Scanning an image with Family Tree Maker for Mac
This article discusses the following:
Scanning into Family Tree Maker directly
To scan an image for your tree in Family Tree Maker follow these steps:
- Make sure your scanner is connected to your computer and turned on.
- Go to the Media workspace, and then click the drop down menu from the right of the Media button.
- Select Scan Media. Family Tree Maker automatically searches for connected scanners.
You can also choose the Add button from the right and select Scan Media...
- Change any scanner settings and click Scan. The image is added to the Media workspace.
Note: This article is an excerpt from The Companion Guide to Family Tree Maker for Mac. It is included as a digital copy with Family Tree Maker.
Issues scanning through Family Tree Maker
If you are experiencing issues scanning directly into Family Tree Maker, we recommend scanning the image outside of Family Tree Maker and then adding these images as new media items. Instructions regarding adding new media items can be found by clicking here.
With many new scanners and scanner software, you have the ability to change a number of settings that may not be supported natively in many programs. One example of this is 16 bit images. Family Tree Maker will not be able to support this directly from the Scan option within the product. If you would like to use images in these advanced formats, please use your scanner software to save the image outside of Family Tree Maker first and then link the image in afterwards.