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    1. [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] NNVF Tree Editors
    2. Jim Bartlett
    3. We are now at 27 Editors; with an additional 10 invitations outstanding - Ancestry is having a hard time with some, and has scrambled some. I'm still trying to get everyone signed up. In response to several queries - here is a short tutorial for newcomers to Ancesty. I hope those who don't care much about Ancestry or the NN Tree project will bear with us for a few weeks - just delete the messages you don't care about - things will settle out soon enough. There are several different views: The Pedigree & Family views have boxes in a Tree chart. Clicking on a box will bring up a larger box with bottom TABS: View Profile; Quick Edit; Search Records; View his/her family tree; and + Add relative. Feel free to click on any of these, but to work on this person you want click on View Profile TAB. On the Profile page youâll start on the Overview TAB, and see the info about that person, and many other TABS, etc. Get to know this page layout, try all the links [links to Ancestry records and some tools wonât work unless you have a subscription]. At the top, to the right of the Northern Neck of Virginia Families title, youâll see the box âfind a person in this treeâ â from here you can see a list of all people in this Tree, and select anyone you want to see. You can click on any of the Add links that have a plus in front of them (Father, Mother, Spouse, family member). When you add a person and/or edit information, be sure to âSaveâ this information before moving on from that page. Trust me. Back on the Profile page, under the personâs name, you can click on âEdit this personâ and get a page with 5 TABâd views for different information to enter; with the Relationships TAB showing links to enter other relations. From other views, or if you get lost, click on âReturn to family treeâ link or the âfind a person in this treeâ box that are on the title line. Noodle around â there are many ways to move around and look at different views or look at information. Near the Overview TAB is the Media Gallery TAB â check out all the ways you can add Media, Photos, Stories, Audio, and Video â these are the TABs to use to enter jpg photos of tombstones or houses or records, etc; or add pdf documents. These are the items that will really make our Tree robust and well documented. Feel free to upload a story from your PC, or type a story in directly. I use the story feature to add DNA information, but you can use it for anything you want to add for this person. Jim Bartlett

    10/06/2011 11:41:30