Thanks for the response Ron - I sort of suspected that your suggestion was my 'out', but wanted to see if there might have been a 'workaround'. I agree, that it is doing exactly what I told it to do.
What do the other three functions do that appear on the line where a picture is added to an event or under the burial pictures feature? Bob On Mar 9, 2010, at 4:34 AM, Ron Ferguson wrote: > RUNION ROBERT wrote: >> I need some guidance or clarification on a couple of minor items. >> When preparing a book descendant narrative and entering an event >> (such as the burial cemetery or a ‘file’) and I add a picture of the >> church associated with the cemetery, or a ‘file’ – this picture >> repeats in the book for all those for whom I have added the event >> picture? Is there any way to add such a photo to each individual but >> have the picture appear only once in the book? Also, where does an >> event ‘file’ appear when you write a book narrative? >> >> I have experimented with most functions, but I have found that the >> only way I can get a picture of a cemetery or other location added is >> to add it to the individual, but that replicates the picture for all >> who have the same picture added to the event. If adding a ‘file’, a >> burial picture, or a location picture, the picture does not appear in >> the book. For my purposes, a picture associated with the Location >> which would show only once when I print the location in the resultant >> book would work for me. That way, the burial or other event would >> only appear once within the location portion of the book. >> >> Is any of this possible or am I misinterpreting how the picture >> function works? I can leave the location picture out of my book, but >> am curious as to why a ‘burial picture’ is available to add to the >> individual data, but does not show when a book is prepared, or why >> the Location does not permit adding the site photo. >> > > Robert, > > Firstly I will confirm your observations. These are not bugs but simply the > way the program works. If an Event is linked to several individuals, and > pictures are linked to the Event, then the pictures will appear for each > individual. When you think about it, that is actually what you have told the > program to do. > > I would suggest that you take a look at the Publishing Center and consider > adding Picture Scrapbooks, on separate pages, at appropriate sections of > your book. This will enable one to select pictures relevant to specific > individuals. It may not be the perfect option for you, but maybe the best > available. > > Ron Ferguson > _____________________________________________________ > > Create your Website with Legacy, see Tutorials at: > http://www.fergys.co.uk > Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw > http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ > For The Fergusons of N.W. England > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ > ____________________________________________________ > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
