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== | == Notifications of Changes - Watching Pages == | ||
:[[Image:Sluth.JPG|right|Sluth.JPG]]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 County, New York|Albany, New York]] | |||
::*[[New York|New York]] (and see the Topics section for other pages of interest to watch) | |||
::*[[New York Digital Collections|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|Help:Watchlist}} | |||
== Categories == | |||
:[[:Category:Contents|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: | |||
| | ::*[[:Category:Contents|Wiki articles by topic]] | ||
:Some particularly useful categories, with a lot of information, can be found listed in the following articles: | |||
| | ::*[[User:Nolaneclark/Sandbox/Research Procedures|Research Procedures]] | ||
::*[[Research by geographic regions|Geographic Regions]] | |||
::*[[Research using record locations|Libraries & Websites]] | |||
::*[[Research aids|Research Aids]] | |||
::*[[Research using societies and organizations|Organizations & Ethnic Groups]] | |||
::*[[Miscellaneous Research Tools|Miscellaneous Tools]] | |||
== Talk Pages == | |||
| | :Is information missing that would make an article more complete? Add a note to the [[Help:Talk Pages|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).<br> | |||
== Navigating The Wiki == | |||
| | :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. | |||
::*[[Help:Navigation|Learn more about these menus]] and how to use them. | |||
=== Learn more about using the Wiki === | |||
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Revision as of 11:26, 21 January 2015
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).
[edit | edit source]
- 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 |
