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==Instructions==
==Instructions==
==Adding to the All - Formatted List tab==
 
===Part 1 - Analyze the Collection Link===
===Part 1 - Analyze the Collection Link===
1. Locate a collection to add on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OWB7FZslkohP-cv9SMbejnzif8fZJaF542emPC4WzFY/edit?usp=sharing New Collections Spreadsheet: All - Formatted List] tab.<br>
1. Locate a collection to add on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OWB7FZslkohP-cv9SMbejnzif8fZJaF542emPC4WzFY/edit?usp=sharing New Collections Spreadsheet: All - Formatted List] tab.<br>
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4. Review the description of the collection to see where the information was obtained from.
4. Review the description of the collection to see where the information was obtained from.
:a. If the information states that it is from FamilySearch, skip to Part 3.
:a. If the information states that is from FamilySearch, skip to Part 3.
''Examples of Wording:''<br>
''Examples of Wording:''<br>
Original data: Austria, Births and Baptisms, 1651-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.<br>
Original data: Austria, Births and Baptisms, 1651-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.<br>
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'''All Websites BUT FamilySearch'''<br>
'''All Websites BUT FamilySearch'''<br>
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  <nowiki>*'''DATE-DATE''' [URL DATABASENAME] at WEBSITENAME — index & images ($)</nowiki><br>
  <nowiki>*'''DATE-DATE''' [URL DATABASENAME] at WEBSITENAME — index & images, ($)</nowiki><br>
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'''FamilySearch Collections With RecordSearch Template'''<br>
'''FamilySearch Collections With RecordSearch Template'''<br>
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  <nowiki>*'''DATE-DATE''' {{RecordSearch|CID|TITLE OF COLLECTION}} at FamilySearch — [[TITLE OF HISTORICAL RECORDS WIKI PAGE|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
  <nowiki>*'''DATE-DATE''' {{RecordSearch|CID|TITLE OF COLLECTION}} at FamilySearch — [[TITLE OF HISTORICAL RECORDS WIKI PAGE|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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NOTE: Here is a list of common websites and how they should be shown in the link:<br>
*Ancestry
*Findmypast
*MyHeritage
*American Ancestors


===Part 3 - Creating an Also at===
===Part 3 - Creating an Also As===
*''More instructions found on the [[FamilySearch_Wiki:Manual_of_Style-Formatting#Identical_Collection_Databases_on_Multiple_Websites|Manual of Style]] Wiki page.''<br>
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1. This is used when a collection is found on more than on website.<br>
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2. Use the following to create the Also at portion of the collection link.<br>
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''Example:''<br>
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<nowiki>''Also at: [URL WEBSITENAME] ($)''</nowiki><br>
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3. The phrase, index & images can be added if it is different from the original website. For instance, if FamilySearch has an index & images but Ancestry only has the index, you would do the following:<br>
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''Example of wikitext:''<br>
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<nowiki>''Also at: [URL WEBSITENAME] index ($)''</nowiki><br>
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===Part 4 - Placing the Link on Wiki Pages===
===Part 4 - Placing the Link on Wiki Pages===
''Note: Other projects may add a collection onto the Wiki before we do. Be sure to check the links already on the page. If you find it already there, state on the spreadsheet that it has already been added.''<br>
1. The collection needs to be analyzed before determining where it should go. Use the guidelines here to help you determine where it should go:
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1. The collection needs to be analyzed before determining where it should go. Use the guidelines found on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OWB7FZslkohP-cv9SMbejnzif8fZJaF542emPC4WzFY/edit?usp=sharing New Collections Project, Placing the Collection tab] to help you determine where the collection should go.
 
 
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Instructions[edit | edit source]

Part 1 - Analyze the Collection Link[edit | edit source]

1. Locate a collection to add on the New Collections Spreadsheet: All - Formatted List tab.

2. Add your name to column B to sign up for that new collection.

3. Click on the link for the new collection found in Column F.

4. Review the description of the collection to see where the information was obtained from.

a. If the information states that is from FamilySearch, skip to Part 3.

Examples of Wording:
Original data: Austria, Births and Baptisms, 1651-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

b. If the name and dates of the collection, match FamilySearch or another website, skip to Part 3.


c. If there is no indication that this is the same databases from FamilySearch, go to Part 2.

Part 2 - Creating the Collection Link[edit | edit source]

1. Open up a Sandbox page where you can create the new link.

2. Create the new link by using the following wikitext code listed below:
More Instructions found on the Manual of Style

All Websites BUT FamilySearch

*'''DATE-DATE''' [URL DATABASENAME] at WEBSITENAME — index & images, ($)


FamilySearch Collections With RecordSearch Template

*'''DATE-DATE''' {{RecordSearch|CID|TITLE OF COLLECTION}} at FamilySearch — [[TITLE OF HISTORICAL RECORDS WIKI PAGE|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images

Part 3 - Creating an Also As[edit | edit source]

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Part 4 - Placing the Link on Wiki Pages[edit | edit source]

1. The collection needs to be analyzed before determining where it should go. Use the guidelines here to help you determine where it should go:

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