Sunday, January 10, 2010

How to Ask Questions of the Family History Department's Knowledge Base

Start by opening New Family Search at: www.new.familysearch.org and log on by entering your sign-in information.

Note: You can left click on any image to enlarge it. Then, after viewing, just click the back button to return to the tutorial.



Step Two:  On the resulting Home Page, click on the “Help Center” button at the bottom of the page.




Now click on the “Find Answers” tab to access the search function in the huge knowledge base.




Now all you have to do is enter your question in the search window. Two samples of questions and search results follow.




You can enter your question as a real sentence, without stressing over guessing predetermined key words.

(Of course, if you don’t get the desired results, try rephrasing the question to involve alternate key words.)




Sample of the search results for "How do I replace lost or damaged temple cards?"




Second sample question:




Second sample of the search results. Notice the number of choices.




To return to the home page for Help and Support, click here.

To return to the Home Page click here.