Family Historian can attach any type of file to a Media Record, but only image files can be directly displayed within the program.<\/p>\n
Media are not limited to image files, and any other type of file can be added to a Media Record.\u00a0 Typically, these would include video files, audio files, or documents (either in their original word processor format or as a PDF file).<\/p>\n
There are three different types of media listed in the main Add ><\/a> menu, namely Add > Document…<\/a>, Add > Pictures…<\/a> (there is no significance to the plural here, it is just a minor menu inconsistency), and Add > Other Media…<\/a>.<\/p>\n Selecting any of these options opens a file selection window, with the most popular formats for that type of media listed (e.g. *.doc, *.docx for documents, *.jpg and many others for images, and *.mp3, *.mpg for other media (audio and video files).\u00a0 It is important to recognise that these formats are listed simply for user convenience, and are not complete lists of file types that can be added.\u00a0 For example, even \u0192h<\/span><\/span>7, released in late 2020, omits *.mp4 as an example video file type, even though it may now be the most common format for new video files.<\/p>\n Any file can be added from any of these three menu options.\u00a0 For example, selecting Add > Document<\/a>, changing the file selection to All files (*.*), and selecting an image file adds the file in exactly the same way as selecting Add > Pictures…<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u0192h<\/span><\/span> can display image files directly, and a thumbnail image is shown in the Media Window.\u00a0 All other files are shown as an icon representing the default program for opening that type of file in Windows.\u00a0 Double-click on the icon in the Media Window to open the file in the external application.<\/p>\n