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BEGINNING FAMILYSEARCH

OBJECTIVES:Log inYour different family tree viewsYour ancestors personal profileMeaning of temple symbolsFamily Search tabs

Logging inGO TO FAMILYSEARCH.ORG

Click sign in

How to Select Different views:

Traditional-DEFAULT VIEW

PORTRAIT: You can see pictures of your ancestors.

FAN CHART: Great for finding holes in your Family Tree.

I dont have a husband yet but this is where he will go (:

Step #2- Select an ancestor.

Me.

Step #1- Click Expand.

Cont. Descendancy View

In this view, you can see information and clues for your ancestors.

Generations

To get your own name back to the beginning of your tree

Click family tree and select your name.

How to View your ancestors profile

1. Go to your preferred view of your family tree.

2. Click on an ancestors name.3.Click their name one more time

Click the memories tab.

This is where you can add photos, documents, stories,etc.

Now click on the ordinances tab.

These are all of your ancestors temple ordinances.

What do the colors and symbols mean??

Yellow: Reserved, not printed.

Blue: It still needs to be reserved.

Gray: All the way complete!

There are more. You can hover your mouse over them to find out.

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You can reserve and do your ancestors temple ordinances in the temple! This is how you can tell if they are completed or not.

There is not enough information to perform ordinances.

Someone else has already reserved the ordinances. (In progress)

GREEN IS GOOD! This means you can reserve your ancestors ordinances.

**If you hover your mouse over the symbol it will tell you what it means.

Play with the tabs

Temple Tab- Where your reserved names will be. Go here when you would like to print them.

The photos I have uploaded are under Memories tab. The stories, Documents, Audio, etc. that I have uploaded would pull up if I selected that specific heading.

Hovering over the Family Tree tab gives you the same options that the highlighted bar gives you.

Questions, comments, concerns?

This PowerPoint will be on our blog if you need it for future reference. afweststakefamilyhistory.blogspot.com

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