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=== Participation with this WikiProject  ===
=== Participation with this WikiProject  ===


Anyone can help with the writing of place name on the parish pages. The Swedish User Group is working through the counties systematically. Participants help by looking up a household examination index from about 1840 (through SVAR, Genline, Arkiv Digital, or from microfilm) and then type the names of the places onto the parish page in the FamilySearch Wiki.&nbsp;<br>  
Anyone can help with the writing of place name on the parish pages. The Swedish User Group is working through the counties systematically. Participants help by looking up a household examination index from about 1840 (through [http://www.svar.ra.se/ SVAR], [http://www.genline.com/ Genline]&nbsp;(now available through [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com]), [http://www.arkivdigital.se/ Arkiv Digital], or from microfilm) and then type the names of the places onto the parish page in the FamilySearch Wiki.&nbsp;<br>  


=== Steps  ===
=== Steps  ===
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=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===


*Once you click on "Edit" a timer begins a count down of about 20 minutes. If the count down times out before you click "Save Page" you will loose your work. To avoid loosing your work: <br>  
*Once you click on "Edit" a timer begins a count down of about 20 minutes. If the count down times out before you click "Save Page" you will loose your work. To avoid loosing your work: <br>
- Click "Save Page" occasionally


- Copy your work to the clipboard before saving
- Click "Save Page" occasionally


- Work offline in a program like Word and then paste it into the parish page.
- Copy your work to the clipboard before saving
 
- Work offline in a program like Word and then paste it into the parish page.  


=== Participating Swedish User Group Members  ===
=== Participating Swedish User Group Members  ===
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