A Library can have many locations (folders) but when you drop/paste a file to a Library it is save in its one user definable save location. If a folder is included in two or more libraries, all of its files can be found via all of those libraries. Tom On 2012-10-31, at 5:57 PM, "Betty Stokes" <betinhou@comcast.net> wrote: > Thanks. > I read a lot about Libraries when I first got Windows 7 but had not found > being able to find a file in 2 libraries without actually putting the file > there. > > Betty > > -----Original Message----- > From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tom Holden > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 1:22 PM > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RMagic] Tagging to Multiple Libraries? > > I used the 'tag' term because of RM's usage of it with media but a Windows > Library simply says "Library locations". Right-click on "Libraries" to > create a new Library. Right-click on a Library to view its Properties which > you can revise to set the folders to be included. When you have selected > "Libraries" in Windows Explorer, press F1 to get Help on Libraries. > > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: Betty Stokes > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:51 PM > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: [RMagic] Tagging to Multiple Libraries? > > How can I tag (what does that mean?) my pictures folders to both Documents > and to Pictures? My "Media" includes both images and documents which Windows > 7 treats differently. Right now, I have a separate "My Pictures" folder > which now includes my RM pictures Folder and has subfolders by surname. I > also have a Documents/Genealogy/Surname folders which may have subfolders > for Surnamedoc and Surnamepic. I can find them but sometimes I have look in > several places or to do a search to find what I am looking for. > Betty > > -----Original Message----- > From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tom Holden > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 10:41 AM > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RMagic] Windows 7 question > > A folder is a unique location in the Operating System directory structure. A > Windows Library is an arbitrary collection of folders. A folder can be > tagged to multiple Libraries. You can design and modify your Libraries to > include what you want. RM5 can browse Libraries but will store the OS path > for media (e.g., "C:\My Documents\Family Tree\RM5\Media"), not the Library > 'path' which might be "Ancestry\Media" where the Ancestry Library includes > the folder "C:\My Documents\Family Tree\RM5" and its sub-folders but not any > higher level folders. > > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jinny Angelis > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 11:27 AM > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: [RMagic] Windows 7 question > > > Ok, I got my first Windows 7 machine and am trying to deal with the > libraries. I can't seem to figure out exactly how to accomplish this. > I save a census image and it downloaded to my "downloads" folder. I made a > new folder under my downloads folder and moved that census image to it. I > have moved it to my "documents", which windows designated as a library . My > > RM5 folder is in "documents". I want the census image folder under RM5... > and can't seem to make this happen. I realize this is not strictly a roots > magic question, but I want to be able to address this image under the media > gallery. > Any thoughts as to where I have gone astray? > > Jinny Angelis > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message