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Module 4 - Memories

Module 4 Index - Memories

• Adding Photos Within Memories 3

• Tagging Photos 13

• Adding Titles and Descriptions 21

• Attaching Photos to the Tree 23

• Adding Docs Within Memories 26

• Adding Stories 29

• Adding Audio 33

• Changing the Displayed Portrait 35

• Using the Gallery 37

• Adding Multiple Photos 38

• Organizing Memories 42

Adding Photos Within Memories...

Click Memories on

the Person Page

Adding Photos...

OR, click Memories on

the Summary Card

If the photo contains

multiple persons, copy

all other names and ID

#’s before proceeding

Adding Photos...

Click Add

Adding Photos...

The first time you add a photo, check the

box to accept the Submission Agreement

Adding Photos...

Photos must be “G” rated, they

are screened and made public

Adding Photos...

Photos must be .bmp, .jpg, .png, or .tif

format and 15 MB or less

Uploading a Photo...

Open the folder that contains the

photo that you would like to add

You may need to

change the view

on your computer

to see which

photos are which

(this is different for

different operating

systems)


Select the photo (or photos) you

want and drag to the center


The upload has

completed but the

photo doesn’t show up

Adding Photos...

Check the box (or

boxes) to add the photo

(photos) you want

To Add Photos to this person, click here

Optional--Reload the

page if you want to see

the photo before adding

Tagging a Photo...

The red icon means

the photo is not tagged

The entire photo shows up as Peter

Tagging a Photo...

Tagging allows you to display only

a portion of the photo on the

portrait and allows you to identify

all persons in the photo

Click the red icon

to tag the photo

Tagging a Photo...

Click on the

photo to tag

Peter

Tagging a Photo...

Drag any of the white

boxes in the corner

to enlarge the tag

Tagging a Photo...

Click Save

Then drag the circle to

center on the person

Tagging a Photo...

Peter is now tagged

Tagging Another Person...

Click on Caroline,

resize, and center the tag

Type the name (use

maiden name for females)

If the correct person

shows, click their

name to tag; if not,

click Add New

Editing or Removing a Tag...To edit or

remove the

tag, click on

the persons

name

Then click

Edit Tag or

Remove Tag

Adding a Title to a Photo...

Click to

add a title

If you want to add a title later, click

on the photo on the Memories

page to get to the Add Title screen

Adding a Title to a Photo...

Type the

title

Click

Save

You may

also add a

description

Click Add

Description

to save

Attaching a Photo...

If you selected Add

New Person when

tagging, the photo isn’t

attached to the person

in Family Tree


Then click

Attach to

Family Tree

Click the

red icon


Click Search to

Find the person

Type in the ID#

you wrote down

and Select

OR

Adding Documents...

Click Add

Then follow the same steps as

when adding photos

Adding Documents...

Rules are the same as photos

except you can also add pdf files

Adding Documents...

● bmp, jpg, png and tif files

●Tagging is similar to tagging photos

● pdf files

●Multi-page documents can be uploaded--use pdf if you have a multi-page document

●Tagging works differently for pdf files--the entire document is linked to each person that is tagged

Adding Stories...

● Add personal memories of yourself, your parents, grandparents, etc.

● Type a story, or copy any digital text file and paste into stories--if you type a longer story directly in Family Tree, it may time out and you could lose information

● Most histories, etc., created since the early 1990’s are available in a digital text format--better than scanning

● Some can be found online--they can be copied and pasted

Adding Stories...

From the Person Page

in the Memories

section....

Works somewhat differently than photos

Then click Create New StoryClick Add

Copying and Pasting Stories...

Add a photo

if you like

Copy and paste,

or type the story Click Save

Add a Title

Adding Stories...

Check the box

And click

Add

Stories

Or the story will not be attached to the person

Adding Audio...

Click Add, steps are

similar to photos

Supports mp3 and m4a files up to 15 MB

Navigating Back to a Summary Card...

Click a name

Then click the

name from the

drop down listThe Summary Card will appear

and you can then click on the

name to go to the Person Page

Changing the Displayed Portrait...

Then select a

different photo

From the

Person Page,

click the portrait

to change.

Changing the Displayed Photo...

Reload the page

and the new

photo appears

Using the Gallery...

To add many photos, select

Gallery under Memories

This page will then open.

Then click here.

Adding Multiple Photos...

Pictures, documents,

or audio can be

uploaded in this area.

Drag and drop the

files or click on

Choose Files to find

the file on your

computer.

Take note of the

types of files that

are supported.

To Create

a Story,

click here.


After adding the files, click

on each one to add a Title,

Description, and Tag

You can click on any of these

files at any time to edit the Title,

Description, or Tag

Add a Title

and then be

sure to click

Save

Add a Description and

then click Add Description

Then Tag each of

the people and

attach them to the

Tree just as

described before.


Adding Multiple Photos...Be careful when downloading Memories from the Gallery instead

of the Person Page because you don’t see the photos that others

have attached to the person

Go to the Person Page and look at the person’s

photos or you may attach the same photo again

Organizing Your Memories...

From this Gallery home page, you can

click each of these to see just Pictures,

Documents, Stories, or Audio

Or click here to look at all of them.

You can also

create albums


Create an album by

clicking on New

Album

Then type in the

name of your album


To add files to an

album, click on the

check mark for each

file that you would

like in your album

Then click

Actions and

Add to Album

Click on the check mark a second

time to uncheck the file OR click the

X to cancel the Action.


Then choose an album

and click Add to Album


Right click on a Memory

And a small window will open to

give you options on what to do

with that Memory


Click People to see all

of the Memories

attached by anyone to

all of your ancestors

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