In addition to 'c:\Legacy\Data\Pictures' , I use the following subdirectories:
DOCS - for scans of documents. FORMS - for PDF forms that I have created such as family group sheets. When I get them back the go in here. MULTIMEDIA - videos, mainly of interviews NOTES - Documents that do not fit neatly into another category. Usually my own writing such as transcripts of interviews and conversations. RESOURCES - Digital copies of books, etc. SCANS - Initial repository of any scan before I photoshop it (if necessary). Documents in here are waiting for their final resting place somewhere else. Under PICTURES I have subdirectories for picture collections acquired from other people. (I have cousins who have been researching their branch of the family for a lot longer than I have.) - Jack -----Original Message----- From: Robert Runion <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, Oct 24, 2010 8:40 am Subject: [LegacyUG] Digital Sources Added to Legacy One of the earlier messages alluded to the fact that his ‘paper’ sources were no onger being kept but had been incorporated into the Legacy system as digital ntries. I have 1000+ paper sources in 18 large notebooks that take’s up an wful lot of space. I also have all of these sources scanned and have added them y PC in two digital folders entitled ‘MASTER’ and ‘DETAIL’. These digital ources have been scanned into folders, and/or copy/paste actions taken, and ontain ‘.doc’, ‘.pdf’, ‘.jpg’, ‘.bmp’, ‘.tiff’, etc. At present these MASTER' and 'DETAIL' files are located under 'c:\Legacy\Data\Master' and c:\Legacy\Data\Detail', so I already have them digitized there for viewing and ther needs. I have been contemplating going the digital route for all these sources and dding them to the Legacy program. Much as a picture is added for a specific erson, the 'file' could be added also. Could the author elaborate on the ’how’ e did it or the recommended method of doing so, or perhaps point me to a site hat discusses this process? I’m looking for a recommended method., including ome pitfalls I should be aware of in doing such a large task. In the case of pictures, I have 2500+ in a digital file in 'c:\Legacy\Data\Pictures' hat works as the manual states. Would the system work equally well by adding he digital source 'file' as a separate entry into the 'pictures'? I could see here such an addition could get pretty unweildy over time if each source was dded to all the people it addresses. For example, I have one book I use as a eference for some hundreds of people and adding the source to each party as a art of the picture gallery could get pretty wild. Anyway, I'm seeking some uggestions and guidance on the feasibility or adviseability of such a project. Bob egacy 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
