MEMORIES: How to attach memory files to Family Tree

MEMORIES – FAMILY SEARCH.ORG FAMILY TREE

Here are instructions for adding memories to Family Tree in Familysearch.org:

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PHOTOS and DOCUMENTS

Step 1 – ADD Your Photo                             

1.       Click Family Tree

2.       Find the person you want to upload a picture for.

3.       Copy the person’s ID number.  The ID number will be used to link the photo to the person.

4.       Open a new tab OR open another browser window by pressing ctrl + n. Go to familysearch.org and sign in.

5.       Hover over Memories and click Gallery. 

6.       Click the Upload button.  The first time you add a photo you will need to read and agree to the Submission Agreement.

7.       Upload a photo using

DRAG AND DROP – click the windows start button    to find the picture in “Pictures” or “Documents” or if it’s on your USB drive, look under “Computer.”  If it’s on your desktop you can make your window smaller so you can see the photograph file there.  Click on the photo file (press and hold down the left mouse botton) and drag the photo toward the green box with the white + sign on the upload page.  When the area turns green, let go of the left mouse button to drop the photo.

CLICK TO ADD - Click the green box with the white + sign.  A box will open.  Find where the photo is located on your computer.  Click on the photo file and then click “Open.”

8.       You will see an Uploading box which will change to Completed

Step 2 – TAG the Photo

1.       Click on the box that says Completed, or on a photo you have not tagged yet.  

2.       Click on the person’s face in the photo.  A circle within a box appears.

3.       Resize the circle by dragging any of the four corner boxes.  Adjust the circle around the face to make a portrait by clicking in the circle and dragging it to the right position.

Type the person’s name in the box that asks “Who is this?” as it is in Family Tree.  Use the maiden name for females.

                -If this is the first time you have tagged the person, click Add New.

                -If you have tagged a photo of this person before, click their name when it appears in the drop       down list.  It will be automatically linked to them.

4.       Add Title – Add a title above the picture, usually the name  and short description like a date.

5.       Add Description if you want.  You can explain what you know about the photograph such as when and where the picture was taken.

6.       Tag additional people in the picture by repeating steps 2 and 3.

Step 3 – LINK the Photo to Family Tree. 

1.       Click on the little arrow by the person’s name on the right of the page.  A menu will appear.

2.       Click Attach to Family Tree. 

3.       Put the ID number of the person in the ID field and click Select.  Or search with their name and click Find.  Click Select by the person’s name when it appears.

4.       Click Attach under “Identify this person in Family Tree.”

5.       Repeat for each person in the photo that you have tagged that has a red circle by their name.

Documents

1.        

2.    Documents that are in a pdf format will automatically be marked as a document.  If it is a jpeg file or similar file because the document was scanned, you can click on "Details" and there's a box you can check by "Document" to indicate that it's a document.  Now you can tag it with a rectangular tag field rather than the round one.

Click on the document.  A square and rectangle tag box appears.

Resize the square by dragging any of the four corner boxes.

Position the square over the person’s name .

Type the full name in the box as it appears in Family Tree.  Females use their maiden name. 

Click Add New if this is the first time you have tagged this person OR

If you have tagged them before, click on their name as it appears in the drop-down list.

Add Title – add a descriptive title for the document at the top of the document.  Save.

Description – you can add more information about it in the description box.  Add to save it.

Attach to Family Tree the same way you attach photos.

Details – you can view the original, rotate left or rotate right using Details

6.       

Stories

The size limit of a story is about 100 pages of text

1.        In the Gallery, click on the "Add a Memory" green plus icon. 

2.       Click "Create a Story,"  which is under the little book in the middle of the page.  You will be reminded of the Submission Agreement.

3.       You can add one photo that you have previously uploaded to Memories.  Click Attach Photo.  You will see all your photos and documents.  Click on the circle of the photo or document you want to add.  Click Add at the bottom of the page.

4.       Click in the title field and type in a title.

5.       Type your story in the Story field OR copy and paste it from a digital text document such as Word, WordPerfect, Notepad, etc.  You cannot use a .pdf document here.  You also cannot use a scan of a printed story unless you convert it to text using OCR (Optical Character Recognition).  You can Click Edit Story to edit the story if you contributed it.

6.       Who Is In This Story? Identify who is in the story in the right hand column.

If you have tagged the person before, click on their name when it appears in the drop-down list.  If you have not entered their name in any memory before, type their full name in the field as it appears in Family Tree.  Click Attach to Family Tree to attach the story to the person following the instructions given in photos or documents.

Audio

The Memories Audio Player page is similar to the other Memory pages. These include: Add/Upload, add and edit Titles and Descriptions, Tagging, Attach, People, Albums, Details, and Report Abuse (which includes copyright infringement).

• Audio files can be attached to ancestors as well as living individuals. You can only listen to those files for living individuals that you have authorization to access. (Those you can see on your tree)

• Audio files must be either in an .m4a or .mp3 file format and no larger than 15 MB (about 15 minutes).  It is recommended that you keep recordings under 5 minutes.

To access Audio files:

Do either A or B:

        A. In the Gallery menu line, click the Audio microphone icon, go to Step 1.

        OR

        B. On a person’s details page, click Memories. Scroll down to Audio, go to Step 1.

Adding Audio files in Memories

1. Click Memories then Gallery and then Audio, or go to a persons details page.

2. Check the “I have read and agree to the Submission Agreement” box.

3. Click the Upload button - a window will open allowing you to choose where you have

saved your audio recording

OR

Drag and Drop your audio file into the upload screen from your desk top or from your computer files.

4. At the right, on the Memories Audio Player Page, find WHO IS IN THIS AUDIO? and the People in this memory box - do either of the following:

• If you have previously tagged this person, as you start typing the person’s name in the field, a drop-down list will appear. Click on the person’s name.

OR

• If you have NOT previously tagged this person, enter the person’s full name in the field as it is in Family Tree. (For females, use their maiden name.) Click on Add New.

5. If there is someone in the People in this memory list with a red circle icon, click on the person’s name to link it. Click Attach to Family Tree. Follow the instructions given for photos.