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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 zoom the photo, click the magnifying glass icon (upper right).
  4. To link the photo to a different person, see the steps in Goal 3, Choice C.
  5. The following actions are available in the toolbar at the left:
    • Print: Click the print icon and follow the prompts.
    • Copy the photo to your computer: Click the Download icon.
    • Share: Click the right-arrow icon and select your sharing method.
    • Edit photo: Click the pencil icon and select Colorize of the photo, or Filter to choose from a series of color presets.
    • View tags: Click the person icon. Any existing tags for the photo will appear. To create a tag for the photo, click an area in the photo and add a name.
    • Hide/show details: Click the info icon.
  6. To delete the photo,
    a) Click Delete media item (lower right) and then click Delete.
  7. To edit photo information, click Edit (upper right), fill in the fields, and click Save.
  8. To scroll ahead or back to other media items, click the right or left arrows (edge of the screen).
Exercises