I either attach them as detail of a source if I have another image of the event to which they refer. But if I have no other image I attach them to the event itself. Remember that pdf files will not print in a report or a web page created in Legacy, they have to be opened within a pdf reader. But if I have a jpg scan of a document, such as a Census image or a certificate etc. I will add them as the event image, unless I happen to have an actual photo of an event. For instance, I have a lot of crew discharge certificates for my grandfather. They show the ships he served on, and the dates etc. If I have an image of the ship itself I attach that to the event, and the certificate image to the source, but if I don’t have an image of the ship I attach the certificate to the event. You can still link pdf documents to events in Legacy by attaching a File instead of a Picture, but in reports it will show as a pdf icon, not the actual text. At least it is a visual reminder that you have a relevant pdf.
Cheers Jan From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 21 June 2011 21:06 To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Attaching files In one of Geoff’s webinars he was working with a document (I can’t remember if it was the marriage record one of the death certificate one). Anyway, he scanned and attached the document to the source itself. I have never scanned anything into Legacy but I am getting ready to start scanning all my photos and I know where they go. My question is, I have a lot of newspaper articles that I can put in pdf form (from Genealogy Bank and the Augusta Archives). I was thinking of putting them in the regular photo album of each person but after Geoff did it in the source I am not sure. Those of you that do scan documents into Legacy, where do you put them? michele 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
