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-There are many instances where it is desirable to enter a document as a Source in an individual's Details page in Family Tree.&nbsp; This is particularly true when the document establishes/verifies the name, date and place of a person's vital event (i.e. birth register/certificate, marraige record, etc.).&nbsp;
+There are many instances where it is desirable to enter a document as a Source in an individual's Details page in Family Tree.&nbsp; This is particularly true when the '''document establishes/verifies the name, date and place of a person's vital event''' (i.e. birth register/certificate, marraige record, etc.).&nbsp;
 While documents found in the Family Search digital databases can be easily attached as a Source to a person, (see Wiki page '''"Adding Sources in Family Search Family Tree"''' - pending), often they are found on other websites (free or subscription) or found in the &nbsp;possession of a family member or other individual. &nbsp;Records found in these other places ought to be added to Family Tree using a different series of steps which are presented with visuals in the handout "Attaching Documents as Sources in Family Tree" shown below.