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Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
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The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 3,677 Send Message	Tenerife Sun	Report	22 Oct 2009 14:25
	When I opened it with Firefox it opened automatically as JPG. I didn't have to do anything to it. I thought it would open straight away by double clicking the saved file name but going down the Firefox route isn't a problem Wendy
	Researching: Matthew and Jane Elwood who had my great great grandfather Francis Edward Elwood baptised in 1807 at Horsham Sussex. There is no sign of Matthew or Jane from this date and my great great grandfather was brought up as Francis Edward Elwood MITCHELL
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 715 Send Message	Mummy Bear	Report	22 Oct 2009 14:15
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 715 Send Message	What I wrote works for me when I save an image from FindMyPast 1911 census So I thought I'd share it Sorry MB
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	22 Oct 2009 14:12
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	OK - seems like panic over.
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	22 Oct 2009 14:11
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	Woah.....! You can't just change a djvu file extension to .jpg - this won't work and you risk loosing your images altogether. If you double click on the djvu file, you may already have a program installed which will open it. The usual way is to have a plug-in in your browser. It is usually available through sites who use this format or alternatively from here http://www.caminova.net/en/downloads/download.aspx?id=1
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 3,677 Send Message	Tenerife Sun	Report	22 Oct 2009 14:01
	Thank you SRat, Helen and Mummy Bear I can now open it with Firefox (thanks Helen) and it is then a JPG file. Phew ...thought for a minute I was going to be SOOOOOOOOO disappointed with the 1911 census Wendy x
	Researching: Matthew and Jane Elwood who had my great great grandfather Francis Edward Elwood baptised in 1807 at Horsham Sussex. There is no sign of Matthew or Jane from this date and my great great grandfather was brought up as Francis Edward Elwood MITCHELL
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 715 Send Message	Mummy Bear	Report	22 Oct 2009 13:53
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 715 Send Message	Wendy You need to ensure that the file extension is .JPG Find the file on the PC using explorer Click on the file name right click & select rename at the end of the file name type [full stop, letter J, letter P, letter g) .jpg and press enter the file type should change to JPEG Image this should then allow you to double click and it should just open I hope you follow this - if not perhaps some else may have a simpler way of doing this MB
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 786 Send Message	Helen in Bucks	Report	22 Oct 2009 13:44
	I've just checked the ones I saved to file and they open fine. They are LizardTech DjVu Files, and when I find them in Windows Explorer and double click on them they open. It looks like the program that is opening them is the LizardTech DjVu Viewer, assume this is the same viewer needed to open the files on the FMP site, so presumably you should have it? Someone more techie than me might be able to tell you how to check or how to download if you don't have it.
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 3,677 Send Message	Tenerife Sun	Report	22 Oct 2009 13:35
	After reading on all the threads re the FMP 1911 subscription and its good and bad points I have paid for 6 months. I have saved to my file and printed from the FMP screen but I can't open the saved copy. I have tried all the 'open with' options and looked to see if I can change the 'save as' file type but all without success. Can anyone help me please Wendy
	Researching: Matthew and Jane Elwood who had my great great grandfather Francis Edward Elwood baptised in 1807 at Horsham Sussex. There is no sign of Matthew or Jane from this date and my great great grandfather was brought up as Francis Edward Elwood MITCHELL

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