{"id":3898,"date":"2019-01-07T00:01:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T00:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=3898"},"modified":"2019-01-16T23:26:34","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T23:26:34","slug":"whats-new-in-the-tracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/whats-new-in-the-tracker\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s New in the Tracker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>About the Tracker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the keys to success with family history skills is the ability to monitor and track what you&#8217;ve learned <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3914\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/girl-monitor-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/girl-monitor-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/girl-monitor-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/girl-monitor-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/girl-monitor.png 1053w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>to do. In The Family History Guide the Tracker\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/tracker-word.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Word<\/a>\u2014provides you that capability. You can use the Exercises in Projects to help you rate your skill and learning levels. Then you can transfer that information, along with notes and tips, into the Tracker. For more information on using the Tracker, either Online or Word, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/features.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Features Help<\/a> in the Intro menu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s New<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are the latest changes and enhancements to the Tracker:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Word Tracker<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;ve added Goal links to Tracker sheets for Countries, states, provinces and counties. These links open the corresponding Goals in The Family History Guide website for convenience. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3905\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracker-tas.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"471\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracker-tas.png 471w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracker-tas-300x159.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Online Tracker<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are now Online Tracker entries for the following pages: U.S. states (50), England counties (36), Canada provinces (10), and Australian states (6). That&#8217;s 102 new entries, bringing the total number of Online Tracker entries to 192.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0A partial list of the new entries is shown below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3908\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracker-olt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracker-olt.png 840w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracker-olt-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracker-olt-768x483.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Research Pages<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the top of state, county, and province pages, we&#8217;ve added QUIKLinks to the Online and Word Tracker for easier access. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3910\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000; padding: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracker-calif.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracker-calif.png 659w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracker-calif-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Study Center<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve added Tracker buttons for most of the Choices in the Study Center, whether for FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, or Findmypast. These open the Online Tracker entries for each Project.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3906\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracker-study.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracker-study.png 850w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracker-study-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tracker-study-768x399.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have a blast with the Trackers, Online or Word, and happy Project tracking in 2019!<\/p>\n<p class=\u201cwv-ignore\u201d>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.websitevoice.com\/gdg8sme9Co8djc4uHOHRfA\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script>\n  window.wvData=window.wvData||{};function wvtag(a,b){wvData[a]=b;}\n  wvtag('id', 'gdg8sme9Co8djc4uHOHRfA');\n  wvtag('text-selector', '.entry-inner');\n  wvtag('widget-style', {\n    className: 'wv-circle-small',\n    contrast: 'wv-contrast-dark'\n  });\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Tracker One of the keys to success with family history skills is the ability to monitor and track what you&#8217;ve learned to do. In The Family History Guide the Tracker\u2014Online\u00a0or Word\u2014provides you that capability. You can use the Exercises in Projects to help you rate your skill and learning levels. 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