1. Changes and Reasons

2.  When learning the system use the beta
website on Family Search or the sandbox
as it becomes available.
 Sign in with your LDS account.
 Look for the red rectangle in
Family Tree to make sure you are
on the beta website.

3. The Beta website
can be played with
and used without
changing the live
system.

4. Click on name to view
Summary card.
Click on View Person to
show detail screen.

5. Click on [Open] to view
Vital Information

6. Click on any light blue text to edit.
Click on birth date to
open edit box

7. Click on [Edit]

8. Event and Reason fields appear.

9. Enter information and reason.
Click on [Save].

10. To view changes made to Birth
click on [History]

11. Shows recent changes for Birth.
Click on [Go Back] to return to
Detail screen.
Option: Click on [Restore] to go
to previous birth event.

12. To view contact information click
on modifier’s name.
Close Event edit box

13. Click on [Add] to add
Christening information

14. Type in Event and Reason
fields, click on [Save].

15. Christening added.
Click [Close].

16. Close Vital
Information
Open Other
Information

17. Click on [Open Details] to view
Name or Event edit boxes.

18. To delete wrong information, click on [Delete].

19. Type in reason, click on [Delete].

20. Name deleted. To view change, click
on [Alternate Name Removed].

21. Shows recent changes for
Alternate Name.
Click on [Go Back] to return to
Detail screen.
Option: Click on [Restore] to go
to previous Name event.

22. Click on [Close Details].

23. Click [Add] to choose
name or event and add
information.

24. Fill in event
fields and
reason and
click on [Save].

25. Close
edit box

26. Information is added
and shows in Latest
Changes

27.  Making changes in Family Tree is easy in
this user friendly program.
 Keep a record of your proofs or sources in
a personal pedigree program on your
home computer.
 Remember common ancestors are open to
be edited by anyone so Reasons are
important! State them clearly – have
proof!

28. September 2012