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Effectively Using PAF—Part 1 Week 3

Effectively Using PAF—Part 1 Week 3. Presentation designed by Barry J. Ewell. Introduction. Family History Lesson Schedule. Week 1 Family History: Spirit of Sacrifice Week 2 Identify Your Ancestors Begin a Personal Record Week 3 Effectively Using PAF—Part 1

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Effectively Using PAF—Part 1 Week 3

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  1. Effectively Using PAF—Part 1 Week 3 Presentation designed by Barry J. Ewell.

  2. Introduction

  3. Family History Lesson Schedule Week 1 Family History:Spirit of Sacrifice Week 2 Identify Your Ancestors Begin a Personal Record Week 3 Effectively Using PAF—Part 1 Week 4 Effectively Using PAF—Part 2 Week 5 Introduction to familysearch.org Week 6 Introduction to Temple Ready

  4. Questions/Comments?

  5. Thoughts to Ponder

  6. Crowning blessing the church has to offer “All of our vast family history endeavor is directed to temple work. There is no other purpose for it. The temple ordinances become the crowning blessing the church has to offer.”(General Conference, April 1998) President Gordon B. Hinckley

  7. Accelerated family history work “Going hand in hand with this increased temple activity is an increase in our family history work. The computer in its various ramifications is accelerating the work, and people are taking advantage of the new techniques being offered to them. How can one escape the conclusion that the Lord is in all of this? As computer facilities improve, the number of temple grows to accommodate the accelerated family history work” (Hinckley, “Welcome to Conference,” 4-5). President Gordon B. Hinckley

  8. Completion of required ordinances “The exaltation of our Father’s children rests upon the completion of required ordinances, if all are to move forward on the road that leads to immortality and eternal life. The determination of accurate family history records and the work which follows in the temple are basic in this vast undertaking which the Lord has placed upon our shoulders”(Hinckley, “The State of the Church,” 52). President Gordon B. Hinckley

  9. Downloading PAF

  10. What is PAF? • Personal Ancestral File is a computer program that helps you organize your family history information into family groups and pedigrees. • Using the program • You can identify areas where additional research is needed. • Keep track of ordinances that need to be completed. • You can also prepare ancestors’ names for temple ordinances.

  11. Downloading PAF • Install PAF on your computer. PAF is available for purchase from the Church Distribution Center or for free download at www.familysearch.org. • Once there, in the bottom right corner, click on: • Download PAF • Enter Your Name and Email • Find the version of PAF that you • Would like (usually the first option under PAF v5.2), then click download. • Click on Save • Follow Instructions given

  12. Family, Pedigree, and Individual View

  13. Family view Family view is used to list all members of an ancestor’s family along with information such as dates and places of births, marriages, and ordinances. You can use completed family group records to type information into computer programs such as TempleReady or Personal Ancestral File. PAF Version

  14. Pedigree view Pedigree is used to view linage. PAF Version

  15. Individual view Use the Individual View when you want to find an individual from an alphabetical list or a RIN. PAF Version

  16. Searching for individuals Besides using the Family, Pedigree, and Individual views, you can search for an individual using an: • Individual List • Marriage List • Descendancy List • RIN/MRIN (Record identification Number/Marriage Record Identification Number) PAF Version

  17. PAF:Creating a PAF File

  18. The family view The Family View shows event dates and other information for an individual, his or her parents, spouse, and children. The highlighted individual is in the "primary" position.

  19. Creating a PAF file • From the File menu, select New.

  20. Creating a PAF file • From the File menu, select New • 2. Type a name for the file, and click Save.

  21. Creating a PAF file • From the File menu, select New • Type a name for the file, and click Save. • 3. Type your name and address, and click OK.

  22. Creating a PAF file • 1. From the File menu, select New • 2. Type a name for the file, and click Save. • 3. Type your name and address, and click OK. • 4. Your are ready to start data entry.

  23. PAF:Entering an Individual

  24. Typing in a family • This screen is called the Family View, as it shows a • Husband • Wife • Their children • Husband or wife’s parents depending on view • The first person you type will be listed as Record Identification Number 1 or RIN 1. • Therefore, you should type yourself first. Then type your family.

  25. Entering an individual • 1. Double click on the individual box.

  26. Entering an individual • 1. Double click on the individual box. • 2.Type the information you know. • a. Type the full name. Press Tab to move to the next field.

  27. Entering an individual • 1. Double click on the individual box. • 2.Type the information you know. • a. Type the full name. Press Tab to move to the next field.

  28. Entering an individual • 1. Double click on the individual box. • 2.Type the information you know. • a. Type the full name. Press Tab to move to the next field.

  29. Entering an individual • 1. Double click on the individual box. • 2.Type the information you know. • a. Type the full name. Press Tab to move to the next field.

  30. Entering an individual • 1. Double click on the individual box. • 2.Type the information you know. • a.Type the full name. Marking the Surname A prompt will ask you to verify that a slash (/) has been correctly placed before and after the surname or family name. The slashes help the program sort the names on lists and allow names to transfer correctly to other computer programs. If the surname or family name is not marked correctly, move the slashes so they are before and after the surname. Press Tab to move to the next field.

  31. Entering an individual • 1. Double click on the individual box. • 2.Type the information you know. • a. Type the full name. • b.Typethe dates and • places for important events in this person's life, such as his or her birth, marriage, and death. Press Tab to move to the next field. Dates should be typed as: Day, 3-letter month, Year. 24Jan19423Sep1986Nov1992

  32. Entering an individual • 1. Double click on the individual box. • 2.Type the information you know. • a. Type the full name. • b.Typethe dates and • places for important events in this person's life, such as his or her birth, marriage, and death. Press Tab to move to the next field. If you are not sure about the exact date, you can also use these terms: About 1940Before 1956After 1963

  33. Entering an individual • 1. Double click on the individual box. • 2.Type the information you know. • a. Type the full name. • b. Type the dates and • places for important events in this person's life, such as his or her birth, marriage, and death. • c.Type the date of an • event. Press Tab to move to the next field. Type the place where this event occurred. Include all government levels (e.g., City, County, State) with a comma between each level, such as: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USASt. Dunstan, Canterbury, Kent, EnglandVictoria, Pell, Ontario, Canada

  34. Entering an individual • 1. Double click on the individual box. • 2.Type the information you know. • a. Type the full name. • b. Type the dates and • places for important events in this person's life, such as his or her birth, marriage, and death. • c.Type the date of an • event. Press Tab to move to the next field. If you are not sure of the place, you can list just the state or country, or use one of the following: of Henderson, North Carolina, USAnear Chattanooga, Marion, Tennessee, USA

  35. Entering an individual • 1. Double click on the individual box. • 2.Type the information you know. • a. Type the full name. • b. Type the dates and • places for important events in this person's life, such as his or her birth, marriage, and death. • c.Type the date of an • event. Press Tab to move to the next field. If you do not know one of the place levels, you can leave it blank and add it later. Be sure to keep the extra comma to indicate that part of the place name is missing, such as: Chicago, , Illinois, USA , , , Germany

  36. Entering an individual • 1. Double click on the individual box. • 2.Type the information you know. • a. Type the full name. • b. Type the dates and • places for important events in this person's life, such as his or her birth, marriage, and death. • c.Type the date of an • event. Press Tab to move to the next field. Generally you should avoid using two letter postal abbreviations. Example: CA for California GA for Georgia These abbreviations are often misinterpreted. Whenever possible, use the complete name of the state, province, or country.

  37. Entering an individual • 1. Double click on the individual box. • 2.Type the information you know. • a. Type the full name. • b. Type the dates and • places for important events in this person's life, such as his or her birth, marriage, and death. • c. Type the date of an • event. • d.Typing in an Individual- • -LDS Ordinances Press Tab to move to the next field. For Latter-day Saint ordinances, type the date. Then click , and select the temple from the list.

  38. Entering an individual • 1. Double click on the individual box. • 2.Type the information you know. • a. Type the full name. • b. Type the dates and • places for important events in this person's life, such as his or her birth, marriage, and death. • c. Type the date of an • event. • d.Typing in an Individual- • -LDS Ordinances Press Tab to move to the next field. • If you do not want LDS ordinances to appear: • From the Tools menu, select Preferences. • On the General Tab, unselect Use LDS Data. • Click OK.

  39. Entering an individual 1. Double click on the individual box. 2. Type the information you know. 3.Typing in an Individual--Other Information • You can type other information about a person, such as: • A Woman's married name. • A name he or she was also • known by. • Nicknames. • Physical descriptions. Press Tab to move to the next field.

  40. Entering an individual 1. Double click on the individual box. 2. Type the information you know. 3.Typing in an Individual--Other Information • You can also add other events and information by adding new fields to the Individual screen. To add new fields: • Click Options. • Select New Event/Attribute. • Select an item, and click • Select. • Type in the information. Press Tab to move to the next field.

  41. Entering an individual 1. Double click on the individual box. 2. Type the information you know. 3.Typing in an Individual--Other Information Besides selecting from the list of new event or attribute items, you can add new ones, such as Clan or Tribe. You can type in and keep just about any information you would like for a person. Press Tab to move to the next field.

  42. Entering an individual 1. Double click on the individual box. 2. Type the information you know. 3.Typing in an Individual--Other Information 4. When you are finished typing information for an individual, click Save. When you click Save, screen returns to following view.

  43. Order Children, Add Spouse, Add Parents

  44. Changing order of children Children are listed in the order you type them. Use this function to change their order if needed.

  45. Adding a second marriage Use this function to add a marriage.

  46. Adding parents Use this function to add parents.

  47. PAF:Entering A Marriage

  48. Entering a marriage 1.To add a marriage for this person, double-click the Marriage box under his or her name. Type in the date and place of the marriage. Every time you type in a date or place, it is saved in a list. Instead of typing in the date or place again, you can pick it from the list by clicking

  49. PAF:Entering A Spouse and Children

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