Valuable Updates to the Family Tree Training Lessons and Videos

There are extensive and valuable updates to the FamilySearch.org Family Tree Training Lessons and Videos. This series of Lessons is found in the Learning Center link under the Get Help link in the upper right-hand corner on each page of the FamilySearch.org website. Most of the changes are to Levels One (Beginning) and Level Two (Intermediate). I believe that you will find these lessons to be extensive and cover almost every aspect of the FamilySearch.org Family Tree.

The "Sandbox" activities give you an opportunity to practice with sample data from the Family Tree without making changes to the actual, live Family Tree program. To begin learning how to use the Sandbox, you can start with 1. Using The Navigation Sandbox.

Here are the lessons that have been updated on Level One Navigation:

• 2.Landscape Navigation
• 3.Understanding The Icons and Research
• 4.Multiple Spouses and Parents
• 5.Duplicate Spouses & Parents Sand Box Activity
• 6. Descendancy Navigation Landscape
• 7.Portrait Navigation
• 8.Fan Chart Navigation

The following lessons in the Level One Adding Information -- Part 2 have also been updated:

• 7. Sandbox Activity Adding Vital and Other
• 9. Sandbox Activity Adding from the Tree
• 11. Sandbox Activity Adding Unconnected Individuals
• 12. Sandbox Activity Person Added and All Alone

There are some significant changes to the Temple problems and Sandbox Activity for Reserving Names also. 

There are also significant changes to Level Two. Here is a list of the changes in the different sections:

Duplicates and Family Relationships -- Part 2

• 5.Sandbox Activity -- Merge by Copying ID'S
• 12. Sandbox Activity -- Possible Duplicate Practice
• 13. Sandbox Activity -- Couple Relationship Practice
• 14.Sandbox Activity -- Parent Child Relationships

IGI (International Genealogical Index) Sources

• 1. IGI Sources Overview
• 2. IGI Source Create New Person
• 3. IGI Source Move to Existing Person

The Photos section has had some additional changes.

Photos

• 1.Prepare and Plan
• 2.Overview of Photos
• 3. Adding Photos from Person Details Page3. Adding Photos from Person Details Page
• 4. Adding Photos from Global Memories
• 5.Multiple People in The Same Photo
• 7. Changing the Portrait
• 8. Photo Menus
• 9. Restricted Photos and Photos Agreement
• 10. People Page
• 11. People Page - Changing Name
• 13. Picture Tagged Incorrectly

I just sat through a class with Leland Moon, the developer of all these lessons, and I can assure you, even if you think you know how Family Tree works, you need to review the new lessons. Get busy.