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Comment by JudithE.Davis on August 22, 2011 at 10:11am

yes you are right about copyright laws an all. So it does make it all the more difficult to find  and be able to use. Well maybe I'll just go through my clip art and try and use it to be on the safe side. But thanks anyway . I also just typed "Whatever" in and it came bace "The Mariners' Museum and they have a Genealogy Request site that you can ask what a certain ship looked like and can identify different types of vessels for you. so go to: www.marinersmuseum.org/library/genealogy-request   and chek out that too.  Judy

Comment by Sarah Coles on August 22, 2011 at 9:33am

Dianne, good comment and it's a complicated subject.  I believe though if you are just using some images for your own personal use and not publishing them  in a public tree or anywhere else then it certainly is acceptable.  I should have added that along with my original message here.  Copyright laws are very complicated and it's a whole discussion in of itself.  I might add that after a certain period of time, images can be considered public domain, etc. 

I feel that someone's person photos are another matter altogether.  You should ask permission to use those and if you put those in your tree you should say from whom they originated.  Of course that also applies to printed matter, etc.

Comment by JudithE.Davis on August 22, 2011 at 9:08am

Believe it or not I didn' know how how to do that either Dianne thanks. I wondered about it too. Thanks I took a look see at the google search and wow!! look at all the ships.ow all we got to do is figure out which ship goes to the time period,hmmmmm. But thank you anyway I can't wait to try it. Judy

Comment by Patty Wimpsett Killion on August 22, 2011 at 8:46am

Dianne, What a great reminder.  I so appreciate the information you sent.

Thank you,

Patty

Comment by Patty Wimpsett Killion on August 21, 2011 at 3:34pm

I want to thank you guys so much for all your help.  Sarah, you were totally right on what I want to do.  I'm sorry I was confusing with my question.  

James, thanks for your suggestion.  I can't wait to try it.

Sarah, thank you for the ships, they are just what I wanted.  Plus your instructions are great.

I appreciate everything.

Patty

 

Comment by Sarah Coles on August 20, 2011 at 7:23am

Patty, I should add if you want to save any image you can click on it and usually it will bring up a larger size where you can right click on it and "save image as," name your image and save to a place you specify on your computer.  You probably already know how to do that but just in case you don't I thought I'd let you know.

Comment by Sarah Coles on August 20, 2011 at 7:14am

I think what Patty means is that she would like to incorporate an appropriate image such as she mentions like a graphic of a ship to show that an ancestor emigration or maybe one to indicate a person's military service.  Patty, do a Google search for sailing ships or maybe the Civil War and  you will find many images you can download to your computer and then upload to a person's profile on your Ancestry tree.  I keep a file on my computer of images just for that purpose.  I have flags; i.e., of varioius countries, many clipper ships and also old photos of places and so forth.  I think images add visual interest to your tree.  When you do a Google search on the left hand side of your screen choose "images."  Here's a nice example of sailing ships to choose from:

http://www.google.com/search?q=sailing+ships&hl=en&client=f...

 

Comment by James Howard Benson on August 19, 2011 at 9:12pm

I use screen captures extensively.  Anything on your screen can be clipped into a picture of its own.  On Macs a command-shift-4 will give you this feature.  I prefer a Widget called Screenshot Plus - its simply and free.  I'm sure the Microsoft/PC users have the same - Google "screen capture" for your choices.

Comment by LeLani von Bober on August 19, 2011 at 7:16pm

Hi Patty, your question is a little confusing.  Are you asking how to download items from Ancestry to your computer or vice-versa??  Once you clarify this, I'm sure you will get a quick response!

Happy Hunting- LeLani

Comment by Patty Wimpsett Killion on August 19, 2011 at 3:29pm

Hello Everyone, I'm a member of Ancestry and have been one for about 2 years.  As I have become more comfortable with my genealogy I have noticed that people add images on profiles along with their research data.  I would love to add an image, such as something appropriate for a "Civil War Soldier".  I have seen several different kinds of these images, like ships for Immigrants.

My question is does anyone know how to download these images?

Thank you for your help.

Patty

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