Maintaining a Member Photo

You can associate a .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .wmf, or .rle photo file to any membership record.

Note: The database will either contain the path to the file, or the actual file itself, based on the File & Photo Storage database preference. If you choose to store the path to the file it is important to remember to move all photo files if the database is ever moved to another machine. This also means that updating an existing photo is as easy as putting the new file in your photos directory. As long as the name is the same, it will appear on the member's record automatically.

Adding or Viewing a Photo

1	From the General Tab of a membership record, click the Photo icon, or select a membership record on the Membership List and choose Actions > Display Photo.

2	When the Photo window opens it will automatically display the associated file if it is available.

3	Click the Browse icon or double-click the photo to associate a different file to the record. To clear the photo entirely, click the Delete icon.

Note: If you are storing photos in the database, the name of the photo will change to something like, "Stored ID: 36" after it has been successfully saved. When opening a stored photo, the system recreates the photo file in a temporary directory and then displays it.

4	When you're finished, click OK.