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30 Things to See, Web Version

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1. Drop-down menus Home page Hover over top menu items.
2. 15 Minutes button Home page A list of activities to get started with on The Family History Guide
3. The Family History Guide logo All pages, upper left Click to return to Home page.
4. Get Started button Home page Computer Basics, Family History Basics, About Projects, Start a Project
5. Learning Paths Home page, top menu FamilySearch Projects (8); Ancestry Projects (7); MyHeritage Projects (7); Findmypast Projects (6)
6. Family Tree Projects Learning Path menus Open one of these: FamilySearch Project 1; Ancestry Project 2; MyHeritage Project 2; Findmypast Project 2
7. Goals Header area of Project Review Goal links at the top; click a link to display the Goal.
8. Choices and Steps Inside a Project Goal Review Choices and Steps in a Goal; click a Choice to close or open it.
9. Summary Start of various Choices Click "Summary" to open a list of summary items covered in the Choice.
10. Exercises End of various Choices Click "Exercises". These can be coordinated with the Tracker.
11. Article icon and link In many Choices Click the icon to open an article in a separate tab.
12. Video icon and link In many Choices Click the icon to open a video in a separate tab (video length in link text).
13. Goal Quizzes, Project Quizzes Navigation Projects Open a Quiz and show basic format.
14. Memories Learning Path menus Open one of these: FamilySearch Project 2; Ancestry Project 3; MyHeritage Project 3; Findmypast Project 3 and briefly review the Goals.
15. Research Learning Path menus Open one of these: FamilySearch Project 4; Ancestry Project 4; MyHeritage Project 4; Findmypast Project 4 and briefly review the Goals.
16. Family Activities Activities > Families Click the Families link and review the header links. Scroll through “Anytime Activities & Games”. Also Individuals, Youth, Kids Corner.
17. Countries for research Country pages Review Categories: N. America, Brit. Isles, Scandinavia, W. Europe, E. Europe, Asia/Pacific/Africa.
18. United States page and Goals Countries > United States Review Goals in header. Scroll down to see a few Goals.
19. U.S. state links U.S. page below QUIKLinks Click to open the page for any of the 50 U.S. states, D.C. & Puerto Rico.
20. QUIKLinks, U.S. state records Below lightning-bolt Goals Click a QUIKLink to show a records search screen.
21. Other countries Country pages Choose a country of interest and review the Goals.
22. Other Projects Learning Path menus In a selected Learning Path, review the Projects in the drop-down menu.
23. Blog Blog/Social > Blog Open the Blog page and scroll down to see a few posts.
24. Videos Blog/Social > YouTube Review the YouTube Channel for The Family History Guide.
25. Vault Vault Click the Vault link and then click Topics at the top. Open a few categories.
26. Tracker (Word) (Note: The Word Tracker has been discontinued. Please use the Online Tracker. ...
27. Online Tracker Tracker > Online Tracker Register to create an account beforehand, and then browse Online Tracker pages. Experiment with slider bars and Notes.
28. Topics Intro > Topics An alphabetized directory page with links to important topics
29. Site Map Intro > Site Map A list of the topics in each of the menus.
30. Features Help Intro > Features Help How to understand and use the Projects in The Family History Guide


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  1. Print this document to use as a reference when giving brief demos of The Family History Guide, such as at family history fairs.
  2. Page 1 has higher-priority items to show; page 2 has lesser priority items.
  3. If you have only a few minutes for a demo, consider marking the items on page 1 that you want to focus on, or marking items to skip.
  4. If a guest or learner shows more interest in a particular item, you may skip other items in favor of that one if necessary.