Biography - media

Tool command
Menu command Main menu > Biography > Media
Key command Shift+F4

Manages media (images, sound, files, and links) of the selected person or the person's family.

To add media, follow these steps

  1. Click   Add media or press Ctrl+M.
  2. You get a submenu where you can choose to add the file (from disk), from list (from the media catalog) or to add a link. Depending on how many families the person has, you also get the option to choose whether the media will be linked to the person or to any of the families.
  3. Select the file from the hard drive, the list or fill in the link.
  4. Save changes.

Press

To...
Ctrl+M Ctrl+M Add new media
Ctrl+Q Ctrl+Q Open the file or link to the selected media in the associated program or image-editing tool if it is an image.
Ctrl+R Ctrl+R Edit media
Delete Delete Delete media
Alt+Up Alt+Up Move selected media up
Alt+Down Alt+Down Move selected media down
Ctrl+W Ctrl+W Change thumbnail size
Change media file
Ctrl+Print Screen Shift+Cmd+5 Take a screenshot and add as media
Alt+Shift+R Alt+Shift+R Repairing incorrect paths
Alt+P Alt+P Show/hide properties window

See also

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