Useful Tips

Save an item to your computer

To save an item to your computer for later reference select the "Download" icon in the top right corner of the image viewer. Select the file format you wish to download and click "Download this Image". All articles can be downloaded as a .pdf or image file. The image file may vary from a .png, .gif or .jpeg and cannot be changed.

Share an item

To share an item with someone else, click the "Share" icon in the top right corner of the image viewer or document page. Enter the recipient's email address and click "Share This Image." You can share with up to 10 people by simply separating the email addresses using commas. Recipients can view the item whether they are GenealogyBank members or not.

Print an item

Click the print icon in the top right corner of the image viewer. Choose whether you want to print the current page or a portion of the page. Selecting current page will print the entire newspaper page or article. You can also select a specific portion of the page or article. To print a selected portion, click 'Clip a Portion'. Using the blue box that appears, select the portion of the page you would like to print by dragging the corners of the blue box up or down, left or right. Once you've selected the area you would like printed, click the 'Print' button. The print dialogue box should then appear. Click 'Print'.

Download an item

Click the download icon in the top right corner of the image viewer. Choose whether you want to download the current page or a portion of the page. Selecting current page will download the entire newspaper page or article or you can select a portion of the article. Then select your preferred file format which is either a .PDF or Image File. The image file format will be either JPEG or PNG. The file format cannot be changed from JPEG to PNG or from PNG to JPEG.

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