RE: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-14 Thread Allen Prunty
index them with Adobe and then search them really quickly. Allen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy Bender Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 7:54 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] photos of documents

Re: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-14 Thread Gene Young
Allen Prunty wrote: I wish that legacy would allow you to attach PDF files instead of JPG files... I scan all of my source documents into PDF file and try to transcribe them into text as well. I then merge the text and image PDF's together. Search the archives and you will find several

Re: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-14 Thread Richard Van Wasshnova
between it and Legacy. I would prefer a 4th icon, Other, besides Picture, Sound and video. Richard - Original Message - From: Allen Prunty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 6:46 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] photos of documents

RE: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-11 Thread Roxanne
--- Sherry/Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I scan as TIF and then edit and save as jpg (Legacy can't find the jpeg extension - they're the same but the program only recognizes the dot-three extensions). Is there a way within the Legacy program to convert GIF to JPG? All of my census

RE: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-11 Thread C.G. Ouimet
Legacy recognizes GIF's. Well, at least the Deluxe version does ... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roxanne Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 09:38 To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] photos of documents

RE: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-11 Thread ronald ferguson
/ __ From: Roxanne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 06:37:43 -0800 (PST) --- Sherry

RE: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-10 Thread Sherry/Support
Of Krones2004 Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 6:25 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources I'm not sure if this is a factor or not. But from what I understand, a jpeg file deteriorates each time it is opened, edited and resaved. I was told

Re: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-10 Thread Richard Van Wasshnova
- From: Krones2004 To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 6:25 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources I'm not sure if this is a factor or not. But from what I understand, a jpeg file deteriorates each time it is opened, edited and resaved

Re: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-10 Thread Tom Element
to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Krones2004 Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 6:25 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] photos of documents

RE: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-10 Thread Sherry/Support
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Element Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 2:15 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources Hi Sherry Can you tell me why you scan as TIF then save as JPG? What

[LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-09 Thread Nancy Bender
I have seen some discussions about attaching pictures to sources so I decided to give it a try. I scanned a copy of a document and saved the picture as a .jpg. I viewed it, to be sure it was readable then saved a copy where I keep my Legacy photos. Then I went to Legacy to attach the picture

RE: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-09 Thread ronald ferguson
/ __ From: Nancy Bender [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:53:51 -0500 I have seen some discussions about attaching

RE: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-09 Thread ronald ferguson
/ __ From: ronald ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:47:12 + Nancy, I have documents attached to pretty well of my sources

Re: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-09 Thread Paul Brown
, 2007 10:53 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources I have seen some discussions about attaching pictures to sources so I decided to give it a try. I scanned a copy of a document and saved the picture as a .jpg. I viewed it, to be sure it was readable then saved a copy where I

Re: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-09 Thread ronald ferguson
-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:21:29 +1000 Nancy, I have hundreds of documents scanned into my sources. I find the feature invaluable. But there is a trap in viewing

RE: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-09 Thread Nancy Bender
Thank you Ron and Paul. I was clicking on the thumbnail to open it, but then not zooming in close enough. Now I can read them. As far as what size I am using, I must admit that I do not know. I use either my printer's scan program (Leaxmark) or Adobe Photoshop and usually just leave the defaults

RE: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-09 Thread Cathy
Hi Nancy, It's worth learning a little bit about resolution and picture size. Legacy provides a good introduction at: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/tipsMedia-Menu.asp especially the Image Format Basics link Cathy At 05:40 AM 10/02/2007, you wrote: Thank you Ron and Paul. I was clicking on

Re: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources

2007-02-09 Thread Krones2004
/ __ From: Paul Brown Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com To: Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] photos of documents for sources Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:21:29 +1000 Nancy, I have hundreds of documents scanned into my sources. I find