Mary Beth You bring up a very good point about Legacy's photo album limitations.
Unlike some others who have responded recently to photo questions, I fully support entering ALL photos you have into Legacy. This would include all the info you have about each photo: names, date, place, etc. It is a good way to connect your photos to the people they represent and have that info all in one place. The downside of all that data entry is the data output. There is no format I'm aware of at this time within Legacy to display each photo with all its relevant information (caption, date, description, file ID, RIN, etc). The Scrapbook does not do this. I'm being patiently optimistic something will be developed. It does not seem to be a monumental task to develop----it just isn't high enough yet in the priority pecking order. As a holding pattern option, you might consider tapping into the Access database and creating an Access report to present the photos and data info you've entered in Legacy. If I could help you with that I would----I'm not Access literate enough to do that----but I do know it's doable. If anyone is capable, or has already done such, I'd greatly appreciate having your report format. Good luck. Gary > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:LegacyUserGroup- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mary Figgins > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 8:24 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] photo database - off topic > > Does anyone know of inexpensive software where you can > put a copy of a photo and information about the date, > place, people in the photo, where the photo came from, > etc? Something like a database. I just started using > the photos section in Legacy and it is near what I > want except it can't be used separately. I would like > to be able to search a database for Grandmother and > find pictures of her as a child. Or the twins and the > chocolate pudding. Or list all those from Larry's > photo album. The Legacy picture center is close but I > would like something freestanding. Most programs I've > looked at only let you do captions. Not the detail I > want. > > I started a database in an old version of Alpha Five > but couldn't figure out how to link/import photos. > Mary Beth Give Legacy as a Gift for 25% Off. Visit http://tinyurl.com/2b49et 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
