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LegacyUser
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August 24, 2019 edited August 23, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing
How can I improve doing indexing?

Please, I lose my mind doing it.

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  • LegacyUser
    LegacyUser ✭✭✭✭
    August 25, 2019 Answer ✓

    Are you a member of the Indexing Community?

    @Indexing Chat​ 

    or

    @Indexação do FamilySearch​ 

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  • J C Bingham
    J C Bingham ✭✭✭
    August 25, 2019 Answer ✓

    There are so many facets of indexing, can you tell us what specifically causes you to lose your mind doing it.

    However, in general to improve requires two things; first, get understanding; second, get experience.

    Get understanding by reading the Basic indexing guidelines and the Project Instructions for each project that you work on (be sure to expand all of the sections, since only the first section is expanded by default). There are also many training articles that can be found by clicking the Help Resources link at the top of the Web Indexing page. On the Help Resources page click Help Articles and type a topic, indexing fore example, in the search box.

    Get experience by doing it. While you are gaining experience increase your understanding by making use of the field help (the instructions that pop up when you click the purple circle containing a white question mark when the cursor is in a field).

     

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  • JanAnderson
    JanAnderson ✭✭
    August 26, 2019 Answer ✓

    Is there someone more experienced you can work with for a batch or two? Maybe someone who can give you some tips? There are "tips and tricks" that make it easier. Are you doing Spanish language projects? We can get you some help!

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  • scable2001
    scable2001 ✭✭
    July 30, 2021 Answer ✓

    Here are some basics:

     

    INDEXING BASICS

     

    Please go to the Indexing Overview: https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/

    Click on get started and it shows you a simple sample project

    Try the guided tour

     

    Use Google Chrome or Firefox to access familysearch.org – the other browsers cause issues.

    Make sure you clear cache and cookies every week to have the best experience

     

    Google:

    click on the three dots in the upper right-hand corner of the browser

    click on More Tools

    click on Clear Browsing Data

    Make sure the following boxes are clicked

    Browsing History

    Download History

    Clear Cookies and Other Site Data

    Clear Cache images and files

    Click on Blue Button

    close the browser and reopen it.

     

    Firefox

     

    Click on the three dashes in the upper right-hand corner of the browser

    Click on Preferences

    Click on Privacy & Security on the left side of the page

    Find Cookies and Site Data

    Click on Clear Data

    Close the browser and reopen it

     

     

     

    DEFINITIONS:

     

    A batch consists of Images

    An image can consist of one entry or several entries

    An entry is a record to index

     

    Note: Many of the entries are Handwritten you need to understand cursive writing. Click on handwriting help it is in the tool bar it looks like a pen

     

    Once you have

    Saving your work: 

     

    Click on the Black Arrow pointing left the first icon on the Tool Bar to save your work –

     

    If you don’t do this, you lose your work.

     

    The first thing you do is determine if you can read the images:

     

    Identifying images:

    When you open an indexing batch, the first step is to decide whether the image should be indexed.

    Do not index an image for the following reasons:

    ·      The batch contains multiple images of the same document. Mark these as duplicates.

    ·      The image is unreadable.

    ·      The image contains information that isn't part of the project.

    ·      The image is completely blank or empty. (Be sure to zoom out to see the entire image before deciding that it contains no extractable data.)

     

    Steps

    1.   Read the project instructions so that you understand the project.

    2.   Review the image.

    3.   Make sure the image is readable and the kind of document described in the project instructions. If so, select Yes.  

    4.   Continuing reviewing the images in the batch. Click Next Image.  

    5.   If you mark an image incorrectly and want to change it, follow these steps:

    a.   Go to the upper left corner of the screen below the toolbar and click the drop-down box. 

    b.   Click Step 1: Images.

    c.   Click Next until you reach the image you want to change.

    d.   Click the drop-down menu to choose the correct option.

     

     

     

    Adding or deleting entries

    Adjust the number of entries in the data entry area, if necessary, to index all of the records on the image.

         

    Steps


    To add entries in the data entry area, do the following:

    1.    On the indexing toolbar, click the icon for Add Entries: 

    2.    In the Add Multiple Entries pop-up window, type the number of entries you want to add, and indicate where you want to add them.

    3.    Click Add.


    After you have indexed all of the available records on the image, delete any extra or unused entries in the data entry area.

    1.    On the indexing toolbar, click the icon for Delete Entries: The trash can on Tool bar 7th icon from the left

    2.    In the Delete Entries pop-up window, indicate whether to delete only the current entry or all blank entries.

    3.    Click Delete.

       

     

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  • John Empoliti
    John Empoliti ✭✭✭✭✭
    July 30, 2021 edited July 30, 2021 Answer ✓
    https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/comment/174061#Comment_174061

    The Indexing Chat Group doesn’t exist anymore (unfortunately).

    All great suggestions. But also don’t hesitate to ask a question here on the Indexing Q&A forum about a specific Batch. Please share the Project name, and Batch Code or URL when you do. Or feel free to ask a general “how-to” question or raise a general concern that particularly bothers you. The experienced Indexers and moderators who monitor and participate in this forum may have found workarounds that would help make your Indexing work easier and even less stressful. And, who know, maybe raising your concerns will lead to improving the Web Indexing program for everyone.

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  • LegacyUser
    LegacyUser ✭✭✭✭
    August 31, 2019

    Thank u so much!

     

     

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    July 30, 2021 edited July 30, 2021

    @scable2001 001

    Question:  

    Especially, as a "Moderator" [ ie. 'FamilySearch' "Support" (Personnel) ] ...

    WHY, would you even, 'resurrect', a post such as this, some x2 Years on, next Month ...!?

    ESPECIALLY; as, the ORIGINATOR of the 'Post', appears to have 'signed off' on the post, with a "... Thank u so much! ...", the next Month, after the post was posted.

    I am sorry ...

    But ...

    That Said ...

    I just cannot understand the 'resurrecting' of this particular OLD 'Post'.

    Brett

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    July 30, 2021

    @John Empoliti

    John

    I am aware that you were a regular Participant, in the former; whereas, now defunct, (but, EXCELLENT) 'Group' of "Indexing Chat" ...

    As an aside ...

    It may be, that this post, was unfortunately, unnecessarily, recently 'resurrected' ...

    And, as such, you may have not have realise, that ...

    But ...

    That Said ...

    When the Participant, responded back in August 2019, in this post, with:

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    Are you a member of the Indexing Community?

    @ Indexing Chat​ 

    or

    @ Indexação do FamilySearch​ 

    ------------------

    You will be aware, that:

    ▬ the (EXCLLENT) 'Group' of "Indexing Chat" did STILL exist and function BACK in August 2019; and,

    ▬ the (EXCLLENT) 'Group' of "Indexing Chat" was ONLY just CANNED, by 'FamilySearch', a month or so ago.

    .... [ Instead, now ONLY existing as this, a 'Category' of "Indexing", under "Q and A" ]

    It is very sad; as, those, Leading; and, the many regular Participants of, the 'Group' of "Indexing Chat", were ALREADY doing a STIRLING job.

    Brett

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  • John Empoliti
    John Empoliti ✭✭✭✭✭
    July 30, 2021

    Thanks, Brett. I hadn't noticed the date of the post.

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  • scable2001
    scable2001 ✭✭
    July 30, 2021

    gave you some pointers on indexing. Take them or leave them.

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    July 30, 2021

    @scable2001

    On a post, that was 'done and dusted', some x2 Years ago ...

    Doing so can cause problems/issues; as, has occurred.

    Best to 'leave', those 'old' posts, just as they were, 'done and dusted'.

    ie. Certainly NOT to be 'resurrected'; especially, by a "Moderator" [ ie. 'FamilySearch' "Support" (Personnel) ]...

    Such 'Posts', should NOT; and, DO NOT need, to be "Closed"; as such, to allow ANOTHER 'lowly' Participant (ie. User/Patron) who may want/need to, 'rehash'; or, 'resurrect', them for clarification; or, follow-up, 'Question', which is fine.

    Brett

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