using the new PERSON page
I have been using Family Search since it was in DOS format. I am a former FS missionary, and Director of a Family History Center for over 10 years and I have worked in our local one for over 24 years. I also run my own Research business for Genealogy. I have been helping people for a very long time. And I want to note how grateful I am to the church for allowing us the access to Ancestry to help facilitate setting up "blueprint" trees to further temple work. But this new and "improved" PERSON page that I tested for FamilySearch is not very user friendly. My biggest complaint is that it is difficult to figure out how to even change the spelling in a name. Could you PLEASE make things a bit easier to understand or keep some elements from the 'old' page to gently move us to the new. At the very least it would be helpful to have a place to google the info for help. If you like this please click below. Thank you.
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I work in the Family Search Center as a consultant every week. I am not happy with the new "person page" format. It feels cluttered, and the organization is awkward. Sometimes "new and improved" is not what it seems to be. Please stay with the original format.
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@Debra Sheets & @LEININGER99 , you may want to view the "New Person" page Group to suggest ideas and to read comments specific to the New Person Page at:
https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/316-new-person-page
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As Debra Sheets above, I really dislike the new Person Page. I would use the word "hate" but probably not a good word to use on a Family Search page. It has LOTS of colors but is, as Debra says, VERY CLUTTERED and it is HARD for your eyes to quickly see what you want. The organization is not improved. I MUCH PREFER the old format. Please do not DUMP the old format in early 2023 as you have suggested you plan to do.
I have found over 20,000 new names for Fam Search data base over the last 5 years. I say this only to point out that I have spent a lot of time on the Fam Search website and this "new format" is a definite "step backward." Please keep the old format, at least as an option for us who perfer it. 😿
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I love the new Person Page. It is organized and I have easily formatted it to fit my needs. I also like that the pencil icon to edit is easily visible. I have been working in Family Tree since it's inception, serve in two FS Centers and am teaching a 5th hour on using the new versions of the home page and details page tomorrow. I am laughing because where hints (both sources to be reviewed and possible ordinances to reserve were recorded on my old home page---I now have "How to get started--Starting with FamilySearch and Begin your Geneology. Historically, I have used the home page consistently to find sources which need to be reviewed and attached.
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The new person page was a change and rough at first, but after 2 weeks of using it last fall it has become my preferred page to use. It has many benefits which you should learn about. Also the old system has to change because of technology, it is outdated and will become unsupported. There is a great discussion group on the New Person page and they have been great about taking user feedback and making changes as well as explaining why some things are done. There are good reasons.
Give it time, everything new takes some time to learn and adjust.
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Any chance at all of also offering the old "People/Person" format along with this new one that I'm having lots of trouble with?
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I gave the old person page a boot months ago. The new person page lets you customize the look (I moved the Brief Life Sketch right to the top as it used to be). I have an alert set up on several of my ancestors warning visitors to the pages not to merge 2 people as there is not enough information. I have established enslaver / enslaved relationships using the "Other Relationships" option, and plan to continue adding records for the persons who were enslaved by my ancestors. I will also add business connections between one of my ancestors whose business ledger I inherited. It is good to see that I can now order my memories by date. These are just the new features I personally love which caused me to leave the old person page, as I said, months ago.
Give it time. Play with the options. It contains so many improvements, and they are still taking suggestions for updates! Go to the New Person Page group mentioned above.
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