My 2 cents
Documents
|Rosenlof
|John ==-All his documents
|Ervin ===All his documents
|Leon === All his documents
|Child 1 == All his docoments
|Child 2 == All his documents
|Eugene ===-all his documents
|Child 1
|Child 2
|Brother to Ervin....
|Grant == New family
.....on and on
Of course, everyone has a name.
I do photos the same way.
Regards,
Tim Rosenlof
On 8/28/2010 10:52 AM, Jennifer Wilhelmi wrote:
> I, too have been keeping stories and such in separate Open Office Writer
> files. I store them in the same manner that I store scanned images and other
> multimedia files. I make sure that I use the same formatting I selected for
> the report (font sizes, margins, etc)
>
> These are the steps that I then use to compile everything into a single
> document. It may be overly complex but is sufficient for now.
>
> 1. When I generate reports I use the Publishing Center so that I can put
> place holders for those documents.
> 2. Verify that the place holders have the correct number of pages as the
> document. I always make sure that there are an even number of pages as each
> section in the report begins on a new (odd numbered) page.
> 3. Publish the report to PDF. I save the document as ReportNae_Main
> 4. Update the page numbering in the document to make the main report.
> 5. Publish the document and name it ReportName_Document. I usually as a _#
> suffix to the name reflecting the order in which the inserts appear.
> 6. Open the main document with a PDF editor (I've chosen Nitro PDF
> Professional for cost reasons and its done the job for me thus far).
> 7. Insert the PDF of the document
> 8. Delete the place holder pages
> 9. Verify pagination is correct (none missing). If I find a problem I
> repeat steps 5-9 if its a big problem or insert blank pages to which I add
> the appropriate page numbers.
>
> One drawback is that index numbers do not change in the PDF so I have to add
> each additional page manually. For my purposes so far I've elected not to do
> that. One workaround I have used is to create a separate index in the
> original document, mainly if their are images or if the document is a
> compilation of multiple items. I then use that as an appendix at the end of
> the report so that any images have their own index. For stories the entry in
> the table of contents is adequate. (I also add the RIN number in the
> document so it matches the main report.
>
>
>
>
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: [email protected]
>> To: [email protected]
>> Sent: 28 August 2010 00:26
>> Subject: [LegacyUG] How should I record stories?
>>
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>> I am finally ready to add stories to the dry facts in my
>> family tree.
>> Where is the best place to record those things that Grandma
>> told you of her
>> childhood,etc?
>> To me,they really don't belong attached to a particular
>> event,should I write
>> them in the General notes,I haven't found a better place to
>> write
>> paragraphs.
>>
>> And I apologize for the way my messages appear,I send them
>> in plain text and
>> they turn
>> out in one run on paragraph,haven't figured out how to fix
>> this.
>> Thanks for you advise,
>> Brian
>>
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