One other option, which I have used, is to add a "blank" image to Legacy, which I use when I have this situation.
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:19 AM, Rick Bowden <rixxem...@gmail.com> wrote: > Margaret, > There are many picture galleries in your Legacy > database. Each individual has one, each event for each individual , > each source for each event for each individual , as well as locations. > I personally place images of birth certificates in the picture gallery > for the source citation for the birth event of the individual. But if > you wish to keep a copy of the birth certificate image in the > individual picture gallery you can. If you have only one file in the > picture gallery and you added it as a picture then Legacy will display > the thumbnail on the individuals screen next to the name. To avoid > that but still keep the file in the picture gallery , do as advised by > Lavern , to remove the file. Then add the file back as a File , not as > a Picture ( you will see there are also options for Sound and Video ). > This way, even though the file is an image ( .jpg , .bmp or similar ) > Legacy will not attempt to use its internal viewer to display the > image. When you look at the individuals picture gallery you will see > just a file icon not a thumbnail of the image but if you select that > item and press play, or alternatively double click on that item , > Legacy passes the task of displaying the file to Windows which will > use your default image viewer to display the birth certificate image. > > Rick > > > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
