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== Instructions  ==
== Instructions  ==


1. Search to see if the county page already has neighboring counties listed under the heading "Places and Localities" . If so, continue to step 2.  If not, continue to step 3.
1. Search to see if the county page already has neighboring counties listed under the heading "Places and Localities" . If so, continue to step 2.  If not, continue to step 3.  


2. Open the county page for editing by clicking on the button "Edit this page".  
2. Open the county page for editing by clicking on the button "Edit this page".  
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:g. Paste the neighboring county information copied in step "c".
:g. Paste the neighboring county information copied in step "c".
[[Category:Ohio_Tasks|Parent Counties]]

Revision as of 09:57, 10 May 2012

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Description[edit | edit source]

The purpose of this task is to find the neighboring counties surrounding the county.

Instructions[edit | edit source]

1. Search to see if the county page already has neighboring counties listed under the heading "Places and Localities" . If so, continue to step 2.  If not, continue to step 3.

2. Open the county page for editing by clicking on the button "Edit this page".

a. Click on the word 'Wikitext' in the top left corner of the toolbar.
b. Scroll to the heading ===Neighboring Counties=== .
c. Copy all information under the heading Neighboring Counties, except for the heading itself.
d. While still in wikitext, scroll to the top of the page.
e. Find the sentence *{{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in '''Neighboring Counties'''.
f. Type <br> after the sentence.
g. Paste the neighboring county information copied in step "c".