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Offline Jon_ni

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Re: Findmypast newspaper change
« Reply #18 on: Friday 18 August 23 18:33 BST (UK) »
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I just screen shot what I want from a newspaper and the title and date of the paper can be added in whatever way is easiest.

Is the viewer change for 'improved' newspaper browsing and weblinks that will remain and allow re-connection to the original article in the future that I am more interested & concerned about than snipping as (though offered also by newspapers . com) snipping can be accomplished, as you say, by various other means.

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Re: Findmypast newspaper change
« Reply #19 on: Friday 18 August 23 18:40 BST (UK) »
I was under the impression that the My Records section in Find My Past was to allow you to re-visit any records that you viewed.
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: Findmypast newspaper change
« Reply #20 on: Friday 18 August 23 21:10 BST (UK) »
I just screen shot what I want from a newspaper and the title and date of the paper can be added in whatever way is easiest.
But I can no longer do what is easiest for me!  It was easy to copy and paste the name and date at the top of the page and now they have taken that away and I have to click another box, copy, paste, edit to remove full stop and line space.  I can't type the entire name of the paper into my Word document (which is very long!) and the date (because I have dyscalculia and get it wrong - 1989 instead of 1898, that sort of thing).
HANG ON - THEY'VE REVERTED BACK TO THE OLD STYLE!
Pearson (Bradwell Dby & Stocksbridge)
Donkersley
Crawshaw (Bradfield)
Evans (Bradwell Dby and Stocksbridge)
Crossley (Penistone)
Rogers (Nottinghamshire & Stocksbridge)
Poynton / Pointon (Derbyshire)
Day (Barnsley WRY and Iowa USA)
Scargill (Barnsley)

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Re: Findmypast newspaper change
« Reply #21 on: Friday 18 August 23 21:14 BST (UK) »
Well that's good news Claire, you can now search and save as you did before.

 
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire


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Re: Findmypast newspaper change
« Reply #22 on: Friday 18 August 23 21:38 BST (UK) »
Well that's good news Claire, you can now search and save as you did before.
ah, but for how long??  I will make the most of it and burn the midnight oil getting all my current research done in one night!
Pearson (Bradwell Dby & Stocksbridge)
Donkersley
Crawshaw (Bradfield)
Evans (Bradwell Dby and Stocksbridge)
Crossley (Penistone)
Rogers (Nottinghamshire & Stocksbridge)
Poynton / Pointon (Derbyshire)
Day (Barnsley WRY and Iowa USA)
Scargill (Barnsley)

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Re: Findmypast newspaper change
« Reply #23 on: Friday 18 August 23 21:46 BST (UK) »
Ooo, you will be a sleepy head in the morning then! 

I sometimes think that family history websites make changes that don't actually make research easier.
It's change for the sake of so doing.

For me, when Family Search changed the way you can find stuff, just made it harder.  Their original system was fine and I could find what I wanted.

You know the saying, if it ain't broke why fix it?  ::)
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: Findmypast newspaper change
« Reply #24 on: Friday 18 August 23 21:48 BST (UK) »
on the subject of familysearch, I can't use it - the whole site jumps up and down my screen!  No idea why.  Tried a different computer and browser, and it is still the same.  I've given up with it.
Pearson (Bradwell Dby & Stocksbridge)
Donkersley
Crawshaw (Bradfield)
Evans (Bradwell Dby and Stocksbridge)
Crossley (Penistone)
Rogers (Nottinghamshire & Stocksbridge)
Poynton / Pointon (Derbyshire)
Day (Barnsley WRY and Iowa USA)
Scargill (Barnsley)

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Re: Findmypast newspaper change
« Reply #25 on: Friday 18 August 23 21:52 BST (UK) »
Perhaps you should try asking about that on the Technical Help forum.  Hopefully someone may know what the problem is.
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: Findmypast newspaper change
« Reply #26 on: Friday 18 August 23 21:54 BST (UK) »
I will do, hadn't thought of that.  I just checked and it's still the same.  Makes me dizzy!
Pearson (Bradwell Dby & Stocksbridge)
Donkersley
Crawshaw (Bradfield)
Evans (Bradwell Dby and Stocksbridge)
Crossley (Penistone)
Rogers (Nottinghamshire & Stocksbridge)
Poynton / Pointon (Derbyshire)
Day (Barnsley WRY and Iowa USA)
Scargill (Barnsley)