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Edgewood New Mexico FamilySearch Center/Class Notes (view source)
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=== Maneuvering Through the New Person Page in FamilySearch (January 25th) === | === Maneuvering Through the New Person Page in FamilySearch (January 25th) === | ||
Marjorie Kraus alerted us that the Person Page in FamilySearch was changing its format effective the end of February 2023. Here are some of the changes. | Marjorie Kraus alerted us that the Person Page in ''FamilySearch'' was changing its format effective the end of February 2023. Here are some of the changes. | ||
Old "Time Line" is now on the "About" tab. | Old "Time Line" is now on the "About" tab. | ||
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* Timeline | * Timeline | ||
** Have to add Details to add to Timeline. | ** Have to add Details to add to Timeline. | ||
** Click on items under "Show" to customize | ** Click on items under "Show" to customize. | ||
** Can add "View on Map." "Show Route" is a toggle. | ** Can add "View on Map." "Show Route" is a toggle. | ||
* Parents, Siblings, Spouse, Children | * Parents, Siblings, Spouse, Children | ||
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Details View | Details View | ||
* Print is under Tools | * Print is under Tools. | ||
* Add Other Relationship: apprenticeship, enslavement, etc. | * Add Other Relationship: apprenticeship, enslavement, etc. | ||
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=== How to Index (February 22nd) === | === How to Index (February 22nd) === | ||
Craig Noorlander taught this class. He admitted he was not an expert on the topic, but he got a good overview from visiting the RootsTech 2023 website and searching on Indexing. He found a video from a previous RootsTech presentation titled "Tips and Tricks for Indexing" particularly useful. There were 64 results to investigate for more information. | Craig Noorlander taught this class. He admitted he was not an expert on the topic, but he got a good overview from visiting the ''RootsTech 2023'' website and searching on Indexing. He found a video from a previous RootsTech presentation titled "Tips and Tricks for Indexing" particularly useful. There were 64 results to investigate for more information. | ||
Indexing is just looking at a handwritten record and deciphering enough information (usually names and addresses) so that handwritten record is now searchable with a computer. Then whoever searches for information on that name will find the record you indexed and will have to decipher the rest of it for themselves. | Indexing is just looking at a handwritten record and deciphering enough information (usually names and addresses) so that handwritten record is now searchable with a computer. Then whoever searches for information on that name will find the record you indexed and will have to decipher the rest of it for themselves. | ||
To get started, go to the FamilySearch website, log in, and on the top horizontal menu bar, select "Get Involved" and then "Indexing." A page with your personal progress on indexing pops up. Under the My Batches section, notice the Guided Tour section. Click on the gray Open Batch button to get a guided tour. | To get started, go to the ''FamilySearch'' website, log in, and on the top horizontal menu bar, select "Get Involved" and then "Indexing." A page with your personal progress on indexing pops up. Under the My Batches section, notice the Guided Tour section. Click on the gray Open Batch button to get a guided tour. | ||
To start indexing, go back to the My Batches section and click the blue Find A Project button. You can select Beginning, Intermediate, or Advanced. If you click on Beginning, there won't be any projects except a few in Italian because so many of the youth are working on indexing. The available number of records available for indexing resets every Sunday. So click on Intermediate. Don't worry, if you feel like you have bitten off more than you can chew, you can always back out. Also, there are Reviewers who review every record that is Indexed, so you really can't screw anything up. So back to Indexing. If you have selected English, as of this writing, this will bring up some Bureau of Land Management tract records. | To start indexing, go back to the My Batches section and click the blue Find A Project button. You can select Beginning, Intermediate, or Advanced. If you click on Beginning, there won't be any projects except a few in Italian because so many of the youth are working on indexing. The available number of records available for indexing resets every Sunday. So click on Intermediate. Don't worry, if you feel like you have bitten off more than you can chew, you can always back out. Also, there are Reviewers who review every record that is Indexed, so you really can't screw anything up. So back to Indexing. If you have selected English, as of this writing, this will bring up some Bureau of Land Management tract records. | ||
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You can change the order of the entries to match the order of the data in the image. Just drag and drop. | You can change the order of the entries to match the order of the data in the image. Just drag and drop. | ||
It is helpful to mark all fields in an entry blank before you begin completing the fields. This saves you the effort of marking every field which has no information blank. Click on the completely black rectangle icon. <CTRL> B is a shortcut for marking a single field blank. | It is helpful to mark all fields in an entry blank before you begin completing the fields. This saves you the effort of marking every field which has no information blank. Click on the completely black rectangle icon. <CTRL> - B is a shortcut for marking a single field blank. | ||
If a batch has more entries than the default, you will click the icon that adds entries. If there are fewer entries than the default, go to the first entry with no information and click the icon that deletes entries. | If a batch has more entries than the default, you will click the icon that adds entries. If there are fewer entries than the default, go to the first entry with no information and click the icon that deletes entries. | ||