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: | :Watch for additions to pages where you are researching! You can receive an email each time a page is updated if you 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]] | ::*[[Albany County, New York|Albany, New York]] | ||
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::*[[New York Digital Collections|New York Digital Collections]]<br> | ::*[[New York Digital Collections|New York Digital Collections]]<br> | ||
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Revision as of 16:08, 19 November 2012
Notifications of Changes - Watching Pages[edit | edit source]
- Watch for additions to pages where you are researching! You can receive an email each time a page is updated if you 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
- You must be signed into the Wiki for this feature to work.
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 of the categories with a lot of information are:
Discussion Pages[edit | edit source]
- Are there pieces missing that would make an article be more complete? Add a note to the Discussion (or "Talk") Page to ask a question or request Wiki Contributors add information to that page. To add a note:
- Click on the Discussion tab in the upper left to get to the Discussion page.
- Click to Edit this Page (you will have to Sign in with a FamilySearcha ccount).
Your User Page[edit | edit source]
- The User Page is where you have the opportunity to share information about yourself, or your research interests. This is a great way to get to know a little about a contributor to an article, or even find someone with the same interests. It also gives other users a way to communicate with you.
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- Note the 4 purple boxes on the right side of this page (Views, Toolbox, Community, Personal tools). This is knows as the "Navigation Bar" or "Nav Bar".
- Personal Tools gives you links for your User page, your Talk page, and your Watchlist.
- Community includes the Wiki Home link, though most links are for wiki editors.
- Learn more about these menus and how to use them.
Learn more about using the Wiki[edit | edit source]
 Basic Wiki Searches |  Find an ancestor using the Wiki |  Keys to Success Using the Wiki |  Ask a Question |