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Discover how to use Rakonto to record your family members <\/p>

By Rosemary Collins\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 23 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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How many stories and fascinating facts are locked up in your loved ones\u2019 memories? Rather than try to write it all down, a much easier way is to encourage your family to make audio and video recordings of themselves reminiscing about your shared past, and the Rakonto website offers a fascinating platform on which to do just that.<\/p>\n

Rakonto organises your family\u2019s history into stories and collections, allowing you to not simply record memories, but also attach other elements \u2013 photographs, files and even timelines of events. A \u2018Free Forever\u2019 account offers 1 GB of storage, or after the 30-day trial you can pay $9 a month (or $84 a year) for 10 GB of storage as well as an automatic transcription tool for recordings in English.<\/p>\n

Setting up Rakonto is simple enough. Visit Rakonto<\/a> on your computer, smartphone or tablet and click or tap \u2018Try for Free\u2019 to create your own personal account \u2013 just follow the prompts and click the link in the confirmation email. Then we recommend clicking \u2018Take a tour\u2019 for a quick video overview. When you\u2019re done, our guide will show you how to create stories, elicit (and receive) stories from relations, and organise all of your content into collections. A Rakonto collection of recordings is a great way to share your family history<\/a>. Make sure that you click \u2018Download\u2019 after creating a video or audio story to store a backup copy of the recording on your computer or mobile device.<\/p>\n

1. Set up a collection<\/h3>\n
$\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nFrom the main screen click \u2018Collections\u2019 at the top followed by \u2018New Collection\u2019. Think of your collection as a topic \u2013 give it a name, description and type, then upload an image file that will serve as a thumbnail. When you\u2019ve finished, click \u2018Create\u2019 to save your new collection.\n
2. Create your first story<\/h3>\n
$\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nNow click \u2018Stories\u2019 at the top followed by \u2018New story\u2019. Enter its name into the title field \u2013 if you\u2019re short on ideas, you can type a keyword into the box beneath the title field and choose a suggestion from the dropdown list. Click \u2018Next\u2019, provide a description of the story and click \u2018Next\u2019 again.\n
3. Add your video or audio file<\/h3>\n
$\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nIf you\u2019ve previously recorded a video or audio file (most popular formats are supported), click \u2018Choose file\u2019 to upload it; otherwise click \u2018Video\u2019 or \u2018Audio\u2019 to make a recording using your mobile device or computer\u2019s camera and microphone. Follow the prompts to start and stop recording.\n
4. Review your recording<\/h3>\n
$\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nOnce the file is recorded, click the Play button to review it. Click \u2018Re-record\u2019 if you\u2019re not happy with it, otherwise choose \u2018Save\u2019 to transfer it to your Rakonto account \u2013 an indicator reveals how the upload is progressing. If you\u2019re a paid subscriber, a transcript of the audio is then created automatically.\n
5. Tag stories<\/h3>\n
$\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nThe \u2018People\u2019, \u2018Places\u2019 and \u2018Timeline\u2019 tabs allow you to tag stories. Type a person\u2019s name to create them (you can then select them again for other stories later), with an optional thumbnail image and web link. \u2018Places\u2019 lets you pinpoint a location on a map \u2013 search by postcode for a quick match.\n
6. Add more elements<\/h3>\n
$\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nYou can also record a timeline featuring multiple events \u2013 each requires a date (MM\/DD\/YY), title and description. \u2018Photos\u2019 allows you to attach relevant images to your story, while \u2018Files\u2019 can be used to attach other material, such as documents or certificates. \u2018Links\u2019 lets you store relevant web links.\n
7. Review, edit and publish<\/h3>\n
$\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nYour story will have been saved to the default collection \u2013 click \u2018Change Collection\u2019 under any tab, select the collection you created in Step One, then click \u2018Move\u2019 to transfer it across. Perform any other tweaks using the \u2018Edit\u2019 button, then flick the \u2018Draft\u2019 switch to \u2018Publish\u2019 it.\n
8. Share with others<\/h3>\n
$\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nBy default, the story can be shared with anyone simply by providing a link \u2013 flick the \u2018Do not require email to see story\u2019 switch to make it available only to those you specifically invite. Return to \u2018Collections\u2019 and click \u2018Share\u2019 to choose whether to share that collection\u2019s stories publicly or privately.\n
9. Encourage contributions<\/h3>\n
$\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nIf you\u2019d like other members of the family to contribute to a collection, click \u2018Request a story\u2019 on the collection\u2019s main page. Work through the prompts to create a user-friendly wizard your family will follow when recording, then wait for their contributions to appear within your collections. <\/body><\/html>\n
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