Excellent idea On Oct 24, 2010, at 8:27 AM, atlant...@aol.com wrote:
> In addition to 'c:\Legacy\Data\Pictures' , I use the following subdirectories: > > DOCS - for scans of documents. > FORMS - for PDF forms that I have created such as family group sheets. When I > get them back the go in here. > MULTIMEDIA - videos, mainly of interviews > NOTES - Documents that do not fit neatly into another category. Usually my > own writing such as transcripts of interviews and conversations. > RESOURCES - Digital copies of books, etc. > SCANS - Initial repository of any scan before I photoshop it (if necessary). > Documents in here are waiting for their final resting place somewhere else. > > Under PICTURES I have subdirectories for picture collections acquired from > other people. (I have cousins who have been researching their branch of the > family for a lot longer than I have.) > > - Jack > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Runion <sarge1...@cox.net> > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Sent: Sun, Oct 24, 2010 8:40 am > Subject: [LegacyUG] Digital Sources Added to Legacy > > One of the earlier messages alluded to the fact that his ‘paper’ sources were > no > longer being kept but had been incorporated into the Legacy system as digital > entries. I have 1000+ paper sources in 18 large notebooks that take’s up an > awful lot of space. I also have all of these sources scanned and have added > them > my PC in two digital folders entitled ‘MASTER’ and ‘DETAIL’. These digital > sources have been scanned into folders, and/or copy/paste actions taken, and > contain ‘.doc’, ‘.pdf’, ‘.jpg’, ‘.bmp’, ‘.tiff’, etc. At present these > 'MASTER' and 'DETAIL' files are located under 'c:\Legacy\Data\Master' and > 'c:\Legacy\Data\Detail', so I already have them digitized there for viewing > and > other needs. > > I have been contemplating going the digital route for all these sources and > adding them to the Legacy program. Much as a picture is added for a specific > person, the 'file' could be added also. Could the author elaborate on the > ’how’ > he did it or the recommended method of doing so, or perhaps point me to a site > that discusses this process? I’m looking for a recommended method., including > some pitfalls I should be aware of in doing such a large task. > > In the case of pictures, I have 2500+ in a digital file in > 'c:\Legacy\Data\Pictures' > that works as the manual states. Would the system work equally well by adding > the digital source 'file' as a separate entry into the 'pictures'? I could see > where such an addition could get pretty unweildy over time if each source was > added to all the people it addresses. For example, I have one book I use as a > reference for some hundreds of people and adding the source to each party as a > part of the picture gallery could get pretty wild. Anyway, I'm seeking some > suggestions and guidance on the feasibility or adviseability of such a > project. > > Bob > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
