FamilySearch Wiki:The Wiki for Family History Centers

Come and join us for an informal tour around the wiki. See why it's an important tool for the Family History Centers as well as the FamilySearch Libraries. We will also cover some editing tips including how to edit the page, uploading a picture, embedding a spreadsheet, using Google forms for class sign ups and creating multiple pages for the center.

Class Dates
Once you sign up, you will be e-mailed an invitation to attend that session. It will include a link that you can click on to join the meeting at the scheduled time.

When the meeting is about to start:

Click either Join WebEx meeting or the link provided in the email. You will be taken to a web page where you can join the meeting. You cannot join a meeting more than 15 minutes before the scheduled time.

If the fields are not automatically filled out, complete any information requested (name, email, meeting number).

Click Join. The WebEx Meeting Center application will launch automatically. As soon as the application finishes loading you will be in the meeting. The WebEx Meeting Center application will be automatically installed on your system if you have a PC, or you will be prompted to download and install a WebEx add-on if you have a Mac. This typically takes just a few minutes, but may require several minutes if you are using a slow network connection. When attending, please allow for this additional time if this is your first meeting. This installation only takes place once.

Follow the instructions to join the audio portion of the web conference. Depending on how the host has configured the web conference, You will have the option to join the audio portion using either your phone or your computer.

To leave a meeting, close or quit the WebEx Meeting Center application or click Leave Meeting.