FamilySearch Wiki:FamilySearch Account: Difference between revisions

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A FamilySearch Account is the sign in credentials (user name and password) required to to use FamilySearch online resources.

There is no cost for a FamilySearch account.

Users must have a valid email address, and will need to be able to receive and respond to an email confirmation before being able to utilize a newly created account.

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can use their LDS.org account login and password to access FamilySearch resources. For more information, see FamilySearch Account

For help creating a FamilySearch account, see FamilySearch Account help

view images for certain restricted collections at FamilySearch.org
make edits in the FamilySearch Research Wiki
order microfilm for use at family history centers
index records (FamilySearch Indexing)

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-A FamilySearch (FS) Account is the sign in credentials (user name and password) required to to use FamilySearch online resources. There is no cost for a FamilySearch account.
+A FamilySearch Account is the sign in credentials (user name and password) required to to use FamilySearch online resources.
-== How do you create a FS account? ==
+There is no cost for a FamilySearch account.
-*Use this [https://familysearch.org/register/1 link] to create a free FamilySearch Account
+*Users must have a valid email address, and will need to be able to receive and respond to an email confirmation before being able to utilize a newly created account.
-To register for an account:
+<br>
-*Users must have a valid email address, and will need to be able to receive and respond to an email confirmation before being able to utilize a newly created account; or,
+Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can use their [http://www.lds.org/?lang=eng LDS.org] account login and password to access FamilySearch resources.
-* Users must have a cell phone with texting service. Texting fees may apply as required by a user's phone plan.
+For more information, see [https://ident.familysearch.org/cis-web/pages/registration/fs_account.html FamilySearch Account]
-'''Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''' can use their [http://www.lds.org/?lang=eng ChurchofJesusChrist.org] account login and password to access FamilySearch resources.<br>
-For more information, see [https://familysearch.org/register/1?state=https:%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2F FamilySearch Account]
-<br>
-== Why do you need a free FS account? ==
+For help creating a FamilySearch account, see [https://contact.familysearch.org/account.htm FamilySearch Account help]
-Access to a FamilySearch account allows a user to:
-*view images for certain restricted collections at FamilySearch
+*view images for certain restricted collections at FamilySearch.org
 *make edits in the FamilySearch Research Wiki
+*order microfilm for use at family history centers
 *index records (FamilySearch Indexing)
-[https://www.familysearch.org/home/etb_gettingstarted For additional help getting started on FamilySearch]
-=== Discovery Centers ===
-*To better improve your experience at a FamilySearch Discovery Center, it is suggested you create a FamilySearch account and add individuals to your Family Tree.  At the Discovery Center, different activities review your family tree to provide you a unique experience regarding your family and ancestors.
-== What to do if you have trouble making a FS account ==
-*For help creating a FamilySearch account or addressing any [http://www.lds.org/?lang=eng ChurchofJesusChrist.org] account rollover issues, see [https://contact.familysearch.org/account.htm FamilySearch account help]<br>
-[[Category:FamilySearch]]
+[[Category:Wiki Support Team members]]