FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks- Neighboring Counties

WikiProject Ohio Wiki Project Ohio Tasks - County Headings, Neighboring Counties

Description
The purpose of this task is to verify the already-posted neighboring counties for each county. The list of neighboring counties is found under the Historical Facts heading and the county heading box.

New to the wiki? Questions about editing this project? See Wiki Project Ohio Style and Guidelines

Instructions
1. Check the Assignment Chart below to choose a county to verify. If you are accepting this task:


 * a. Sign in to the wiki at the upper right-hand corner of this page. Use your FamilySearch account username and password.
 * b. Click the Assignment Table link in blue under Instructions #1.
 * c. Open the Assignment Table for editing by clicking on the check mark in the box at the right opposite the Assignment Table heading.
 * d. Place your cursor in the box under the heading Name/Date Task Accepted and opposite your county of choice.
 * e. Type in your name and the date you accepted the task.
 * f. Highlight your name.
 * g. Go to the toolbar at the top of the page.
 * h. Select the World icon with the link.
 * i. In the text box which appears type User:[your wiki user name]. (If you do not know your user name, click on the box "Save Page" at the bottom of the screen. Scroll to the bottom of the purple boxes to the right of the screen. Click on "Personal Tools". The name which appears first in the box is your user name. Copy it exactly, with capitals as shown. Go back to step b of this section.)
 * j. Click OK.
 * k. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Add a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Selected Adams County for Verification".
 * l. Click on the box "Save Page".
 * m. You are now signed up to complete this task.

2. Find the neighboring counties listed under the heading Historical Facts and under the county heading box.

3. Scroll to the heading Neighboring Counties.

4. Go to *Wikipedia. Find the heading "adjacent counties" listed under "Geography".

5. Compare the Wikipedia page with the FamilySearch county page for correct neighboring county names and the geographical information (i.e. north, south, etc.).


 * If changes are needed, you may make those changes by editing in rich text or wikitext.
 * If you are new to the wiki, rich text may be easier for you to use.
 * You only need to edit in one style of text.

6. If no changes are needed, you have completed your task.

7. Mark the Assignment Chart below to indicate you have finished the task, following the instructions in #1 above, substituting Date Completed for Date Accepted.

Rich Text editing instructions

 * a. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password.


 * b. Open the county page for editing by clicking on the button "Edit this page" near the upper right-hand corner of the page, opposite the county page title.


 * c. Scroll to the section Neighboring Counties.


 * d. You will see an icon [[Image:TemplateSymbolInRichEditor.png]]. This is a template symbol to separate the county names. Leave it in place between the counties. If you mistakenly remove this symbol between the county names do as follows while still in rich text editor:
 * 1. Place your cursor where you want to replace the template symbol.
 * 2. Go to the toolbar at the top of the page.
 * 3. Click on the icon {T}. The icon will highlight blue and open an edit box.
 * 4. Copy and paste · in the edit box.
 * 5. Click OK.


 * e. If county names need to be changed:


 * 1. Edit as you would in any word processing program.
 * 2. Delete the incorrect county name by placing your cursor at the end of the word which needs editing. Backspace to remove any incorrect words or letters.
 * 3. Type in the correct name.
 * 4. Highlight the county name you just typed.
 * 5. Go to the toolbar at the top of the page.
 * 6. Select the World icon with the link.
 * 7. Type your county name below the work link in this format,"[Your County Name] County, Ohio".
 * - Capitalize the beginning of each word and place the comma as shown.
 * - An automatic search result will appear in the box below.
 * - Choose the result which exactly matches [Your county name] County, Ohio by clicking on it. This will link the county you typed to its page in the FamilySearch Wiki.
 * - Click OK.


 * f. If geographic information needs to be changed:
 * 1. Edit as you would in any word processing program.
 * 2. Place your cursor at the end of the word which needs editing.
 * 3. Backspace to remove any incorrect words or letters.
 * 4. Type in the correct words, adding parenthesis around the geographic description.


 * g. Find the yellow icon &lt;R&gt; in the text of the page.
 * 1. Click on the icon. This will highlight it blue.
 * 2. Go to the toolbar near the top of the page. Click on the first blue &lt;R&gt;.
 * 3. This will open a box to edit the Wikipedia reference.
 * 4. Change the date which you accessed the Wikipedia information. (accessed 10 May 2012) to your date.
 * 5. Click OK.


 * h. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Add a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Edited neighboring counties information".


 * i. Click on the box "Save Page".


 * j. Your task is complete.


 * k. Mark the Assignment Chart below to indicate you have finished the task, following the instructions in #1 above, substituting Date Completed for Date Accepted.

Wikitext editing instructions

 * a. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password.


 * b. Open the county page for editing by clicking on the button "Edit this page" near the upper right-hand corner of the page, opposite the county page title.


 * c. Click on the word 'Wikitext' in the top left corner of the toolbar.


 * d. Scroll to the section *Neighboring Counties.


 * e. Each county name is linked to the correct county wiki page by the wikitext as follows: (county name) . When linked correctly, after the page is saved, the county name will be blue. This link takes the reader directly to the named county page.


 * f. Make any changes to the geographic description as needed.


 * g. The · after the geographical information for each county is called a template. You only see this template when editing in wikitext. It is a dot to separate the counties.


 * h. The Wikipedia reference looks as follows.
 * Replace "add date" with the date you accessed Wikipedia.
 * Replace "add date" with the date you accessed Wikipedia.


 * i. Add a summary sentence near the bottom of the page in the Summary box saying something like, "Edited neighboring counties information".


 * j. Click on the box "Save Page".


 * k. Your task is complete.


 * l. Mark the Assignment Chart below to indicate you have finished the task, following the instructions in #1 above, substituting Date Completed for Date Accepted.

Example

 * Neighboring Counties: Mahoning County residents may also have records in Columbiana (south)·Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (east)·Mercer County, Pennsylvania (northesast)·Portage(northwest)·Stark (southwest)·Trumbull(north)

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Columbiana and Trumbull Counties in 1846.
 * County Seat: Youngstown
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Columbiana (south)·Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (east)·Mercer County, Pennsylvania (northesast)·Portage (northwest)·Stark (southwest)·Trumbull (north)

