Lost on WIKI

Question

I honestly have no clue how to navigate WIKI TREE.

Answer 1

Hi Carla,

Welcome to WikiTree!  There are a number of resources to help you get started and when in doubt, just ask.  You will find the WikiTree community a very helpful and friendly bunch.

Here is a basic tutorial for beginners:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrsUSbOaZxs&ab_channel=WikiTree

Here is another series, Welcome to WikiTree:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76UUx8QAESc&ab_channel=WikiTree

I found these to be a good starting point and then you can explore the other videos on the WikiTree Channel.

Though the site is packed full of information, I sometimes found it difficult to locate the instructions on how to do something specific from within WikiTree.  However, I found that by doing an simple internet search beginning with "WikiTree how to...", it would bring up the top search results with the correct WikiTree page.  Then I just bookmarked them so that I can find them easily the next time I need them.

The other thing I found helpful, was to look at completed profiles to see how they entered information to use as an example for creating profiles.

Be patient as it is a learning curve; however, if you stick with it, I am confident that you will find you love it.

Happy Hunting!

Answer 2

Click on the tab "My Wiki Tree" then the 7th tab in the drop-down window called "Family Tree". Build your profiles one at a time from there. That's mainly how I work the site.

Answer 3

Go back to your profile and scroll down.  There you will see a message from Maureen with a link on how to make a start on WikiTree (she posted it about a month ago).