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How to get the most out of Searching the Records

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by Ancestry Team
30 November 2012

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  1. Refine Search: Easily add information or remove it from your search – no more scrolling to the bottom of the page
  2. Categories: Narrow your search by new, better organized content categories and subcategories
  3. Matching Person: Get the best matches possible from family trees on Ancestry
  4. Record Preview: Hover over a search result to preview more detailed information without having to click on the result
  5. Image Snapshots: View sections of newspaper and journal images highlighting your search terms to see whether a match is relevant
  6. Photo Results: See thumbnails of photos in your search results
  7. Record Counts: Quickly learn how many matches you have
  8. Site-wide Search: Search all of Ancestry at once without sacrificing a thing – and find photos, historical records, newspapers and histories all on the same page in a simpler, easier-to-read layout.

 

 

  1. Type-ahead Tools: Type information into a search field and Ancestry will forecast what you’re typing and fill in the remaining fields based on information already in your family tree
  2. Advanced Search Options: Narrow your search with advanced search options that make sure your results exactly match the terms you’ve specified
  3. Powerful Filters: Easily browse titles in Ancestry’s card catalogue by filtering a title’s category, location and/or date simultaneously
  4. Sorting: Sort the list of titles you’re interested in alphabetically, by the date it was added or last updated, by popularity or by size.
  5. Keyword Search: Find a specific title on Ancestry using keywords.

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