I attach them to the source detail because if I'm wondering where I got certain information it is simple and intuitive to see the original document or image. Kathy
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 7:12 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I want to attach them to my Legacy file not because I want them to print in > a report but rather to make it easy to refer back to the document if I need > to. > > michele > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jan Roberts > Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 8:05 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Attaching files > > 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. 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