Thanks Ron. Currently using FTM. Have imported many jpg pics of US Census, City Directory pages, Birth Certs, Cemetery maps and plats, etc. into the source records. The FTW file size is growing at alarming rate, but having the documentation there is desirable. The way Legacy handling this aspect is better way to do it, but we needed to know from the start that we need a separate "Legacy Picture File" out there on "C" drive to store the pics.
David ----- Original Message ----- From: "ronald ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 3:46 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy and pictures David, Yes and No!! Legacy remembers the path to the picture. So if the path is the same on your new computer then it will find them. Otherwise it will not. However, iwhen Legacy cannot find a picture it asks if you want Legacy to find it or do it yourself. Since I know where they are I always opt for the latter and once directed to a folder it will look there for the rest. Personally, I find it better to store all my Legacy pics in the same folder although this is in My Documents rather than in C:\Legacy but this really is a matter of choice. BTW it has been reported that Legacy is not over keen on the jpeg extension and jpg is preferred. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ *Use Legacy Search - see My Blogs* Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/Grimshaw/ ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________ > Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:21:47 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy and pictures > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com > > Hi > I am a newby to Legacy. Have a question about pictures in Legacy. > In the Help section under pictures, we are informed that Legacy stores the > picture file address only and not the actual picture. > From that I assume: > The Legacy program stores only the picture's file address, not the actual > jpeg (whatever), and goes out to the "C" drive to find and import that > picture? > Is it reasonable to assume that when I replace my computer, and transfer > the active data Legacy file to the new computer, I will NOT have any > pictures appear in Legacy on the new computer???? (Because they are only > in some file on the old computer, not actually in the Legacy file?) > Is it reasonable to assume that I must have a "Legacy Picture File Folder" > that actually contains all the actual photos on the old computer that I > can transfer to the new computer also????? > David L. Bonnett > Treasurer and Board Member, Wabash Valley Genealogy Society > Member, Indiana Genealogical Society > Indiana County Genealogist for Vigo County > Researching: BALFE, BONNETT, OSBORNE, SPARKS, STRAMMER, and TICHENOR in > Vigo County IN. _________________________________________________________________ Be one of the first to try Windows Live Mail. http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=5d21c51a-b161-4314-9b0e-4911fb2b2e6d Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. Legacy User Group 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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. Legacy User Group 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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
