Family Tree Maker 2009 – Build your family tree and preserve family history

Here is an app you don’t see everyday. Family Tree Maker lets you build your family tree electronically and preserve your family history; pretty useful if you are into that kind of thing. It’s not a simple piece of software as you may imagine – Family Tree Maker is full with advanced features such as Genealogy Reports, graphical data representation, ability to publish data efficiently (I.e- Export to PDF), Research tools and many more (see screenshots here). If you are ever interested in creating your family tree, you should check this out.

Developer Description

Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting on your family tree, Family Tree Maker 2009 can help you create a family tree faster, easier, and better than ever before. The end result is a family history that you and your family will treasure for years to come.

Family Tree Maker 2009 Features

Genealogy Reports

• Register and Ahnentafel simplified reports
• Data Errors report

Charts

• Hourglass Chart
• Horizontal Hourglass Chart
• Bow Tie Chart
• 180-Degree Fan Chart
• Family Tree Chart

Publishing Functionality

• Ability to show siblings within charts
• Single-page PDF export from charts
• Ability to add boxes in charts to a “Marked Box” category and modify box settings for these boxes

Improved Data Manipulation Tools

• Streamlined data entry from any workspace using a full-featured edit person window
• Ability to set spouse order (Person menu)
• Ability to order media items for an individual
• Find Individual tool (Edit menu)
• Find Duplicate Individuals tool (Edit menu)
• Ability to update multiple facts at one time (From Manage Facts or Fact options): change fact types, move description to place or place to description, mark as private
• Insert foreign language characters into text fields

Improvements within Research Tools

• Ability to ignore hints
• Option to delete existing facts in individual and Web merge
• Inclusion of married names, AKAs, and titles in index

Improvements to Import

• OLE objects (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, RTF) from previous FTM versions
• Import previously ignored hints lists

Improvements to Places

• Track and print your ancestors’ migration paths on interactive maps
• Places toolbar that allows for researching place names not currently in the file and pinpointing places such as libraries, churches, and courthouses

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