December 19, 2017 Features Help Is Here We recently gave a sneak peek at the new Features Help page, and one day later … it’s here. Find out more below … Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Learning/Navigation/What is new at The FHG
December 18, 2017 Coming Soon: Features Help Wouldn’t it be nice if you had a handy “cheat-sheet” page for the cool features in The Family History Guide? Well, that page is on its way – it will be finished in a few days. The text is pretty much done, and it’s just waiting for some graphics and a few finishing touches. When finished, the Features Help page... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Learning/What is new at The FHG
December 17, 2017 Presenting The Family History Guide to Others: 40 Things to See For trainers, one of the unusual aspects of presenting The Family History Guide website to others is that there is no slide deck involved; you simply show and explain the website. That leads to a few questions: What elements do you show on the website? What sequence do you follow on the site? What are some good talking points for what... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Training/What is new at The FHG
December 10, 2017 Open or Close: The Sequel Sorry, we couldn’t help ourselves! 🙂 The Open / Close Choices were so popular that we added buttons at the top of each Project page, so you can close all the Choices on the page, or open all of them. The Default is to have them all open at first. Here’s a partial example of the buttons, in the header... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Navigation/What is new at The FHG
December 1, 2017 Open or Close: Your Choice As you may have discovered, there is a lot of great information in The Family History Guide. We recently added a new feature that enables you to see less or more information in a Project page – you can now close a Choice to hide the information below it, or open any Choice you have closed. Example Here’s an example... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Navigation/What is new at The FHG
November 17, 2017 What’s New in the Online Tracker The free Online Tracker for The Family History Guide has been up and running for about 7 months, and it now has over 1,100 registered users. (It’s the only part of The Family History Guide that requires a username and password; the rest of the site does not.) With the Online Tracker, or “OLT” as we sometimes call it, you can... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Training/What is new at The FHG
November 15, 2017 Happiness is … an Amazon Smile Along with the roll-out of the new Home page and the new menu system for The Family History Guide, we also updated the footer section for each page. Here’s what it looks like now: Notice that at the very bottom of the page there is a new tile for using the Amazon Smile program with The Family History Guide. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) General/The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
November 13, 2017 New Look for the Home Page and Menus We are excited to announce a new, streamlined look to our Home page at The Family History Guide. This also includes a tiered menu system that gives easier access to a number of features across the site. Here’s a step-by-step walk-through that demonstrates the new additions. Home Page Design The first thing you’ll notice is that the new design relies... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) General/Navigation/What is new at The FHG
October 23, 2017 The Family History Guide Achieves Public Charity Status – 501(c)(3) It’s a day that has been a long time coming, from a dream to reality. We knew that we needed to take the next step and become a nonprofit organization, so we formed The Family History Guide Association about 6 months ago. As of last week, the final piece has come into place: the Association is now recognized by the... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) General/What is new at The FHG
October 22, 2017 Announcing Openings for Content Specialists The Family History Guide is a game-changer in how family history and learning are done worldwide. As it continues to grow and improve, The Family History Guide Association is announcing several openings for volunteer Content Specialists. As a Content Specialist for The Family History Guide website, you will Find family history online resources that would make good additions to the... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) General/What is new at The FHG
