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__NOTOC__[[Training for FamilySearch Family Tree|Family Tree Training]] <br> | __NOTOC__[[Training for FamilySearch Family Tree|Family Tree Training]] <br> | ||
=== What's Up? === | === What's Up? === | ||
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The '''Finding and Merging Duplicates in FT''' page offers a '''lesson guide''' to identifying duplicate individuals and merging them in Family Tree. The '''STEPS with Pictures Handout''' provides clear directions with | The '''Finding and Merging Duplicates in Family Tree (FT)''' page offers a '''lesson guide''' to identifying duplicate individuals and merging them in Family Tree. The '''STEPS with Pictures Handout''' provides clear directions with FT images that shows how to find duplicates using the ''Possible Duplicates'' feature, and then how to merge their information. These steps are ''entry'' and ''intermediate'' level tasks in Family Tree.<br> | ||
Use of | Use of the lesson guide provides a valuable ''hands-on'' experience in performing 6 specific duplicate merging tasks in a fictitious database known as '''Instructor Materials - Simple Sandbox''' [http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum/teacher/teacher.html (Instructor Materials)]. The Simple Sandbox is a totally safe place to practice finding and merging individuals in FT because you are not working in Family Tree. '''No changes are made to your ancestors in the Tree'''.<br> | ||
In addition, the single sheet '''Merging Exercise''' guide contains the steps for follow-up practicing of the finding and merging activities done in the STEPS with Pictures handout. <br> <br> <br> | In addition, the single sheet '''Merging Exercise''' guide contains the steps for follow-up practicing of the finding and merging activities done in the STEPS with Pictures handout. <br> <br> <br> | ||
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