Dear People,
Is there a way to link a file (doc., pdf, etc) to field in Legacy?
For example, I have a number of funeral notices in pdf format and I'd like
to hyperlink them to the specific individuals. I would create a folder on my
hard drive most likely within the Legacy directory, containing the
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> > Right. I agree with Ron on this. Also png is t
I am also having this problem. I save items from old newspapers online by
using the print screen button then open and edit in Irfanview.
I have tried to copy and paste them into 'notes' for each person but it
doesn't work.
I guess there is a better way, hopefully someone out there will know.
Caroly
Legacy doesn't do what you're asking. Images have to be linked into
picture galleries. You can only copy and paste text into Notes fields.
Such things as funeral notices you might want to copy and paste the text
from the pdf into the Death or Burial notes field. Newspapers as image
can be t
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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:09:08 +1300
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I am also having this problem. I save items from old newspapers online by
On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 9:43 PM, ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Carolyn/George,
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> You can attach them as sound/video files. If they are not too big then you
> could consider using one of the many (free) programs available to convert
> them to a jpg and attach that as a photo.
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Carolyn/
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Carolyn/George
Hi George,
If you attach them as Sound files (in Legacy 7 there is another
"gallery" in which to attach docs and pdfs) then you can double click
on them in the gallery and they will open. They are not included in
any reports. This isn't changing in Legacy 7 as far as I know.
You can also put
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> I seem to recall some time back people were discussing u
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:08:01 -0600
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On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 9:43 PM, ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Carolyn/Georg
My thinking is this;
I'm scanning a ton of paper documents into digital form, pdf's.
Some of the funeral notices and others are 4-page pdfs and contain both text
and graphics.
I would like these docs to reside in their own folder. That way, I can
access them without necessarily going into Legacy.
A
may
allow access without going into Legacy?
That's my best guess. :>)
Tom
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My thinking is this;
I'm scanning a ton of paper documents into digital form, pdf's.
Some of the funeral notices and others are 4-page pdfs and contain both text
and graphics.
I would like these doc
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My thinking is this;
I'm scanning a ton of paper documents into digital form, pdf's.
Some of the funeral notices and others are 4-page pdfs and contain
both text and graphics.
I would like these docs
I agree that Legacy should handle other document formats better than
it does. Microsoft Office, Open Office and various database creation
software allows document hyperlinking. To rely exclusively on Legacy
to handle every bit of text is expecting too much. Many times we
receive documentation in ot
You can only search for text in a pdf if the content is, in fact, text.
Just because something is in pdf doesn't mean it's searchable. It could
an image of text which is not searchable.
Everything's either text of some kind or an image of some kind. If it's
text you can copy and paste it in
I have a question about linking to websites. Wouldn't you be concerned about
the link breaking because the website is taken down. If so, do you have to
go back on your links and keep checking?
Is there a warning that comes up when you access a file that would indicate
a link is broken?
Just a tho
I would be reluctant to set up any long-term or broadly based system
where I'm linking to files on a website that could be taken down. I
just wouldn't do it. I have all my Legacy sources, pictures, etc.
linked to folders on my own computer so I have control over them. With
several backups, o
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I have a question about linking to websites. Wouldn't you be concerned about
the link breaking because the website is taken down. If so, do you have to
go back on your links and keep checking?
Is there a warning that c
For pictures? I'm not all that concerned. I keep copies of everything,
but I don't like keeping copies directly on my computer. I've had
problems with that before. I use Picasa and I don't see that
disappearing anytime soon. In fact, this computer will likely fizz out
before Picasa does. lol!
On T
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:41 AM, JLB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You can only search for text in a pdf if the content is, in fact, text.
> Just because something is in pdf doesn't mean it's searchable. It could
> an image of text which is not searchable.
True, but why store an image as a pdf? I
Oops. Let me clarify what I meant.
> For pictures? I'm not all that concerned. I keep copies of everything,
> but I don't like keeping copies directly on my computer.
I don't save pictures directly to my computer, but to a memory stick
instead. Picasa is where I store them online and I use both fo
We can link to pdf's in Legacy. Right now it's not set up for that
'word' but it will be in v. 7 I think. Just link it in as a sound file
in the meantime.
JL
JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists
http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html
MagnoliaSouth wrote:
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I like to link pictures to sources so mostly I do source records as
graphics. Most of my Master Sources exist as pdf as they're multiple pages
of text,
File naming is as personal as what seasonings go in a soup or stew - my
wife wants lots of green (bell) pepper, I hate it :-(
I save census files based on the primary person, usually the head of
household (although another key name may be included), plus the year and
location. I save the files as
On 3 Apr 2008 Penny wrote:
> I can see how pdf would have it's advantages. Among other things, it
> would simplify those census images where one family continues from the
> bottom of one page to the top of the next by combining them into one
> file.
So what does PDFs have to do with that? You
sure where I'm going with this.
What do y'all suggest? J.L.? Anybody?
Thanks!
Penny
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I like to link pictures to sources so mostl
Hi, Penny --
You don't mention where you download your census images from, so this
might not work for you. I use HeritageQuest.
When you pull up the image, there's an option to download it. Select view
and it will open in a PDF. When you go to save it, the National Archives
series, rol
& rename
them, so I want to be reasonably sure where I'm going with this.
What do y'all suggest? J.L.? Anybody?
Thanks!
Penny
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ame image. It's going
> to be a big project to put them into pdfs & rename them, so I want to be
> reasonably sure where I'm going with this.
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> What do y'all suggest? J.L.? Anybody?
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> Thanks!
> Penny
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Dave Naylor wrote
The free graphics program IrfanView has a feature
to batch convert coloured graphics to grayscale.
I only realised quite recently that when I saved Census images from
Ancestry they were saved as coloured. I saved a *huge* amount of disk
space by converting them to grayscal
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All of my census images are in this format.
Year US Census, State, County, City or Militia Dist, last name and initial of
head of household.
Example
g not digital brain so I put as
much info into the name as possible.
G.C.
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Thanks to all of you who have replied to my initial question. I've learned
a couple of things from you about this. Among other things, I didn't know
there was such a thing as IrfanView until now. (I'll take a look at it &
appreciate your pointing it out to me.) And I'll admit I hadn't consi
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> All of my census images are in this format.
: Thursday, April 03, 2008 7:10 PM
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Thanks to all of you who have replied to my initial question. I've learned
a couple of things from you about this. Among other things, I didn't know
there was such
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All of my census images are in this format.
Year US Census, State, County, City or Militia Dist, last name and initial
of h
I also have census records with several families on them. I just make a
copy for each one. It would not work at all to put 3 or 4 different
MRIN's on the same document.
This is also an issue on birth certificates I've found where's there's
as many as 9 of my relatives on the same page. I mak
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Thanks to all of you who have replied to my initial question. I've learned
a couple of things from you about this. A
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All of my census images are in this format.
Year US
I think with the topic of linking a image to the sound file is in line with
this conversation as to what program is easier to use so you can save your
images appropriately and you won't have to go back and convert them to
another format.
With that said, since I am in the beginning stages of resear
OK, now I'm really lost. Linking images to sound files? Images can be
saved in a variety of formats which are generally accessible in all
graphics programs. It's certainly not a choice between Adobe Elements
or CS3.
Compatibility with Legacy is another question. I don't know the list
of
That answers my question, JL. Thanks!.
Penny
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I also have census records with several families on them. I just make a
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All of my census images are in this format.
Year US Census, State, County, City or Militia Dist, last name and init
, April 03, 2008 4:46 PM
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I have yet another newbie question about Adobe photoshop. It sounds like a
lot of you use it. Do you use the photoshop elements or photoshop cs3?
I just wondered which is easier to use to get what you want accom
Right. I agree with Ron on this. Also png is the best format, in my
opinion, because you don't lose resolution like you do in jpg and gif
is just a waste.
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 2:57 AM, ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I believe Photoshop Elements is pretty good for pho
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> Right. I agree with Ron on this. Also png is the
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