I like to save jpg or tiff scans of one page documents to a pdf file. That format is known and used in many countries and almost every computer has Adobe Reader software on it, as most software manuals and US gov forms are offered in this format.
The utility, FastStone Image viewer, is free when used in non commercial settings (free for home use) and will save a jpg or tiff file to pdf format. When opening this pdf file in Adobe Reader, it can be printed or read easily. I save almost all of my Legacy source documents to pdf format. If interested in taking a look, this image viewer can be found at www.faststone.org and it's the first offering on the right hand side on their opening screen. Mary I can send an example of a jpg file and same converted to pdf file via FastStone, if you'd like to compare. Just send your request to mleek at sbcglobal dot net ----- Original Message ----- From: Trippsibs5 To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Which file is best for a 1-page written document? Has anyone found that using .jpg or .tiff or another format is best for attaching a scanned 1-page written document to a Source? I know these will open in any photo program so most people will be able to view them just like they can a photo. Thanks. Cathy Vallevieni Orange County, CA Cathy, Another tip. I haven't added scans to my program and I haven't read about the complexities of resolution & compression & whatever on an image. With that wealth of knowlwdge, I'll pass along a suggestion from an earlier post on LUG. Someone (I apologize for not remembering their name) suggested saving black & white documents as greyscale, a smaller file than a save as color. I assume .bmp or .tiff allows this. as .jpg works fine. As suggested in this thread, check to see if the detail is acceptable. Regards, Jane Tripp 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
