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| == Capitalization ==
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| '''Merriam-Webster.''' When in doubt, follow Merriam-Webster.
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| '''Articles, buttons, or tabs.''' When referring to an article, button, or tab name, use the capitalization from the article title, button, or tab.
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| ::{{xt|If another style guideline is needed, list the issue on the Talk page.}}
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| ::{{!xt|If another style guideline is needed, list the issue on the talk page.}}
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| '''Capitalization and spelling of some common terms.''' For the FamilySearch Research Wiki, use the following capitalizations and spellings.
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| :family group record
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| :family history center (This term is not trademarked and is not capitalized.)
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| :Family History Library
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| :FamilySearch
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| :FamlySearch Research Wiki
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| :FamilySearch website
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| :FamilySearch.org or familysearch.org (Capitals make the site name easier to read, but both are correct.)
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| :family tree
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| :International Genealogical Index (IGI)
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| :Personal Ancestral File (PAF)
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| :GEDCOM
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| :historical collections (in FamilySearch.org)
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| :Internet
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| :pedigree chart
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| :record types (for example, census records, court records, military records)
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| :The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("The" is part of the official title and is capitalized.)
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| :website
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| :wiki (for example, the wiki, wiki articles, wiki pages, wiki community)
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| <br> '''Places.''' Capitalize the word “city,” “county,” “state,” or “province” only when the word appears as part of a place name. Do not capitalize the word city, county, state, or province when it is not part of the place name.
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| ::{{xt|Salt Lake City, Los Angeles County, Quebec Province}}
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| ::{{xt|city of Boston, state of New York}}
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| ::{{!xt|City of Boston, Province of Alberta}}
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| <br> '''Dates.''' Capitalize the names of months and days of the week.
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