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display area\u00a0\u00a0you may add an illustration: the photo of your great-grandfather, the photo of your baptism, the scanned image of a death certificate from 1715… These are not only images that you can attach to your data files but also sounds, videos, PDF documents, files created with your word processor.<\/p>\n
The profile media of a person once added will be visible in several screens.<\/p>\n
For example:<\/p>\n
In the input data file<\/em><\/p>\n In the Immediate Family screen<\/em><\/p>\n In the Personal Data screen<\/em><\/p>\n The quantity of media assigned to each item of data is unlimited. When media have been assigned in your genealogy file, they are visi\u00adble in the Media<\/strong> panel and in the Media Index<\/strong>. Info <\/strong>\u2022 All media assigned to your genealogy are integrated into your file. You may synchronize your file with your mobile phone or another computer without worrying about the media. They will be automati\u00adcally transferred.<\/p>\n In the media of an event, a source or a quote, enlarge or reduce the media directly in the media area. You no longer need to double-click to zoom in. Zoom in or out with the mouse wheel, or the buttons (magnifying glass on Windows and zoom bar on Mac) under the media.<\/p>\n Besides the usual media (images, sounds and videos), Heredis can assign files that can be opened directly from your genealogy soft\u00adware by launching the application that was used to create the media.<\/p>\n Note<\/strong>: files that are not image formats (.jpg, .jpeg, .png, etc.) will not be taken over when creating a document (Book, Sheets, etc.). If you add multiple photos of profile at different ages, for example, you can define which one should be the main image.<\/span> The profile photo is the one found in the Data > Personal Data<\/strong> tab in the identity area or in the Immediate Family<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n This main image will be the one displayed in the summary, in the trees, in the documents\u2026 To choose your main media of the person:<\/span><\/p>\n Note<\/strong>: Since Heredis 2023, all profile media can be viewed in the summaries, use the arrows to view other available media.<\/p>\n In the Media display field for each data item:<\/p>\n Or, starting with Heredis 2025, drag the image from your Windows Explorer or Finder on a Mac and drop it into the slot reserved for adding media.<\/p>\n Info<\/strong> \u2022 To display the toolbar for media management, move the mouse over the display field of the media. (Mac<\/strong>) Right-clicking on the display field of the media also gives you access to the Add New Media<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n Or, starting with Heredis 2025, drag the image from the Media panel and drop it into the slot reserved for adding media.<\/p>\n At any moment, you may assign new media to an item of data, or unlink media assigned by error. Heredis lets you also replace one media with another.<\/p>\n For each illustrated data in your genealogy file, double-click the media displayed and view the multimedia screen to manage all assigned media. In the Media Index<\/strong> or the Media<\/strong> panel, double-click the media to display the Photo tool<\/strong> screen. See the Photo Tool<\/a> article.<\/p>\n Photo Tool for Windows<\/em><\/p>\n Photo Tool for Mac<\/em><\/p>\n Date<\/strong>: The date of the media is a useful guide to illustrate the lives of ancestors, and allows the classification by date of the various media assigned to a person. Add a Flag<\/strong>: Identify the type of media. For example, if it’s a portrait photo or a signature, etc. See Personalized flags<\/a> for more information. Info<\/strong> \u2022 Media are copied to the genealogical file. Their original loca\u00adtion is given as an indication, there is no longer any connection between the media at the original location and media in your geneal\u00adogy file. You can, however, request an update of the media file from the original media. See also Media Index > Searching for missing media<\/a>.<\/p>\n Heredis automatically classifies media according to the order in which you have assigned to the data. To change this order, file them by date or name, or (Mac only) manually move the media in the order you want.<\/p>\n From the Photo Tool<\/strong> or the Media Index<\/strong>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/media_add_person.png\")
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\nEach media may be assigned to several items of data.<\/p>\n
\nA date and\/or a note may be added to the media if you edit it by double-clicking on it.<\/p>\nWhat media for your genealogy?<\/h3>\n
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\nOn Mac or Windows, you can directly view the different pages of the PDF in the person’s summary area or in the media area for events and sources.<\/li>\n
\nThe more heavy media you have, the heavier the file will be. This can slow down Heredis.<\/p>\nMain image of the person’ profile<\/h3>\n
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at the bottom of the list.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/resume_media_en.png\")
<\/h3>\nImport media to your file<\/h3>\n
With the Media field buttons<\/h4>\n
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(Add to media) button.<\/li>\n
\n\u2022 Select (Mac) Drag from the Media Index<\/strong> \/ (Windows) From media index<\/strong> if the media has already been assigned to your data.
\n\u2022 Select Choose on Disk<\/strong> if the media to be imported has never been assign to your data.
\n\u2022 Select Past from Clipboard<\/strong> if you previously copied the media in the clipboard.<\/li>\nIn the Media<\/strong> panel or in the Media Index<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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\u00a0(Add New Media) button.<\/li>\nInformation on the media<\/h3>\n
Link between media and data<\/h4>\n
Media details<\/h4>\n
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\nNote<\/strong>: Enter your comments in the notes field. The note may be for\u00admatted with tools for text editing.
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\nPrivate Media<\/strong>: Tick the Private Media box to exclude it from export of a file or printing of a document.<\/p>\n
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\nPreferred Picture<\/strong>: Among all media assigned to the data, select the image that is displayed in the navigation screens and that illustrates the tree charts and printed documents. Tick the Preferred Picture box if your choice is not of the first image you have assigned to the data (person, places etc.). See paragraph above “Main image of the individual profile”, it is the same operation.<\/p>\nDisplay order of media<\/h3>\n
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bar in the media buttons.<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/16-roue-dentee.png\")
icon, mac ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roue_dentee_media_mac_fr.png\")
icon) and select Sort by date<\/strong> or Sort by name<\/strong>.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/icones_pdf.png\")
<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pdf_fleche.png\")
allow you to change pages one by one or to go to the very beginning or to the very end.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pdf_pages_mac_fr.png\")
can be used to change pages.<\/p>\n