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A User's Guide to Familysearch Indexing (May 2014) Published By A User's Guide to FamilySearch Indexing (May 2014) Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Salt Lake City, Utah ©2009, 2014 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America English approval: 2/2014. PD10048371 This document may be copied and downloaded for incidental noncommercial church or your own personal use. A User's Guide to FamilySearch Indexing (May 2014) Contents Chapter 1: Indexing. 9 My Batches. 9 Viewing Messages. 10 Setting Goals. 11 Viewing History. 11 What Are Points?. 12 Viewing Arbitration Results. 13 Indexing Links. 16 Indexing Steps. 16 Starting to Index. 16 Download a Batch. 18 View Project Instructions. 19 Set the Number of Records. 20 Enter Information. 22 Check the Quality. 26 Submit a Batch. 28 Saving Your Work. 28 Returning to the Start Page. 28 Opening a Previously Downloaded Batch. 29 Returning a Batch. 29 Working Offline. 30 Chapter 2: Participating in FamilySearch Indexing. 31 What Is Indexing?. 31 Who Decides What Will Be Indexed from an Image?. 32 Viewing Indexed Information. 32 What Is an Indexing Project?. 33 Viewing Information About a Project. 33 Can You Tell Me About Future or Upcoming Projects to Index?. 33 FamilySearch Indexing (May 2014) iii Can I Request That Records from a Specific Area Be Indexed?. 33 Getting Started. 33 Who Can Index?. 34 Trying Indexing before You Register. 34 What Is a Batch?. 34 Starting to Index for the First Time. 34 Registering For and Maintaining Your FamilySearch Account. 39 Registering for an Account. 39 Can I Create More Than One Account?. 40 Retrieving a Forgotten User Name. 41 Retrieving a Forgotten Password. 42 Editing Profile Information. 43 Indexing Groups. 45 Changing a Password. 46 Setting Preferences. 47 Invite a Friend. 49 Chapter 3: Basic Indexing Guidelines. 51 Type What You See. 51 Type Using Lowercase Letters. 51 Adding Diacritics or Other Characters. 51 Clearing a Field or Record. 52 Copying from a Previous Field and Record (Ditto Marks). 52 Correcting Information That Was Recorded Incorrectly. 54 Entering Corrected or Crossed-Out Information. 54 Indexing Unreadable Fields and Records. 55 Interpreting Difficult Handwriting. 55 Marking Blank Fields and Records. 56 What Are Red Wavy Lines and Colored Backgrounds?. 57 Using a Lookup List. 57 Using Auto-Completion. 58 Turning Off Auto-Completion. 59 Managing the Field History. 59 Using Standard Editing Features. 60 Short-Cut Keys and Buttons. 60 Indexing Names. 62 Index the Most Complete Name. 62 Abbreviations. 62 Maiden Names. 62 iv FamilySearch Indexing (May 2014) Name Titles and Terms. 63 Name Variations. 63 Names with Prefixes. ..
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