Thanks Dee. I do that but my problem is having Legacy find them without me telling it for every image I've attached.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dee > Whiting > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 9:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Photo Classification > > To help find pictures, you can keyword them on the Properties screen for > JPEGs. (I don't know about other formats.) > > Here is the procedure: > Right click on the picture > Properties > Summary > > Under Summary are five areas: > Title > Subject > Author > Keyword > Comments > > You can type anything you want here. Then, you can search for those words > this way: > > In Windows Explorer: > Search > All Files and Folders > Then put the word or phrase you are looking for. > > This can be verrry helpful. If anyone has any other suggestions or > comments, I am very interested! > > Dee > San Diego > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave > Keeney > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 9:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Photo Classification > > Thanks for the comments Cathy. > > I see what you're saying. I guess I'm still in the "experimenting" phase. > I > understand being able to 'move' the base folder location. I just don't > want > to have to "find them (sub folders) individually". As long as I don't > change > my mind I won't have too <g>. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cathy > > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 8:58 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Photo Classification > > > > I haven't changed the folder structure of photos attached to Legacy > since > > I > > started attaching photos a couple of years ago apart from experimenting > > the > > first week or so - though I have shifted their location and shifted > them > > from old computer to new computer. > > I've also added folders. > > I keep all photos attached to Legacy under a folder called Legacy > > Pictures. > > So long as you don't change the filenames, Legacy will find all pictures > > in > > a folder once you've found the first (See Options > Customise > > Locations > > Tab - Test multimedia paths) > > It currently doesn't seem to find subfolders so you do have to find them > > individually. > > That's why I've changed where I keep the Legacy Pictures folder so that > > the > > path is the same on my desktop and laptop. I used to keep it in ...\My > > Docs\Legacy\Pictures. Now it's C:\My Pictures\Legacy Pictures > > > > Cheers, > > Cathy > > > > At 11:25 16/04/2005, you wrote: > > > > >Cathy, > > > > > >Does your complex directory structure age well? > > > > > >I'm just beginning to add pictures also and am struggling on the > > directory > > >structure. > > > > > >It seems that if I decide on a structure, load the directories and then > > add > > >those images to Master Sources, Source citations, ToDos, individuals, > > etc. > > >I've got a big job if I change my directory structure. > > > > > >Or am I missing something (hopefully)? I know you can change the root > for > > >the Legacy Picture location but if everything (or anything) changes > below > > >that structure don't you have to change everyplace that you add the > > pictures > > >too? Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
