Template:FamilySearch Staff Wiki Training
Revision as of 14:33, 27 January 2025 by Iluvhistory66 (talk | contribs) (→Images Training Sessions: add cheat sheet)
FamilySearch Staff Wiki Contributor Training[edit source]
Please put the date in the last column to signify you have watched the videos and taken the quiz assessments. When you successfully complete an assessment quiz, Wiki Administration will update your chart. Please allow 3 business days to complete the updating process.
Required Training Sessions[edit source]
| Session | Length of Video |
Link to
Video |
Link to
Handout |
Type | Required
Sessions |
Date Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intro to Training Sessions - Staff | 2:12 | Link | None | Beginner | Yes | |
| 1 - FS Research Wiki Introduction & FAQs | 6:28 | Link | Link | Beginner | Yes | |
| 2 - Ways to Contribute | 6:30 | Link | Link | Beginner | Yes | |
| 3 - Policies and Procedures | 9:18 | Link | Link | Beginner | Yes | |
| 4 - User Pages, VisualEditor & Wikitext | 8:01 | Link | Link | Beginner | Yes | |
| 5 - Wiki Page navigation Tabs | 8:09 | Link | Link | Beginner | Yes | |
| 6 - User's Personal Tools | 3:14 | Link | Link | Beginner | Yes | |
| 7a* - Basic Editing Functions - VisualEditor | 9:21 | Link | Link | Beginner | Either 7a or7b | |
| 7b* - Basic Editing Functions - Wikitext | 11:46 | Link | Link | Beginner | Either 7a or7b | |
| 8 - Elements of a Wiki Page | 15:36 | Link | Link | Beginner | Yes | |
| 9 - Grammar and Manual of Style | 6:48 | Link | Link | Beginner | Yes | |
| 10 - Content Allowed in the Wiki | 13:59 | Link | Link | Beginner | Yes |
*Watch either session 7a or 7b.
Table 2 - Editing Lessons for VisualEditor and Wikitext Code[edit source]
| Editing Training sessions | Length
of Video |
Link to
Video |
Link to
Handout |
Type | Required
Sessions |
Date Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VisualEditor - Sessions | ||||||
| 11a - Internal and External Links | 9:28 | Link | Link | Advanced | No | |
| 15a - Adding Repositories | 8:17 | Link | Link | Beginner | No | |
| Wikitext - Sessions | ||||||
| 11b - Internal & External Links | 19:55 | Link | Link | Advanced | No | |
| 12 - Formatting Database Links | 13:08 | Link | Link | Advanced | No | |
| 13 - Formatting Books | 17:34 | Link | Link | Advanced | No | |
| 14 - Reference and Footnote Citations | 9:58 | Link | Link | Advanced | No | |
| 15b - Adding Repositories | 6:44 | Link | Link | Beginner | No |
Images Training Sessions[edit source]
| Session | Length of Video |
Link to Video |
Link to handout |
Type | Required
Sessions |
Date Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 - Uploading images - FamilySearch Staff | 13:39 | Link | Link | Advanced | No |