Thank you. I clicked on "Leave this file where it is and link to it there" in the Copy to Media Folder dialog box; I gave it a name in the Description field but did not fill out the others; I clicked "OK;" this took me to the "Media Gallery for [NAME]" dialog box where I could see an icon that looked like a piece of paper tilted over another piece of paper, with the top right corner folded over. Double clicking the file did not open it, right clicking did not yield a view option and the "Options" tab did not have a view option. I have a Neat scanner and the file was created by scanning a hard copy onto my computer as a PDF.
Barton On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 06:41 AM, Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 29/09/2014 04:36, Barton Lewis wrote: >> Hi, I am a new user to this group. I have been using Legacy for >> several >> months and like it very much. However, I have the following >> question: I >> tried to attach an existing PDF to my Media file. It did not appear >> that that is an option. I selected “Document” as the option and >> tried >> to attach the PDF but was not successful. Is it correct that you >> can’t >> attach an existing PDF? What file formats are accepted, and where is >> that noted in the software? > > "I tried ... and was not successful" is not helpful at all to enable > us > to offer a solution. You seem to have started the process correctly > to > link a PDF in Legacy but you need to give us exact details of what you > did and then what happened or what error messages you received. > > Please note that you cannot "attach" a PDF in the sense that it will > be > readable within Legacy like a photo is viewable. Legacy has a > built-in > viewer for pictures, but not a built-in PDF reader, so a document is > linked in Legacy and it's presence will be indicated by an icon, but > when you need to view it, it till open in Adobe Reader or whatever > external program you use for viewing PDF files. > > -- > Jenny M Benson > > > > 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
