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=== Instructions === | === Instructions === | ||
{{Block indent|1. Log in to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password.}} | |||
{{Block indent|2. Open another instance of the FamilySearch Research Wiki, either on another monitor or another tab on the internet browser. This will allow you to view these instructions while editing in the wiki.}} | |||
{{Block indent|3. Return to the window with this task page and scroll to the “Instructions” heading.}} | |||
{{Block indent|4. Copy the statement below. (To copy: highlight the text by placing the cursor just before the first letter and while holding down the left mouse button, drag the cursor across the desired text. When you stop pressing the left mouse button, the text will be highlighted. Now place the cursor somewhere within the highlighted text and press '''Ctrl''' and '''c''' simultaneously. Now the text is copied.)}} | |||
The Spanish-American War was largely fought in Cuba and the Philippines. Spanish-American War records might exist in the state from which the soldier served or in a state where the veteran later resided. | The Spanish-American War was largely fought in Cuba and the Philippines. Spanish-American War records might exist in the state from which the soldier served or in a state where the veteran later resided. | ||
{{Block indent|5. Return to the window with the other instance of the wiki and navigate to the state Military Records page.}} | |||
{{Block indent|6. Scroll down to the “Spanish-American War (1898)” heading and click on the “Edit” button to the right of that heading. (When you hover the mouse over the picture of the pen in a square, the word “Edit” appears. Click on the picture of the pen.)}} | |||
{{Block indent|7. Review the explanatory text that appears under that heading.}} | |||
{{Block indent|'''a.''' If there is none, place the cursor at the end of the heading and press “Enter.”|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|’’’b.’’’ Paste the statement that you copied in step 4. (To paste: place the cursor where you want the text to be inserted, then press '''Ctrl''' and '''v''' simultaneously. A small screen will appear. Click in this window and press '''Ctrl''' and '''v''' simultaneously again. Then select “OK.” The text should now be pasted.)|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|'''c.''' If text already exists, modify it using the above statement while maintaining the important information that is already present.|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|8. Enter a brief explanation in the Summary field (example: added explanatory text to Spanish American War).}} | |||
{{Block indent|9. Save the page and exit. The task is complete. Initial the appropriate cell in the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject United States wars|Progress Chart]].}} | |||
After completing this task for one state, you do not need to repeat steps 1 through 4 when you perform the task for subsequent states (as long as you haven't logged out of the wiki or "copied" new text). | After completing this task for one state, you do not need to repeat steps 1 through 4 when you perform the task for subsequent states (as long as you haven't logged out of the wiki or "copied" new text). | ||
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