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Project 3: Docs and Photos


Goal 5: Add and Manage Media Items



Goal 5: Add and manage media items in your Findmypast tree.


Vault

Media items include photos, videos, and documents for ancestors in your tree.


Choices


A Add and view media items in your tree.


  1. Open the Profile for the ancestor with media items, or who will have media items added.
  2. In the top section, click the Media tab.

  3. Click Add media.
  4. If you want to attach an item that was previously uploaded to your tree, skip ahead to Choice B below.
  5. To upload a new item, select Upload new.
  6. In the Edit Media dialog, fill in the title, description, location, and date.
  7. If the item is a photo, and you want it to be the Profile picture for the person, check the "Set as profile picture ..." box.
  8. Click Save. The item now appears on the media page.
  9. To see the full-size version of the item, click the item or its title.
Exercises



B Attach an uploaded item to a person's profile.


  1. In the top section of the Profile, click the Media tab.
  2. Click Add media and select Attach existing.
  3. Examine the media items on the page and click the checkmarks for each one you want to attach to the person's profile. If "Load more" appears at the bottom of the screen, you can click it to see additional media items.
  4. To search for items, type the name of the item in the "Filter by title" field and click its checkmark when it appears on the page. To clear the search, delete the search text or click "Reset search".
  5. When you have selected all the items to attach, click Add (number) media (upper right).
Exercises



C Edit media information or delete media on your site.


  1. To edit photo information, in the Media tab hover over the photo and click the pencil icon.
  2. In the Edit Media dialog, fill in the title, description, location, and date.
  3. If you want this picture to be the Profile picture for the person, check the "Set as profile picture ..." box.
  4. Click Save.
  5. To delete photo information,
    a) Hover over the photo and click the pencil icon;
    b) Click "Delete" (lower right); and
    c) In the warning dialog, click Remove.
  6. To delete the photo or other media item, click the trash icon and then click Remove.