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Project 3: Docs, Stories and Photos


Goal 7: Manage Gallery Items



Goal 7: Manage Media Gallery items your tree.


The Media Galley is where you can view and manage the photos, stories, documents, etc. in your tree.


Choices


A Use the "All Media" tab.


  1. Click the name of your tree (upper left) and select Media Gallery. All media items are displayed, arranged from newest addition to oldest addition. The default tab is All Media.
  2. Hover over an item to see the date of addition to the Gallery.


  3. To add an item to the Gallery, click Add Media (upper right) and select "upload media from computer" or "type story". Note : Although there are Audio and Video tabs, audio and video files cannot be added in Ancestry at this time.
  4. To see all photos in the Media Gallery, click the Photos tab.
  5. Hover over an item to see the date of addition to the Gallery. If the item was originally submitted by another Ancestry user, that information is also included.
  6. To add an item to the Gallery, click Add Media (upper right) and select "upload media from computer" or "type story".
  7. Click another tab—Photos, Stories, Audio, or Video—to see items by media type.
Exercises



B View and edit information for Media Gallery items.


  1. In the Media Gallery, click the thumbnail of the item you want.
  2. Hover over an item to see the date of addition to the Gallery.
  3. Click an item in the Gallery to see more details.
  4. To view other items in the Media Gallery, click the icon in the Browse Gallery section.
  5. If the item is a photo, you can click View Original to view the item at full size.
  6. To edit information for the item, click Edit and then fill in the information fields. When you are done, click the Update button.
  7. You can also click Print or Delete to print or delete the item.
  8. To attach the item to a different person, in this or another tree, follow the steps in Goal 3, Choice B.