James, I do the same, but as it is possible to have the same file name in different folders I add the folder name too the start of the file name e.g. Family2012_JonSmit_cens1911.jpg, where "Family2012" is the folder name, ensures that all my images have a unique name.
Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ "James Cook" <[email protected]> wrote: >I like my file names to include both who and what. >JohnJones1879_Death.jpg >JohnJones1879_Obit.jpg >JohnJones1879_WWII.jpg >JohnJones1879_SusieSmith1883_Marriage.jpg >JohnJones1879_SusieSmith1883_Marriage_02.jpg >JohnJones1879_MaryMoore1880_Marriage.jpg > >I also use folders to help with organization, so last name first isn't >a need for me. I don't always include the birth year, but find it >helpful when I have several people with the same name. > >-- >James Cook >GED Utils, Ancestry Utils >http://loosestacks.blogspot.com/ > > > > -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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
