To edit a media item, do one of the following:

 

•Select the Media page, and select the media you want to edit from the thumbnail view or the media list

•Highlight a fact on the Edit Person form, then click the Media button on the right side edit panel

 

 

You can edit the following information for the media item:

 

•Media type - the type of media (Image, File, Sound, or Video).

•Filename — the picture or document and the folder where it is stored. Click the file icon at the right to find and select the file, or type its full location if you know it.

•Caption - a brief (one line) caption for the media item

•Description - a more detailed description for the media item. Clicking this field will slide in the note editor to enter your description.

•Date - an optional date for the media item. This can be used for any purpose you want, such as the date a photo was taken, or the date you entered it into the program.

•Ref# - you can enter an optional reference number here. This is solely for your own use.

 

If you are editing the media from the Edit Person form, you will also see 2 additional options:

 

•Scrapbook - check this box to include this photo in the scrapbook for the person

•Primary - Make this the primary photo for the person

 

RootsMagic will also display the number of records which are currently using this media item. Click on the Tags link to see a list of every place the media item is used.

 

 

By editing the description from View Image form, you can zoom and transcribe documents directly.

 

 

When a picture is used for several people

A picture can appear for several people or facts. They all use the same caption, description, and file. Open Tags to see where it appears before choosing a different file: that would replace the picture everywhere it is used.

Choosing the file again can help if you moved or renamed it. This tells RootsMagic where to find the picture; it does not change the picture itself. See Fix broken media links if RootsMagic cannot find your files.