Barbara, Your best bet is to create an Event called "Tombstone" and attach the picture to it. You are only allowed one picture per Event, and BMDs, Burials do not allow then at all. You can use the Event technique for any of these.
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk New Blog: Open Legacy Family File with Open Office 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/ _____________________________________________________________________ > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:21:10 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Pictures not in report > > Okay, so I wrongly recalled the wrong way to do it (that is, I > remembered something that wasn't a sound file was supposed to be > attached as a sound file...now I remmeber it was a .pdf and not a > picture). Now that I have that straight, I notice that if I attach a > picture to an individual, it shows up at the beginning of the > information about the individual. But if I choose Burial, for > instance, and still make sure it is starred as preferred, the photo is > not showing up in a report. I am actually attaching photos of > tombstones. What is the suggested way to do it, if I want the photo > itself to show up in a report (for example, descendant book report--I > have selected every option that has to do with pictures)...?? > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 5:22 PM, JLB wrote: >> Attaching a picture as a sound file?? I don't think so. I think for >> the moment we are supposed to be attaching text and pdf as sound files >> because Legacy is not yet set up otherwise. Pictures are just pictures >> and Legacy does link those as pictures. >> >> JL >> JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists >> http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html >> >> >> >> Barbara Ford wrote: >>> I have read the help topic on this, but, clearly, there is still >>> something I do not understand. I know from a previous post that to >>> attach a picture I should actually attach it as a "sound file." I have >>> done this and have chosen in report options (in this case, descendant >>> book report) to print preferred pictures and to imbed the picture in >>> the .rtf report. But when I look at the report, there are no pictures. >>> Help? >>> Thanks >>> Barbara Ford >>> _________________________________________________________________ Bag extra points with the Walkers Brit Trip Game http://www.walkersbrittrips.co.uk/game Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
