{"id":5106,"date":"2019-06-30T13:28:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T13:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=5106"},"modified":"2019-07-17T01:41:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T01:41:58","slug":"the-ancestry-app-project-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/the-ancestry-app-project-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ancestry App Project Is Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Phones and tablets are becoming an increasingly popular way to access family history. We recently introduced Projects in The Family History Guide for two FamilySearch apps: Family Tree and Memories. These are available at the bottom of the FamilySearch menu.<\/p>\n<p>This week we are introducing a new Project, for the Ancestry app. It&#8217;s at the bottom of the Ancestry menu in The Family History Guide. The Word and Online Trackers have been updated with the Goals and Choices for this new Project.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a summary of the Goals and Choices in the new Ancestry App Project:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-2-family-tree-an-app.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Goal 1<\/strong><\/a>: Navigate and Manage Your Ancestry Tree<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choice A: View and navigate your Ancestry tree in Family view.<\/li>\n<li>Choice B: Use the Pedigree view for your tree..<\/li>\n<li>Choice C: Find people quickly in your tree..<\/li>\n<li>Choice D: View Profile information for people in your tree.<\/li>\n<li>Choice E: (Optional) Create a new family tree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-2-family-tree-an-app02.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Goal 2<\/strong><\/a>: Edit Person Information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choice A: Edit Person information and relationships.<\/li>\n<li>Choice B: Edit Facts in a person&#8217;s Profile.<\/li>\n<li>Choice C: Add Facts to a person&#8217;s Profile.<\/li>\n<li>Choice D: Add or edit notes for a person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-2-family-tree-an-app03.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Goal 3<\/strong><\/a>: Add or remove people<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choice A: Add a relative for a person in your tree.<\/li>\n<li>Choice B: Review a potential relative to be added.<\/li>\n<li>Choice C: Merge a duplicate person in your tree.<\/li>\n<li>Choice D: Remove a person from your tree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-2-family-tree-an-app04.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Goal 4<\/strong><\/a>: Explore hints<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choice A: Find and view hints for individuals in your tree.<\/li>\n<li>Choice B: Choose an action for a hint and view hint results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-2-family-tree-an-app05.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Goal 5<\/strong><\/a>: View and add sources<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choice A: View or remove sources for a person.<\/li>\n<li>Choice B: Add a source for a person.<\/li>\n<li>Choice C: Use filters and ranges in record searches.<\/li>\n<li>Choice D: Track and resolve conflicting information in genealogy lines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-2-family-tree-an-app06.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Goal 6<\/strong><\/a>: View Ancestral Places<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choice A: Get started with Ancestral Places.<\/li>\n<li>Choice B: Use additional Ancestral Places features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-2-family-tree-an-app07.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Goal 7<\/strong><\/a>: Add media and use the Ancestry Gallery<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choice A: Add and manage Lifestory events.<\/li>\n<li>Choice B: View, edit, or delete Gallery items.<\/li>\n<li>Choice C: Add a Gallery item.<\/li>\n<li>Choice D: Update an ancestor&#8217;s profile photo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-2-family-tree-an-app08.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Goal 8<\/strong><\/a>: Manage your tree and account<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choice A: Manage your tree settings.<\/li>\n<li>Choice B: Update basic account settings.<\/li>\n<li>Choice C: Update membership settings.<\/li>\n<li>Choice D: Update site preferences.<\/li>\n<li>Choice E: Update other settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ancestry App for DNA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We will be adding a separate Project for the DNA portion of the Ancestry App in the next few weeks &#8230; stay tuned! 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