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Judy Ann  Wolfley Shumway
Judy Ann Wolfley Shumway ✭
October 26, 2021 edited August 15, 2024 in Search

The changes do not work for me or others it used to be easy you could click search and go to collections and narrow down your search

I find this so very very difficult and not helpful I guess time to quit for me.

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  • Orr Rozi
    Orr Rozi mod
    October 26, 2021 edited October 26, 2021

    Please don't quit! It may take a little getting used to but the changes do make sense once you get used to them.

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    1. Click in the Name column against a record you would like  to view

    2. In the pop out box on the right, click on View Record

    This will open a new tab where you can view the record details before deciding whether to attach the record to your ancestor

    By clicking on Save you have the Option to

    •      Save to your Source Box

    •      Copy the full record

    Print the full record

    By clicking on Edit you can correct errors in the transcribed record (this is not available on all records at the moment)

    Sorry to hear you are having a problem. Does this help at all?

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  • CraigWArmstrong
    CraigWArmstrong ✭✭✭
    October 26, 2021

    @Judy Ann Shumway

    Judy, I find that the new Search Records is very simple to use. It was designed to help new users navigate the search menu more easily. If you want to search collections, just scroll down a bit and you will find the familiar "Browse All Collections." If you want to search places, next to the "Browse All Collections" is the "Browse Places." It will open up with world map that we are used to using.

    I feel that if you explore a little more, the new Search Records will be easier to use and you should not have any problems. Hopefully that will be the case. The following article will help explain the Search function in the new Search Records tab.

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-view-a-list-of-all-record-collections-in-historical-records


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