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== Navigating The Wiki == | == Navigating The Wiki == | ||
Revision as of 18:57, 3 August 2014
Notifications of Changes - Watching Pages[edit | edit source]
- New information can be added at any time to the pages for the localities you are researching. "Watch" those pages, and you will receive an email each time a page is updated. Click Watch in the upper right hand corner.
- For example, if you are researching in Albany, New York, "Watch" the following pages:
- Albany, New York
- New York (and see the Topics section for other pages of interest to watch)
- New York Digital Collections
- Each time information is added to one of those pages, you will receive an e-mail.
- You must be signed into the Wiki for this feature to work.
- Main article: Help:Watchlist
Categories[edit | edit source]
- Wiki Categories or Topics allow you to view articles that are related. You can review a Category Page to see all wiki pages on a particular topic.
- See all categories here:
- Some particularly useful categories, with a lot of information, can be found listed in the following articles:
Talk Pages[edit | edit source]
- Is information missing that would make an article more complete? Add a note to the Talk Page to ask a question or request Wiki Contributors to add information to that page. To add a note:
- Click on the Talk tab in the upper left to get to the Talk page.
- Click to Edit this Page (you must be signed in with a FamilySearch account).
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- Note the 5 purple boxes on the right side of this page (Research Articles, Volunteer, Views, Toolbox, Personal tools). This is known as the "Navigation Bar" or "Nav Bar".
- Personal Tools gives you links for your User page, your Talk page, and your Watchlist.
- Volunteer includes articles to help you get started as a new contributor.
- Learn more about these menus and how to use them.
Learn more about using the Wiki[edit | edit source]
 Basic Wiki Searches |  About the Wiki |  Keys to Success Using the Wiki |  Ask a Question |
