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These are the highlights of some of the major new features in RootsMagic 8:
- Native MacOS support
- Open databases in separate windows to support multiple monitors
- Easily switch between different data lists (sources, places, tasks, media, etc) without losing your place in those lists
- 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)
- Fan charts
- Save wall charts to PDF
- Photos on Pedigree view
- Expand and collapse generations on descendant view
- Couple view
- Reusable citations
- View uses of sources / citations directly from source / citation list
- Tasks (all new)
- New report engine
- Command pallette
- More colors for color coding