I wnat to read original image of an 1870 census document in Alabama - Virgil DAUTHIT -- I got there today and there another box in the way, and I can't get the image box to enlarge to be able to see the document. What is going on?

I wish whoever is in charge of Ancestry.com would leave well enough alone. It is not getting better, it is not getting more efficient, it is getting worse. For my money, this has been the worst year ever since inception of ancestry.com.

I want to read only the document, and not all this other green mess! How do I do that??????
CDoutherd

You can't.

On July 29th they launched two "enhancements." The first is enhanced editing of index data, and the second is an enhanced version of the image page.

I only want to see the original document. How do I do that?

Near the top of the page there is a small block, in the green area, with a cross in it and says "Image only" behind it, click on that and the image will come up unobstructed. Don

Did you try that and did it work for you? Don

I went back and figures it out -- there are little arrows on the bottom and sides to let you expand the page of census. It's just so frustrating to see so many changes happening!
Thanks for your help

I disliked the new format at first--as you say, TOO MUCH STUFF to deal with on one page. However, I do like the ability to leave comments on certain names. I am able to say how I am related to a given family, and was even able to give the first names of some of the slaves in the 1850 slave schedules.