County, Indiana#Birth Records. Add the word Records to the link and save the page.
+. Determine why the link is broken by examining the link to see if the code is correct. For instance, in this example the link for the Birth records is: <nowiki>[[Adams County, Indiana#Birth|Birth]]</nowiki>. However, when you go to the bottom of the county page you will see that the correct heading is really: Adams County, Indiana#Birth Records. Add the word Records to the link and save the page.
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-#If the link goes to the wrong heading on the page, replace the correct word after the “#.”
+. If the link goes to the wrong heading on the page, replace the correct word after the “#.”
-#Once you have fixed all the links in the table, go to the bottom of the page and add the following in the edit summary box: “Fixed broken links.”
+. Once you have fixed all the links in the table, go to the bottom of the page and add the following in the edit summary box: “Fixed broken links.”
-#Save the page.
+. Save the page.
-#Double check the link you fixed by clicking on the previously broken link in the table to make sure it works.
+. Double check the link you fixed by clicking on the previously broken link in the table to make sure it works.
-#Once you have checked and fixed all the Beginner Tables in each county of the state, go back to the task list and enter the completed date next to your name.
+. Once you have checked and fixed all the Beginner Tables in each county of the state, go back to the task list and enter the completed date next to your name.