Ancestral Quest’s Synchronization with nFS

1. Ancestral Quest’sSynchronization with nFS

2. Ancestral Questrelation to PAF • Prior to summer of 1999 PAF was a DOS Program • Incline Software (writers of Ancestral Quest) gave a copy of their source code to the LDS Church • PAF 4 and PAF 5 are slightly modified older versions of Ancestral Quest • Most LDS users shifted to using PAF 4 and PAF 5 • Ancestral Quest is a new.FamilySearch.org certified software which overlays PAF 5.2, plus more

3. Why use Ancestral Quest • Uses your existing PAF data base • Is very similar to PAF so you don’t have to learn a new program • Organize your nFS pedigree directly from your PAF file • You can do anything in Ancestral Quest that you can do in newFamilySearch, except Uncombine records and see the names of the people who are also working on your line. • Jump directly to your ancestor in newFamilySearch Especially important when you have a large data base with a lot of collateral lines (1st, 2nd, 3rd cousins, aunts and uncles and their descendants, etc. • Use the advanced focus filter features with new FamilySearch. Examples: • 1. Choosing people/families to do temple ordinances • 2. Look up temple ordinance information

4. After downloading Ancestral Quest, you can open Ancestral Quest two ways – from the icon on the desktop or from the Tools menu in PAF by clicking on the Ancestral Quest line.

5. Click on the FamilySearch Tab The drop down menu contains a number of things that you can do. Link (Sync) connects an individual with newFamilySearch. This is done by finding and then storing the newFamilySearch Id. Number in your PAF data base. Notice how the Family Page looks very much like the PAF Family Page

6. Start by linking yourself. Click on the Link (Sync) Me line. Generally this is used only to link yourself.

7. This window opens. Type in your regular newFamilySearch username and password and click the OK button. If you do not have a nFS account or have forgotten your Password you can use these butonns.

8. This window opens in a few seconds. Click on the Find Your Record Button

9. Review the RIN number in this window. It will be the RIN number that was highlighted in Ancestral Quest. Change to your RIN if necessary. Click on the Ok button.

10. This window will open. Review the information, then click the ‘Link Your Record’ button if the information is correct.

11. This window opens. Review the information and click the Save button. The right column is nFS info, the left column is what is in your PAF data base.

12. After opening the Edit Individual page, notice the newFamilySearch Id. Number.

13. Open the Name List tab, notice that the nFS Id numbers are listed in a separate column. You do not have to link every one in your data base at the same time, you can link them according to your needs.

14. You can open the following Review Screen of an individual by clicking on either the Review Individual line in the drop down menu, or the FamilySearch icon on the person’s name line. The Review screen is used frequently as you will see as we go through this presentation. The nFS icon is colored in if the individual has been linked.

15. Right side of the page shows what’s in newFamilySearch data base. Left side of the screen shows what’s in your PAF data base. From this screen you can exchange information between PAF and nFS by clicking on the open box beside the information that you want to exchange.

16. You can synchronize the rest of the family

17. John King has been linked to nFS. Lets link the rest of the family. This can be done by clicking on the newFamilySearch icon. This will open up the Review individual screen. Notice the outline of the nFS icon.

18. Click on the Spouses and Children button

19. There are two wives found for John King. One named Elizabeth and one named Mrs. Elizabeth King. Before we combine these wives, we need to see more information about each. Click on the + in the box at the left of each line.

20. Each wife was born in 1813 Review of the 3 children indicate they are the same as in my PAF file Clicking on the blue name opened this window. After review, I decided the two wives are the same person and Horace was a child that I didn’t have in my PAF file, so I clicked on the Combined Spouses button.

21. Highlighting each line followed by clicking the Select button, this places a ‘+’ mark in the Combine column

22. Now click on the Combine button

23. This window opens, review and then click on the Yes button.

24. Now click the Close button

25. This window opens again, but only one wife is now showing. Click on the + box

26. You must link (sync) the parents before you can link the children. Clicking on the open box by Elizabeth will open this window. Click the Link (sync) box, then click the OK button.

27. A green chain link appears beside Elizabeth’s name. Clicking on the open box by James will open this box. Mark this bulls-eye, then click the OK button

28. This box will open. Mark both open boxes then click the OK button

29. Continue clicking on the open boxes by each child's name. After highlighting the appropriate child, click on the two open boxes and then click the OK button. Notice that a green chain link is now beside each name, ready to be linked.

30. You can add Horace to this family in your PAF file by clicking on the open box, marking the bulls-eye, and clicking on the OK button. This will also link Horace to nFS.

31. When you click the Process button, all the actions listed in green, will occur. Elizabeth and her four children will be linked and Horace will be add to your PAF file.

32. This window opens and allows you to review the actions that will take place. Click on the Commit button to complete the process.

33. This window opens. Marking the Manually Sync bulls-eye will allow you to exchange information between nFS and your PAF data base. Click on the Proceed button.

34. This window will open. You can click on any open boxes on either side of the page and when you click the Save button the information beside the open box will be exchanged. Information on the right will be sent to your PAF file, information on the left will be sent to nFS

35. This page will open after each individual has been processed individually. Now notice that everyone has a colored in nFS icon and that Horace is now listed as a child in this family.

36. You can synchronize a group of people

37. Go the the Family Search drop down window and highlight the Link (Sync) Upload Groups line. Click on the highlighted line.

38. This window opens. Now click on the Select button.

39. This window opens. Now click on this drop down window and select the All line and then click on the Select button.

40. Everyone in your PAF data base has now been selected. Now click on the Define button.

41. This window opens. The group of people I want to Link is from RIN number 1100 to 1110, so I highlight the RIN number and click on the > button.

42. This window opens and I fill in the ‘From’ and ‘To’ blanks and click the OK button.

43. Review this information and click on the OK button.

44. 11 people have been selected. Now click on the OK button

45. This window opens. Click on the Matching button. Watch as the blue line fills in. Notice that 10 people have been Positively matched, and one Not Matched. Now click on the View button to the right of the Positive Match.

46. This window opens. Highlight each individual one at a time and click on the Preview button.

47. This window opens. Now click on the people that nFS found one at a time.

48. After reviewing the information – PAF info to the left, NFS info to the right, and clicking on the ‘Mark as Same’ button a + mark is placed by the individual. Now click the Sync button.

49. This window opens. Manually Sync bulls-eye allows you to exchange info between PAF and nFS. The Link Only bulls eye will only link the individual with nFS

50. This window opens where you can exchange information between your PAF info and nFS. I want to replace this earlier ordinance date in my PAF file. Clicking on this open box will -