Researching on other websites ("The world is your oyster!")

Using RecordSeek to create sources in FamilySearch

From Research Helps on the Person page you can search other websites, and of course you can search other websites from any other tab in your browser. But when you find good information out there, how do you add it to a source in Family Tree?

The easiest way I know is to use the free RecordSeek bookmark in my browser.
To add the RecordSeek bookmark, I need to go to recordseek.com and drag the bookmark button to my browser's Bookmark toolbar. (If the Bookmark toolbar is hidden, press Shift+Ctrl+B)

To use this tool:
1. Click the Family Tree ID of the person, to copy it to your computer's clipboard.

2. Highlight the information you found on the other website,

3. Click the RecordSeek bookmark,

4. Select FamilySearch in the popup,

5. Click Next, and when asked "Search by Person ID Number" paste it in.

6. Click Next and click Create & Attach, then close the popup.

A source has been created in that person's Family Tree record, quoting the highlighted information.
(This is especially handy when quoting sources that may otherwise be inaccessible on subscription sites.)
Then I like to go to the person's Sources list in Family Tree and add the year, so that the new source appears in the correct chronological order.

 The first time you do this it may take 10 minutes or more. The 30th time it may take 30 seconds or less.
(I find that occasionally I need to launch RecordSeek twice to get it to work, but it is still a real time saver.)