# Publishing PDF documents

**URL:** <https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/publishing-pdf-documents/10255>\
**Category:** RootsMagic\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [March 18, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/publishing-pdf-documents/10255 "2024-03-18T14:19:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![LizS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LizS](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/LizS)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/publishing-pdf-documents/10255/1 "2024-03-18T14:19:28Z")

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If marriage certificates, death certificates, etc are saved as a PDF file and uploaded in the RM as a media file (PDF), is there any way to include them in a published book on RM 9? Currently they do not show, even in the scrapbook page.

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**Author:** ![Austin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@Austin](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/Austin)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/publishing-pdf-documents/10255/2 "2024-03-18T15:26:18Z")

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In the media gallery, if you change the the **Media type** from _ **File** _ to _ **Image** _ it appears in the Scrapbook report. Not sure about the other reports, you will need to try it for yourself.

![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/rootsmagic/original/2X/6/68bb9989d9e7757055c6b34555cbdc59e6efe796.png)

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/rootsmagic/original/2X/b/bca50aa49ec5cba0339456f8885ce3bda7189a83.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![LizS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LizS](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/LizS)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/publishing-pdf-documents/10255/3 "2024-03-18T16:14:56Z")

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Thanks…yes I have .jpg images that show up but all of my documents were scanned as pdf files and I was really hoping there was a way to include them in the PDF format.

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**Author:** ![Austin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@Austin](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/Austin)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/publishing-pdf-documents/10255/4 "2024-03-18T16:32:48Z")

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If you add the PDF files as media, then change the **Media type** to image, it can be used in the Scrapbook report or set as a person’s **Primary photo** and included in all reports that have the show photo option.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/rootsmagic/original/2X/b/b2bd2cae0d9a2524698af25b5dcbe1636f944354.png)

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**Author:** ![LizS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LizS](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/LizS)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/publishing-pdf-documents/10255/5 "2024-03-18T17:23:27Z")

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Thank you , that works. I have found though that in order for it to be legible, I have to make it full page on the scrap book. I am not sure that is going to work, format wise, for the book since I believe that setting would also apply to all the photos in the scrapbook for that individual. I appreciate your answer though!