Friday, September 19, 2014

Tree Connect make a source from any website other than family search. Tips from Sister Poole

Use Google Chrome when making this tool.

Making Tree Connect Tool

  • Go to Google Chrome
  • Go to to upper right hand corner of page to the 3 vertical dashes.
  • Bookmark check to show bookmark bar
  • New Tab - Type in recordseek.com
  • click and drag Tree Connect to Bookmark bar and drop it.

Using Tree Connect Tool

  • Found source: Highlight the text
    • Click Tree Connect
    • May want to edit the title Line, to give more info. 
    • Push save button
    • An ID number is unique to a person on Family Search 
    • Copy ID number for He or She and Paste ID number
    • Click Search
    • Click the person's name
    • Give reason for attaching source
    • Click attach
    • Click view individual person card
      • Click Source
      • Click Tag event
      • Click Close
Connect Same Source to Spouse or Family member

  • Click family member
  • Click Source
  • Click or attach source from source box.
  • Click attach on upper right side of page.
  • Add reason
  • Click attach
  • Top left corner click individual to return to their page
  • Click source and tag event.

This info comes from the Family History Library at BYU-Idaho

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