Brian, Well I use an event called Biography and attach a .pdf file to that event which contains the actual biography. In reports the .pdf icon image will show in the reports, it wont open but it does show... Just like a picture wont enlarge if you click on it, but it shows.
Jay The list doesnt alow images but I would be glad to sen a screen shot if you want On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Brian/Support <[email protected]>wrote: > Jay, > > Your work-around will only work if the attached item is a picture file > that Legacy recognizes such as the scans of documents you mention. It > does not work for any other type of file like the pdf, docx etc. files > the original poster is using. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > [email protected] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > -- > > On 26/07/2013 4:13 PM, Jay 1FamilyTree wrote: > > Unfortunately, the "work - around" is to create an event to link the > image > > or document to. > > These "events" will show in the ancestor and descendant reports. > > > > So, for instance I have a "Tombstone" event, which is basically a > > duplication of the "Burial Place Picture" > > Then a "Birth Record - Civil" event which is a duplication of Birth > Record > > picture where I have the scan of the birth record. > > Same for "Marriage Record" which is a duplication of the Marriage Record > > picture, for a scan of the marriage record document (or attached as a > > "file" if it is a .pdf ) > > > > Then make sure that your report settings you have checked the include > event > > pictures box. > > > > It works well, but someday maybe Legacy will fix the issue so that you > dont > > have to duplicate the data in order to show the linked media. > > > > > > Jay > > > > 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
