My source box 5 family search.org
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This document provides instructions for using the My Source Box tool on FamilySearch.org to organize genealogy sources. The My Source Box acts as a holding area for sources found during research. Sources can be added directly from search results on FamilySearch or from other websites by manually creating source records. Sources in the My Source Box can be organized into folders and attached to specific family members in a user's Family Tree. The tool allows users to easily gather, organize, and attach important genealogy sources during online research.
![Type in basic information about person.
Click on [Search].](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mysourcebox5familysearch-org-120926110127-phpapp01/85/My-source-box-5-family-search-org-3-320.jpg)
![My Source Box appears -
Click on [My Source Box]
and choose [Add to My
Source Box].](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mysourcebox5familysearch-org-120926110127-phpapp01/85/My-source-box-5-family-search-org-5-320.jpg)
![Click on [OK] to save to My Source Box.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mysourcebox5familysearch-org-120926110127-phpapp01/85/My-source-box-5-family-search-org-6-320.jpg)
![Source added to list.
This is a holding area or Que for sources.
Click on [Create
Folder].](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mysourcebox5familysearch-org-120926110127-phpapp01/85/My-source-box-5-family-search-org-7-320.jpg)
![Checkmark sources to copy to Folder.
Click on [Move] and choose Folder.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mysourcebox5familysearch-org-120926110127-phpapp01/85/My-source-box-5-family-search-org-9-320.jpg)
![Click on [Create Source].](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mysourcebox5familysearch-org-120926110127-phpapp01/85/My-source-box-5-family-search-org-14-320.jpg)
![Continue typing and pasting
information into appropriate
fields.
Click on [Save].](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mysourcebox5familysearch-org-120926110127-phpapp01/85/My-source-box-5-family-search-org-16-320.jpg)
![Edit title and
type in reason.
Click on [Save].
Click on View
or Edit.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mysourcebox5familysearch-org-120926110127-phpapp01/85/My-source-box-5-family-search-org-20-320.jpg)
![Click on Close.
Click on [Go Back].](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mysourcebox5familysearch-org-120926110127-phpapp01/85/My-source-box-5-family-search-org-21-320.jpg)
![This source has been attached to a couple. It can
now be removed from the list of sources.
Click on [Remove].](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mysourcebox5familysearch-org-120926110127-phpapp01/85/My-source-box-5-family-search-org-24-320.jpg)
![This action will not detach source from couple.
Click on [Yes].](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mysourcebox5familysearch-org-120926110127-phpapp01/85/My-source-box-5-family-search-org-25-320.jpg)
My source box 5 family search.org
- 2. Found on FamilySearch.org on Research portion of website or through Sources in the Family Tree Program. Go to homepage by clicking on Family Search icon. Search for a record about a person. Link to My Source Box appears when Source is found.
- 3. Type in basic information about person. Click on [Search].
- 4. Click on name to see index of record.
- 5. My Source Box appears - Click on [My Source Box] and choose [Add to My Source Box].
- 6. Click on [OK] to save to My Source Box.
- 7. Source added to list. This is a holding area or Que for sources. Click on [Create Folder].
- 8. Type in name and Folder is created.
- 9. Checkmark sources to copy to Folder. Click on [Move] and choose Folder.
- 10. Sources are on list and in Folder. Name of folder appears on list.
- 11. Click on Folder to view Sources in folder. Folders can be useful as the ‘All Source’ list is chronological, not alphabetical, and it can grow to be long.
- 12. Click on New Tab. Find website Open Notebook, get ready to paste.
- 13. Copy url and other info and paste into a notebook or word program.
- 14. Click on [Create Source].
- 15. Type in title, copy from notepad and paste url into Web Page field.
- 16. Continue typing and pasting information into appropriate fields. Click on [Save].
- 17. Source is added to list. Close detail box.
- 18. Updated Source list. Click on Source title to open details.
- 19. Click on title to edit.
- 20. Edit title and type in reason. Click on [Save]. Click on View or Edit.
- 21. Click on Close. Click on [Go Back].
- 22. Source changed, click on Close.
- 23. Remove a source from Box when it is no longer needed. Click on Title.
- 24. This source has been attached to a couple. It can now be removed from the list of sources. Click on [Remove].
- 25. This action will not detach source from couple. Click on [Yes].
- 26. Source is removed from list. Tools will have future functions.
- 27. A holding place or Que for sources. It is easy to add to the source list from FamilySearch.org. From other websites it is worth it to create a source if you want to attach it to more than one person in Family Tree. In the sources from FamilySearch.org the url will be persistent. Look there first.
- 28. September 2012