Elizabeth has some practical advice for those new to making digital albums.-ed. All my family pictures have been inserted in a genealogy program since March 1996 and printed directly from each database. They are all available to share with relatives using CD-Recordables. The data files with detailed captions for each picture can be viewed directly from the CD by anyone using the current version of the same program. No need to keep everything on the hard drive now.
Relatives using prior versions can copy a data file to the hard drive and remove the read only flag.
Scrapbooks can be merged from two files. It is most convenient to keep scrapbooks to about 10 -15 pages so that less reprinting is required when a color printer runs out of ink or a new set of scans is added. Individual scrapbooks can be searched. Family groups, pets and homes are usually in marriage scrapbooks. Scrapbooks can also be used for local history that applies to more than one household.