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Project 3: Docs, Stories and Photos


Goal 6: Upload Photos



Goal 6: Upload photos to your tree.


Uploading photos can add valuable information and insights for ancestors in your tree.


Choices


A Upload photos.


  1. In a person's Profile, click the Gallery tab.
  2. Click the Upload Media rectangle. The upload window appears.
  3. Find a photo and drag it into the upload window. Or, you can
    a) Click Choose Files or click the upload area; and
    b) Navigate to the file to upload and double-click it.
  4. Change the photo title if needed (the default is the file name).
  5. Select the type of media for the photo from the Details drop-down list.
  6. Optional: Supply a date, place, and description for the photo.
  7. To add or change a person linked to the photo, follow the corresponding steps in Goal 3, Choice C. For more info on associating photos with people in your tree, watch this video.

    AC—How Do I Associate an Image to Someone Else?—0:32

  8. Click Done.

Resources
  1. For more info on uploading photos, watch the video or read the article.

    AC—How to Upload a Photo—1:18
    AC—Uploading Photos or Documents

  2. To attach photos from public trees, read this article.

    AC—Attaching Photos from Public Trees
Exercises



B View photos and edit photo information.


Summary
  1. In a person's Profile, click the Gallery tab and click a photo thumbnail to see the full-size version of the photo. Information about the photo is displayed in the panel on the right.
  2. To add comments for the photo,
    a) Click Comments;
    b) Type the comments (1,200 characters maximum); and
    c) Click Submit.
  3. To link the photo to a different person, see the steps in Goal 3, Choice C.
  4. If you want to hide the right panel to allow for more room to view photos, click the right arrow in the toolbar (upper right).
  5. To zoom the photo, click the magnifying glass icon (upper right).
  6. To print the photo, click the print icon (upper right) and follow the print dialog prompts.
  7. To copy the photo to your computer, click the Tools icon and select Download to Desktop.
  8. To delete the photo,
    a) Click the trashcan icon in the thumbnail for the item;
    b) Select Delete from Tree to remove the item everywhere it might occur in the tree, or Remove from Gallery to remove it only from this person's Gallery (and leave it in the main Gallery).
  9. To add a profile photo for the person,
    a) Click the placeholder icon (next to the person's name at the top);
    b) Add the photo as described in Choice A above.
  10. To scroll ahead or back to other media items, click the right or left arrows (edge of the screen).
Exercises