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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.
+:[[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. To '''Watch''' a page, click on the star by the Search field in the upper right hand corner.
 :For example, if you are researching in Albany, New York, "Watch" the following pages:
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 ::*[[Albany County, New York Genealogy|Albany, New York]]
 ::*[[New York Genealogy|New York]] (and see the Topics section for other pages of interest to watch)
-::*[[New York Digital Collections|New York Digital Collections]]
+::*[[New York Online Genealogy Records|New York Online Genealogy]]
 :Each time information is added to one of those pages, you will receive an email.
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 == Categories  ==
-:[[:Category:Contents|Wiki Categories]]&nbsp;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.
+:[[: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:
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 ::#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>
+::#Click on "Edit" or "Edit Source" in the top right corner of the screen to add content.  Be sure to save your changes. (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".
+:*You can use the navigation bar on the left hand of the screen to navigate the Wiki including [[Browse by Country|Browse by Country]] and [[Research Resources|Research Resources]].
-::*'''Personal Tools''' gives you links for your User page, your Talk page, and your Watchlist.
+:*You can also use the Search field in the top left hand corner to type in localities, such as a county, state, or country or topics and record types, such as Census Records or [[Research_Process|Research Process]].
-::*'''Volunteer''' includes articles to help you get started as a new contributor.
+:*In the top right hand corner, you will find links to your User page, User talk page, Preferences, Watchlist of articles and contributions.
 ::*[[Help:Navigation|Learn more about these menus]] and how to use them.