Difference between revisions of "RootsMagic 8:Whats New"
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| − | + | |Easily switch between different data views (sources, places, tasks, media, etc) without losing your place in those views | |
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| − | + | |Live edit for sources, places, tasks, media, etc | |
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| − | + | |Open multiple edit screens at same time | |
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| − | + | |Access other data lists (sources, places, tasks, media, etc) w/o having to close Edit Person screen(s) first | |
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| − | + | |Persistent search results let you switch to other screens / data w/o having to regenerate search | |
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| − | + | |View and edit immediate family members directly from a person's edit screen (timeline) | |
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| − | + | |Map any group of people (not limited to immediate family anymore) | |
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| − | + | |New report and charting engine | |
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| − | + | |Fan charts | |
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| − | + | |Save wall charts to PDF | |
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| − | + | |Save reports directly to .DOCX, .XLSX, and other formats | |
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| − | + | |Photos on Pedigree view and Family view individuals | |
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| − | + | |Expand and collapse generations on descendant view | |
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| − | + | |Couple view | |
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| − | + | |Reusable citations | |
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| − | + | |View uses of sources / citations directly from source / citation list | |
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| − | + | |Tasks (all new) | |
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| − | + | |Tasks can be attached to multiple people | |
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| − | + | |Tasks can be attached to actual (multiple) source records | |
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| − | + | |Tasks can be attached to multiple media, addresses, or repositories | |
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| − | + | |Tasks can be filtered by any combination of data, people, families, events, places, place details, names, sources, citations, |- | |
addresses, repositories, media, or folders | addresses, repositories, media, or folders | ||
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| − | + | |Quickly filter tasks by repository, address, media, source, citation, place, or person | |
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| − | + | |Command pallette | |
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| − | + | |More colors for color coding | |
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| − | + | |Quickly view, add or remove people from multiple groups at once | |
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| − | + | |Relative media paths | |
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| − | + | |Home page dashboard (news, files properties, recent files, etc | |
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| − | + | |Reversible place list | |
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| − | + | |View where a place is used directly on screen | |
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| − | + | |Directly edit a person using a place in place list or mapping | |
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| − | + | |Slide in workflow | |
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Revision as of 01:52, 28 September 2021
Navigation: RootsMagic 8 > Getting Started >
These are the highlights of some of the major new features in RootsMagic 8:
| What's New in RootsMagic 8 |
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| General Features |
| Runs under Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11 (future) |
| Complete rewrite to work with the latest genealogical technologies and create a foundation for future functionality |
| Native MacOS support |
| Run RootsMagic directly from a flash drive on Windows, Mac, or both |
| Open databases in separate windows to support multiple monitors |
| Easily switch between different data views (sources, places, tasks, media, etc) without losing your place in those views |
| Live edit for sources, places, tasks, media, etc |
| Open multiple edit screens at same time |
| Access other data lists (sources, places, tasks, media, etc) w/o having to close Edit Person screen(s) first |
| Persistent search results let you switch to other screens / data w/o having to regenerate search |
| View and edit immediate family members directly from a person's edit screen (timeline) |
| Map any group of people (not limited to immediate family anymore) |
| New report and charting engine |
| Fan charts |
| Save wall charts to PDF |
| Save reports directly to .DOCX, .XLSX, and other formats |
| Photos on Pedigree view and Family view individuals |
| Expand and collapse generations on descendant view |
| Couple view |
| Reusable citations |
| View uses of sources / citations directly from source / citation list |
| Tasks (all new) |
| Tasks can be attached to multiple people |
| Tasks can be attached to actual (multiple) source records |
| Tasks can be attached to multiple media, addresses, or repositories |
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addresses, repositories, media, or folders |
| Quickly filter tasks by repository, address, media, source, citation, place, or person |
| Command pallette |
| More colors for color coding |
| Quickly view, add or remove people from multiple groups at once |
| Relative media paths |
| Home page dashboard (news, files properties, recent files, etc |
| Reversible place list |
| View where a place is used directly on screen |
| Directly edit a person using a place in place list or mapping |
| Slide in workflow |