Ideas Genie
Software for Plants and Gardens

by Ideas for Gardens.com
User Guide - Applies to Ideas Genie Pro 6 and Bonsai Genie 6
Last updated: 8th April 2024

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Index

About screenshots

Introduction

Getting Started

Setting Up

Preferences

Database preferences

 

Plant Culture/Property
 classifications- GA603

Plants and Gardens-GA604

Garden Photos - GA605

 

Articles - GA607

Plant Care
Classifications GA611

My Garden - GA616

Specimens - GA629

Link Photos - GA630

Reviews - GA632

 

 

Web Projects - GA642

Tasks - GA647

GA100 screens

Backups

 

Create a New Database

Open another database

Restore

Pack files

Reindex Files

Change Code Page

Special - GA912

Where is everything?

FAQ

Glossary

Common Controls

Index by Program Name

Acknowledgements

About us

Product support

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User Guide
Garden Photos - Program GA605
The Family Photos Project - Lesson 2

 

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Lesson 2 - This page

Using the program to organise your family photos
This project is discussed on our User Forum (May 2020).

Step 1: Adding a photo

1-1  Start the program Garden Area Photos - GA605.
In the initial screen select a family member.
Screenshot GA605S01-7
As indicated in that screenshot, click the Add a photo button, then select the option Find a photo

2.2  A Windows Dialog screen appears.
Screenshot GA605-select
Follow the instructions in that screenshot to select a photo.

2.3.
Screen GA605S02 appears.
Screenshot GA605S02-5
The screenshot shows how to link the selected photo to the Family name selected

2.4  When we link to a photo in step 2.3 we return to the initial screen.
Our photo and its thumbnail are shown
Screenshot GA605S01- 8
The screenshot shows how to add more photos.

2.5.  When we click the Add a photo button
and select the option Select another photo from folder <folder name> we see this screen
Screenshot GA65S02-6
The screenshot shows SOME of the many things you can do in that screen.

2.6 You may prefer to browse through the folder looking at full screen images when in the screen GA650S02.
Click the button with the folder+magnifying glass icon as indicated in the screenshot:-
Screenshot GA65S02-6
Screen GA100S27 appears.
Screenshot GA100S27-5
The screenshot shows how to navigate through your folder of photos in full screen mode and how to select a photo for linking.

2.7  YOU DO NOT HAVE TO RENAME PHOTOS to use this program, but I know some people do.
You can do this in Ideas Genie.
Referring again to Screenshot GA65S02-6 click the Rename button.
Screen GA100S87 appears.
Screenshot GA100S87-5 shows the features to make it easier to rename your photo.

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Main screen for this program

 

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