Linking Media files to facts, events and individuals in Family Historian ft. Rootsmagic

[@BallymoreBoy101]

A breathtaking tour de force on a narrow range of useful functions. So much to learn, so lucidly demonstrated. Inspiring!

[@GenealogyReviews]

Thank you, it was a wake up call for me 21 years ago, just a little structure

[@FLPanhandle]

Wow, another fabulous video that I will have to watch several times. I use file structures as you do and link to the files on my computer. My issue(s) is that I have countless links that have as I have renamed many files for consistency in my naming convention. That of course breaks the link in FH. I get that, but I find no way to edit the bad link. I have opened WikiTree in the Internet browser section of FH, but find no way to drag photos or fact links back or forth. If I click on one or the other, that module maximizes on the screen. Using Views, I can stack the module views, but still cannot drag between them. This is a setup is completely foreign to how I use the computer or software, but I've only been using them for 42 years. Perhaps I'm past the age of enlightenment. You mention in the video that you will link to how you set up your Header Columns. I found the DropBox link, but get a "Something went wrong" message. I signed up to DropBox specifically to benefit your wisdom, but I have a free account as I use the Cloud for Nothing. Can you give me some guidance?

[@fcgn1908]

Very cool approach. Always good to see different ways to edit.

[@darrenpardoe]

Thankyou Thankyou. One of my biggest annoyances is with me loosing track of media files that are in a folder, but I was unable to know if they were in FH & if they were being used. You fixed it for me :) Also enjoyed the other content, so much to learn 👍

[@birdbox99]

Hi GR, you mention a link to a shared DropBox but I don't seem to be able to find that link. I am interested in working out how you get the children's names listed on the Families Tab of the Records Window. Can you help, please?

[@maccbob8432]

Great video load to learn in FH7. You mentioned Plil Leslie I can’t find him on KZbin could you add a link to his account.

[@GenealogyReviews]

Thank you and sorry for the delayed reply. I'm not sure Phil has a KZbin channel, he gave me permission to share an abridged version of his presentation to the FH Zoom User Group in my channel. The video Title is "Migration to Family Historian experience by ex The Master Genealogist (TMG) user"

[@donnanorth7324]

The last time I transferred a Family Tree Maker 19 GED file to FH there were no images. Am I remembering wrong?

[@GenealogyReviews]

Images do not transfer by Gedcom only text. Family Historian will renew links to any images on your computer hard drive with the click of one button to repair broken links, I will likely touch on this to round off my media related videos.

[@donnanorth7324]

@@GenealogyReviews Please go on...

[@GenealogyReviews]

Heredis, Family Historian, Family Tree Maker and Rootsmagic all have the ability to fix broken links providing they have not been renamed outside of the program, I sure other programs also have this ability. Family Historian and Family Tree Maker have the ability buile in to allow users to rename files to something more meaningful without breaking the links. I know the latest version of Rootsmagic does not have this feature and I would need to check Heredis 2023 which is not on this computer.