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::2. Within the text find the parent county information. | ::2. Within the text find the parent county information. | ||
::3. Compare this information with what is already posted on the wiki county page. <br> | ::3. Compare this information with what is already posted on the wiki county page. <br> | ||
=== No parent couties === | |||
:b. A second website to check parent county names is [http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogyohio.htm ProGenealogists] Courtesy of ProGenealogists. | :b. A second website to check parent county names is [http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogyohio.htm ProGenealogists] Courtesy of ProGenealogists. | ||
::1. Once on this page, scroll through the page to your county name. | ::1. Once on this page, scroll through the page to your county name. | ||
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5. Mark the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Texas Tasks-Parent Counties#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to indicate you have finished the task. | 5. Mark the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Texas Tasks-Parent Counties#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to indicate you have finished the task. | ||
6. Also, report your finished task on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENGZ1FlRDhSOGx1OUpDc254Nm1xNXc6MA#gid=0 Texas FamilySearch Completed Task Google Form]. Follow the instructions on the Google form. This step is important for documenting completed wiki volunteer work. Thank you! | === how to create this page? === | ||
6. Also, report your finished task on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENGZ1FlRDhSOGx1OUpDc254Nm1xNXc6MA#gid=0 Texas FamilySearch Completed Task Google Form]. Follow the instructions on the Google form. This step is important for documenting completed wiki volunteer work. Thank you! | |||
==== Rich Text Editing Instructions ==== | ==== Rich Text Editing Instructions ==== | ||
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:::- Capitalize the beginning of each word and place the comma as shown. | :::- Capitalize the beginning of each word and place the comma as shown. | ||
:::- An automatic search result will appear in the box below. | :::- An automatic search result will appear in the box below. | ||
:::- | :::- Click the result which exactly matches [Your county name] County, Texas by clicking on it. This will link the county you typed to its page in the FamilySearch Wiki. | ||
:::- Click OK. | :::- Click OK. | ||
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::4. Type in the correct numbers. | ::4. Type in the correct numbers. | ||
:g. After the county formation date add a reference as follows: | :g. After the county formation date, add a reference as follows: | ||
::1. Place your cursor after the county formation date. | ::1. Place your cursor after the county formation date. | ||
::2. Go to the toolbar near the top of the page. Click on the first blue | ::2. Go to the toolbar near the top of the page. Click on the first blue <R>. | ||
::3. This will open a box to edit the reference. | ::3. This will open a box to edit the reference. | ||
::4. If you used Ancestry as a reference, copy and paste the following reference into the edit box: | ::4. If you used Ancestry as a reference, copy and paste the following reference into the edit box: | ||
:::<nowiki>Ancestry.com wiki contributors, " | :::<nowiki>Ancestry.com wiki contributors, "Sabine County, Texas" in Ancestry.com: Wiki at http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sabine_County,_Texas (accessed 3 August 2012). </nowiki> | ||
:::a. Within the citation, change the county name " | :::a. Within the citation, change the county name "Sabine" to your county name in both places it is used. Change the accessed date to the date you viewed the information. | ||
:::b. Click OK. | :::b. Click OK. | ||
=== What else should we use? === | |||
::5. If you used ProGenealogist as a reference, copy the paste the following into the edit box: | ::5. If you used ProGenealogist as a reference, copy the paste the following into the edit box: | ||
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:e. Each county name is linked to the correct county wiki page by the wikitext as follows: <nowiki> [[(county name) County, Texas|(county name)]]</nowiki>. When linked correctly, after the page is saved, the county name will be blue. This link takes the reader directly to the named county page. | :e. Each county name is linked to the correct county wiki page by the wikitext as follows: <nowiki> [[(county name) County, Texas|(county name)]]</nowiki>. When linked correctly, after the page is saved, the county name will be blue. This link takes the reader directly to the named county page. | ||
:f. If county | :f. If county name needs to be changed: | ||
::1. Edit as you would in any word processing program. | ::1. Edit as you would in any word processing program. | ||
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::a. Place your cursor after the county formation date. | ::a. Place your cursor after the county formation date. | ||
::b. Copy and past the following reference: | ::b. Copy and past the following reference: | ||
:::<nowiki><ref>Ancestry.com wiki contributors, " | :::<nowiki><ref>Ancestry.com wiki contributors, "Sabine County, Texas" in Ancestry.com: Wiki at http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sabine_County,_Texas (accessed 3 August 2012). </ref></nowiki> | ||
:::i. Within the citation, change the county name " | :::i. Within the citation, change the county name "Sabine" to your county name in both places it is used. | ||
:::ii. Change the accessed date to the date you viewed the information. | :::ii. Change the accessed date to the date you viewed the information. | ||
:::iii. Click OK. | :::iii. Click '''OK'''. | ||
=== Change === | |||
::5. If you used ''ProGenealogist'' as a reference: | ::5. If you used ''ProGenealogist'' as a reference: | ||
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:i. Add a summary sentence near the bottom of the page in the Summary box saying something like, "Edited parent counties information". | :i. Add a summary sentence near the bottom of the page in the Summary box saying something like, "Edited parent counties information". | ||
:j. Click on the box | :j. Click on the box '''Save Page'''. | ||
:k. Your task is complete. | :k. Your task is complete. | ||
:l. Mark the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Texas Tasks-Parent Counties#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to indicate you have finished the task. | :l. Mark the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Texas Tasks-Parent Counties#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to indicate you have finished the task. | ||
=== create this page=== | |||
:m. Also, report your finished task on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENGZ1FlRDhSOGx1OUpDc254Nm1xNXc6MA#gid=0 Ohio FamilySearch Completed Task Google Form]. Follow the instructions on the Google form. This step is important for documenting completed wiki volunteer work. Thank you! | :m. Also, report your finished task on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENGZ1FlRDhSOGx1OUpDc254Nm1xNXc6MA#gid=0 Ohio FamilySearch Completed Task Google Form]. Follow the instructions on the Google form. This step is important for documenting completed wiki volunteer work. Thank you! | ||