How do I change a photo to a document or a document to a photo in Memories?

You can change a photo to a document or a document to a photo after you upload and save them in Memories in these file formats: jpg, tif, png, and bmp.

• Photos and documents use the same viewer when saved in these file formats: jpg, tif, png, and bmp.
• Changing a photo to a document or a document to a photo does not affect links, titles, or descriptions.
• Documents can be used as a portrait photo once they are changed to a photo.
• Tags appear as a square or rectangle.

Documents uploaded and saved in the pdf file format use the PDF viewer.

• Documents in the PDF file format contain text and multiple pages, including images.
• PDF documents cannot be changed to photos nor attached to a story.
  

Steps (website)

1. Sign in to FamilySearch and click Memories.
2. Click Gallery.
3. Click the item.
4. At the top, between the title and the image, click Actions.
5. Click Change to Photo or Change to Document. 

Steps (mobile app)

1. In the Memories or Family Tree mobile app, tap the item you want to change.
2. Tap in the image so you see options above it.
3. In the top-right corner, tap the 3 dots.
4. Tap Details.
5. Under Image Type, tap either Photo or Document. 
6. Tap Save.

Steps (Family Tree Lite)

Currently, the Memories feature is not available in Family Tree Lite.

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