WikiProject:Full Text Search Part B

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Project Leader[edit | edit source]

Danielle

Purpose[edit | edit source]

Add the Full Text Search link to state topic pages.

Video Instructions[edit | edit source]

  • [ Recording]

Task List[edit | edit source]


Instructions[edit | edit source]

Step One - Go to the Task List[edit | edit source]

1. From the tabs on the spreadsheet, choose a state land and property page to work on: Task List.

2. You can sign up for individual states by putting your name directly below "Name" above a list of counties for a state.

Step Two - Select a State[edit | edit source]

1. Using the links on the task list, click the first state page to work on.


Step Three - Online Resources Header[edit | edit source]

1. When you are on the state Wiki page, go to the Online Resources header and click Edit Source.

Step Four - Copy and Paste the Link[edit | edit source]

1. Add this link at the bottom of the lists of the databases found under the Online Resources header.

*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


Step Three - Save the Page[edit | edit source]

1.Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.

2. Enter in the following in the summary:

Added Full Text Search Database - project


3. Click Save Changes.

Step Four - Go back to the Task List[edit | edit source]

1. Go to the Task List and add the date next to your name.

2. Choose the next county to work on: Task List.

Example[edit | edit source]