Barbara, I cannot comment on FTM v Legacy, as apart from creating odd reports I have not used the former.
1) Yes, Legacy only stores the path and not the picture, hence on export only the path is sent. Strictly speaking the pictues are, therefore no longer linked to Legacy on the host PC. There are three ways for the recipient to deal with this: a) If the pictures are stored in, say, C:\Legacy\Pictures then if that folder is sent and installed by the recipient in the same place on their PC it will work fine without any further action needed. b) Often, mine included, they are stored in a folder (say LegPics) in My Documents. My preferred method of exporting these is to use Pando. The recipient then links his pictures to these by selecting a "picture-site" in Legacy and when the pop-up comes up saying "picture not found" use the "Select by oneself" option and click on the picture. All other pictures in that folder will be linked. If the pictures are split into separate folders it will need to be done for each folder. c) If stored as in (b) use the back-up Muluimedia Option and then export/send this file and find as in (b) 2) Web Pages: Legacy copies the pictures you have selected into a new folder together with the html files. This folder then has to be be uploaded onto the Server on which the files are loaded. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk *Over 650 Surnames from 11 Countries* View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _____________________________________________________________________ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Storing Photos > Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:24:28 -0600 > > I'm just about ready to order the Deluxe Legacy software--have been using > Family Tree Maker for the past year and input TONS of data into that > program, unfortunately. The training video mentions that the Legacy software > does not store the photo itself, but rather a link to where it is stored on > my computer. Correct? After using FTM, where the software has bogged down > due to photos being stored within the software, I understand the advantage > to this. But, how do the photos remain a part of the "file" if it is shared > with others? Also, I haven't studied yet on how Legacy allows you to create > a web site and upload to it, but would the photos be a part of what is > uploaded to a web site? > Thanks, > Barbara Ford > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.0/1135 - Release Date: 11/16/2007 > 10:58 PM > > > _________________________________________________________________ The next generation of MSN Hotmail has arrived - Windows Live Hotmail http://www.newhotmail.co.uk Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
