User:Amberannelarsen/sandbox91


 * How to browse


 * Click the link under “View Images in this Collection” or "Browse the Film"
 * Use the arrow icons in the top-left side of the image viewer to navigate. On the left-hand side of the viewer, you can also use the + and the – to zoom in and out of the images. Clicking on the tiles icon under the + and – will let you see a series of thumbnails (or smaller images) for the entire collection. This can be a quick way to jump forward many images at a time.
 * Find the correct item number by scrolling through the images looking for a break in the film. This usually looks like a black page with white letters on it and is larger print than the record images. You can see which item number you are on by enlarging the image by clicking on it.
 * Look at the first several images by clicking on them to enlarge them to see if there is an index. Move from one image to another by using the arrows on the top left of the page. You can very quickly move several images ahead by changing to the thumbnail view by clicking the icon with several small squares in it. If there is no index at the beginning, check at the end of the item number for that film.
 * If there is an index, try finding your ancestor in that index. They are usually in alphabetical order by last name. Sometimes all of the names that begin with A are grouped together and not in any order. Sometimes they are in no order and you may have to look through the index one image at a time. If you are researching in the United States United States Index Systems explains different styles of indexes.
 * Once you find them in the index, you may have a page number and or a book number that tells you where their record is. Use the page numbers on the images (not the image numbers) to find them.
 * If there is no index, check several images to determine how they are organized. They may be in chronological order, alphabetical order or by order recorded. There may be no order.
 * If the images don't seem to be in any particular order, you may need to do a page-by-page search of the images.


 * In the pages that follow, click on the links on the page to narrow down the sets of images until you find your record type and location.
 * Then show example of a collection and how to narrow


 * Note that not all collections are organized in the same way. Some collections may have a table of contents near the beginning or end of the collection, helpful in navigating to more precise spots in the image sets. Some collections are organized chronologically, where others may be organized alphabetically by given name or by family name. One collection may contain several localities within a set of images, requiring you to skip through the images until you find the correct location (maybe give example here). Some records in the collections could be organized by the date of the event itself, or by the date of the recording of the document. Other collections may not have any apparent organization at all.
 * To find more specific guidelines for searching your collection, see the “Learn more” article link on the collection page.