Jane,
I take files and documents such as what you are describing,
change them to a text file and then transfer them to the appropriate
'notes' field.
You can 'read' them into the file or 'write' them to wherever
you'd like them to go.
Hope this helps,
Gene Hutson
Norfolk, Nebraska
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jane Hakes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 7:20 AM
Subject: [LegacyUG] Question: adding information
> Hello,
>
> I'm a new user of Legacy 5.0 and semi-new to genealogy in general. I've
> got some document files (mostly MS Word documents, some scanned files,
> etc.) that I'd like to add to a person in my Legacy database, similar to
> adding an attachment to an email. I've worked through the "Legacy for
> Beginners" video but they didn't address this.
>
> Is there any way to do this? Or would I just file the paper in my notebook
> and make references to it? The problem I see with doing that would be that
> I couldn't simply export the entire file to a relative, etc. If you do
> keep peripheral (paper) files, could you share your method for organizing
> and referencing them? How much material do you keep on paper anyway? For
> example, do you print a family chart, pedigree chart, etc. for every
> person in your records?
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Jane Hakes
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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