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For a list of all current help documents, click on the category Help link at the bottom of this page.

Suggested How-to Articles

Search

Suggestions for search-related articles are included below:

Authoring

How to author is currently a requested page. This subject may be answered in part by the following articles:

Articles being considered for inclusion in this topic of discussion are:

• How to Format an article
  
• How toCite sources
• What you need to know before authoring
  

Categories

1. How to Create categories
   
2. How to remove a category from a page
3. When should a category be removed from a page
   

Images

1. When does an image qualify to be added to a page?
   
2. How to add sufficient metadata to images and submit for review
3. How do I know when review of an image is complete?

Miscellaneous

1. How to add boxes to a portal page
2. How to write "Did you know?" and "News Items" articles
   
3. How to write a News and Events article for the Main Page

How-to Articles Already Written

Please visit "Getting Started" to view existing articles.

Proposed How-to Articles

Proposed How-to Articles Related to Portal Pages

1. Edit a portal page
2. Add to the directory of portals

Proposed How-to Articles Related to Flagging

Flagging is a feature not yet added to FamilySearch Wiki. When various flagging features are added, instructional articles that may be needed include the following:

1. Flag duplicates
2. Build list of articles flagged as duplicates
3. Merge the articles flagged as duplicates
4. Flag a page needing expert attention
5. Flag bias
6. Flag for verification
7. Discuss merger of flagged articles
8. Edit flagged titles
9. Adjudicate flagged articles based on policy
10. Flag for libel or copyright infringement
11. Flag for Speedy Deletion: Regular users can’t delete an article. (Only Administrators can.) Regular users need to be able to flag articles for speedy deletion.
12. Discuss articles flagged for Speedy Deletion. (It may not be obvious whether the article should be deleted; discussion is sometimes necessary.)
13. Delete articles flagged for Speedy Deletion.

Additional Proposed How-to Articles

1. Register ... and why.
2. Undo archive or delete
3. How non-image files are reviewed
4. Redundancy: Finding & Merging Duplicate Articles
5. Recategorize an article
6. Quickly find guidelines for article merging
7. Print or copy an article or screen
8. Disambiguation of titles
9. Quickly find disambiguation guidelines
10. Page Blanking
11. Lock Pages
12. Know where to start
13. Communicate new issues (give feedback)
14. Define terms used on pages
15. Define tabs and what they are used for
16. Toolbox selections
17. Join a discussion group
18. Explain permanent link
19. Create a subpage
20. Communicate new issues (give feedback)
21. Nominate a good article
22. Apply for featured article status
23. Add a section
24. Merge pages
25. Move a page
    

Note: For definitions of any of these functions, see Wikipedia.org.