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.

All instructions are for work done in Wikitext. If at any time you save your work, you will need to return to Wikitext as described in step 2a or 3b-c.

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

2. Scroll to the heading Neighboring Counties.

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

4. 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. Rich text instructions are under heading 5. Wikitext instructions are under heading 6.

5. 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. 5. Select the World icon with the link.
 * 6. Type your county name below the work link in this format,"[Your County Name] County, Ohio". An automatic search result will appear in the box below. Choose the result which exactly matches [Your county name] County, Ohio. This will link the county you typed to its page in the FamilySearch Wiki.


 * 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 1012) to your date.
 * 5. Click OK.


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


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


 * i. Your task is complete.

6. 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.


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


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


 * m. Your task is complete.

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)

