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::#On this page, after you evaluate the links, sign your name to the "By whom" column and add the "Status" of what you did on the page.<br> | ::#On this page, after you evaluate the links, sign your name to the "By whom" column and add the "Status" of what you did on the page.<br> | ||
*'''Find and evaluate the | *'''Find and evaluate all of the links on the page''' | ||
::#''' | ::#'''First, review the external links''', one section at a time (external links are those links with the box/arrow after them) | ||
::##Hold your mouse over the URL and look for links in one of these formats | ::##Hold your mouse over the URL and look for links in one of these formats | ||
::###[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/....... http://www.familysearch.org/eng/.......] (note the "Eng" portion specifically) | ::###[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/....... http://www.familysearch.org/eng/.......] (note the "Eng" portion specifically) | ||
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::###Make note of the links you find in these formats. They '''MUST''' be changed. | ::###Make note of the links you find in these formats. They '''MUST''' be changed. | ||
::###The "Eng" link will usually show the old blue header/footer of familysearch.org. However, if it goes to the pastel colored page, the link still needs to be changed. | ::###The "Eng" link will usually show the old blue header/footer of familysearch.org. However, if it goes to the pastel colored page, the link still needs to be changed. | ||
::## | ::##Second, after you mouse over the link, '''right click''' and open it up in a new tab. (Open up all of the external links this way.) | ||
::## | ::##Third, evaluate the pages that you opened up. | ||
::###Look for websites that are no longer what it should be (404 error, webpage not found error, etc.), that is a broken link. | ::###Look for websites that are no longer what it should be (404 error, webpage not found error, etc.), that is a broken link. | ||
::#'''Evaluate the page '''where that link goes. Which one does it go to? Read through the text around the link to see what the author is trying to do. (Ctrl+Click on the link to go to the spot in the document below. | ::#'''Evaluate the page '''where that link goes. Which one does it go to? Read through the text around the link to see what the author is trying to do. (Ctrl+Click on the link to go to the spot in the document below. | ||
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== Old and New Links == | == Old and New Links == | ||