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|colspan="3"|'''General Features'''
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!colspan="3"|'''General Features'''
 
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|Runs under Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11 (future)
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|Runs under Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11
 
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|Runs under macOS High Sierra (10.13), Mojave (10.14), Catalina (10.15), Big Sur (11), Monterey (12) (future)
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|Runs under macOS High Sierra (10.13), Mojave (10.14), Catalina (10.15), Big Sur (11), Monterey (12)
 
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|Integrated backup and restore help safeguard your data
 
|Integrated backup and restore help safeguard your data
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|Automatically check for updates to your software
 
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|Database tools let you test the file integrity, rebuild indexes, and compress database to remove deleted records
 
|Database tools let you test the file integrity, rebuild indexes, and compress database to remove deleted records
 
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|colspan="3"|'''Navigation Pages'''
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!colspan="3"|'''Portability'''
 
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|Y
 
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|Easily switch between various data types and functions (People, Places, Sources, Media, Tasks, Addresses, Search, Publish, etc)
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|Run RootsMagic directly from a flash drive on Windows, Mac, or both
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!colspan="3"|'''Navigation'''
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
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|Easily switch between different data views (People, Places, Sources, Media, Tasks, Addresses, Search, Publish, etc) without losing your place in those views
 
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|colspan="3"|'''People Page'''
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!colspan="3"|'''People Page'''
 
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|Couple List View
 
|Couple List View
 
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|colspan="3"|'''Places Page'''
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!colspan="3"|'''Places Page'''
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Pedigree View (5 or 6 generations)
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|List view of all places in your file
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|Y
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|Y
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|Reverse places in list to view together geographically (Provo, Utah, Utah, USA => USA, Utah, Utah, Provo)
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Instantly view on screen all people with an event in a place
 
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|colspan="3"|'''Sources Page'''
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|Y
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|Directly edit a person from the list of people with an event in a place
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Map view of all places in your file
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Pedigree View (5 or 6 generations)
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|Geocode (automatically add latitude/longitude) places
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|World gazetteer to find places
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|Y
 
|Y
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|PlaceClean feature to automatically clean your place list
 
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|colspan="3"|'''Media Page'''
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!colspan="3"|'''Sources Page - Documenting Your Information'''
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
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|Pedigree View (5 or 6 generations)
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|Add source documentation to any person, fact, or family
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|SourceWizard automatically writes proper sources for you
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|colspan="3"|'''Tasks Page'''
 
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Pedigree View (5 or 6 generations)
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|Almost 400 SourceWizard templates based on Evidence Explained, Evidence!, and Cite Your Sources
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Hints in the Source fields guide you in entering your sources
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|colspan="3"|'''Addresses Page'''
 
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Pedigree View (5 or 6 generations)
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|Assign industry-standard quality terminology (for sources, information and evidence) to your master sources
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Easy to use source list tracks all your documentation (certificates, census, books, etc)
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|colspan="3"|'''Search Page'''
 
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Pedigree View (5 or 6 generations)
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|Enter each source only once, then reuse it elsewhere
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Reuse citations for multiple facts or people
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|colspan="3"|'''Publish Page'''
 
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Pedigree View (5 or 6 generations)
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|Directly view and edit all citations for any source
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Instantly view a list of all people or facts using a source or citation
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|colspan="3"|'''Settings Page'''
 
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Pedigree View (5 or 6 generations)
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|Add a global source to each person when importing a GEDCOM file.
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Record repositories where the sources are found
 
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|colspan="3"|'''Easy to Learn and Use'''
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|Y
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|Create your own source templates using the powerful built-in template language
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Easily merge duplicate sources from the master source list
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Easy file management
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|Add a source to multiple people at once
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Easily make a copy of a source
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Family members are automatically linked as you add them
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|Copy (memorize) sources to reuse (paste) elsewhere
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!colspan="3"|'''Media Page'''
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Automatically checks for duplicates as you add people
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|Attach photographs, sound clips, and video clips to any person, family, place, source, or event
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Click in an empty parent or child slot on screen to add parents or children
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|View media as thumbnail grid or list
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Just double click on a person's name to edit that person
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|Include photos in your books, group sheets, and other printouts
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|All information for a person is shown on a single streamlined 'Edit person' window
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|Attach documents (Word, PDF, etc) to any person, family, place, source, or event
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Sidebar on main screen makes navigation easy
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|Relative links to media to faciliate moving between computers
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Y
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|Drag and drop media into albums
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|Resize edit and search dialogs to see as much information as you want
 
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Y
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|Fix broken media links
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|Online help with video
 
 
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|colspan="3"|'''Organize Your Information'''
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!colspan="3"|'''Tasks Page'''
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Add tasks to keep track of needed or completed research
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Open multiple databases on screen at the same time
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|Track goals, results, dates, status, priority, and more
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Y
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|Link tasks to people, family, events, sources, citations, places, and more
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|Alternate names in lists makes it easy to find a person by their other names
 
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Y
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|Filter tasks based on task data, or items the tasks link to
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|Display relationships to root person in info panel
 
 
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|Y
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|Drag and drop people between databases
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|Place tasks into folders to group them as Research Logs
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Automatically link dragged people into the other database
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|Research Log view displays a folder as a table including goal, result, sources, and more
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Named Groups of People lets you create groups you can use in reports or other areas
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|Easily view all tasks in a particular repository
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|WebTags let you add links to websites attached to people, sources, places, etc.
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|Print filtered tasks as either a task list or research log
 
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|colspan="3"|'''Editing'''
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!colspan="3"|'''Addresses Page'''
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Add unlimited people, facts/events, notes, sources, and more
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|Keep track of addresses for people in your file
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|60 predefined fact types (birth, marriage, death, occupation, religion, etc)
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|Keep track of repositories where records are stored and research is done
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|Y
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|Merge duplicate addresses and repositories
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!colspan="3"|'''Search Page'''
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Easily track multiple relationships, such as adoptions, foster parents, etc
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|Simple person search easily finds people by name, sex, birth/death year
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|See a person's age at every event on their edit page
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|Advanced person search finds people by name, record number, events, dates, places, notes, and many other types of data
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Enter place history, latitude and longitude for each place
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|Easily find people by married name or nickname
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Create your own user defined fact types, and add any number of roles
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|Search and replace for notes, names, places, media items, etc.
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Sharing events among multiple people lets you assign witnesses or other people involved in an event
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|WebSearch lets you search popular websites for people in your file
 
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|
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Craft your own customized sentence for each fact or role from the live-edit pane in "Edit person" window
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|Find Everywhere lets you find text in any record in your file: people, families, notes, sources, media, places, to-do items, research logs, and more.
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|DNA test recording
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|Search and replace various record types (names, places, media filenames, etc)
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Add private events that you can suppress from printing or exporting
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|Y
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|Easily view or edit people in search results without losing your place in the search or having to re-do the search
 
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|colspan="3"|'''Search Features'''
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!colspan="3"|'''Publish Page'''
 
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|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|RootsMagic Explorer lets you easily find and edit anyone in your family tree
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|Print reports to screen or printer
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|Y
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|Publish large format charts to printer or file
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Search by name, record number, dates, places, notes, and many other types of data
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|Share your data with FamilySearch (optional)
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|NameFind lets you easily find people by married name or nickname
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Search and replace for notes, names, places, media items, etc.
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|Upload or download an Ancestry tree
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|WebSearch
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|Share your data with Ancestry (optional)
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Find Everywhere lets you find text in any record in your file: people, families, notes, sources, media, places, to-do items, research logs, and more.
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|Publish your family online at MyRootsMagic.com
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|colspan="3"|'''Printing Features'''
 
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Y
 
|Y
 
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|Customize headers, footers, margins, fonts for any printout
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|Customize headers, footers, margins, and fonts for any printout
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Save reports to PDF (Adobe Acrobat)
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|Save reports to PDF (Acrobat)
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Save reports to your word processor (RTF)
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|Save reports directly to your word processor (.DOCX)
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|E-mail reports directly from the print preview
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|Save list reports directly to your spreadsheet (.XLSX)
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|Y
 +
|Y
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|Print color coding in pedigree charts, group sheets, charts, narrative reports, and more
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Print color coding in pedigree charts, group sheets, box charts, narrative reports, wall charts, ahnentafel, descendant list, and timelines
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|Include pictures in reports saved to .DOCX
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Include pictures in narrative reports printed to rich text (RTF) files
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|Include indexing in reports saved to .DOCX
 
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!colspan="3"|'''Settings Page'''
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
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|Pedigree Charts (standard and cascading)
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|Easily view and modify settings from one location
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Family Group Sheets
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|Settings for program, folders, general, display, preparer, WebHints, and LDS
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!colspan="3"|'''Easy to Learn and Use'''
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Box chart reports (both ancestor and descendant)
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|Easy file management
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Box charts - Select box style
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|Y
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|Family members are automatically linked as you add them
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Narrative reports (modified register and ancestor)
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|Automatically checks for duplicates as you add people
 
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|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Individual summary prints everything you know about a person
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|Click in an empty parent or child slot on screen to add parents or children
 
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|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Scrapbook of pictures for people, families, sources, and places
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|Just double click on a person's name to edit that person
 
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|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Blank reports (pedigree chart, group sheet, research log, etc)
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|All information for a person is shown on a single streamlined 'Edit person' window
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Ahnentafel - A list of ancestors
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|Sidebar on main screen makes navigation easy
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Birthday List - A list of birthdays and anniversaries in the database
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|Resize edit and search dialogs to see as much information as you want
 
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|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Descendant List - An indented list of the descendants for a person
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|Online help with video
 
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!colspan="3"|'''Organize Your Information'''
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|Y
 
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|Direct Descendant List - A direct line of descendants down to a single person
 
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Research Logs - Sortable research logs of the data you have researched
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|Open up to 4 databases in separate windows to support multiple monitors
 
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|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Duplicate List - A list of potential duplicate individuals in the database
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|Alternate names in lists makes it easy to find a person by their other names
 
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|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Individual List - A list of the people in the database
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|Display relationships to root person in info panel
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Individual List - Include the facts, parents, spouses, and children of each person
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|Drag and drop people between databases
 
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|
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Y
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|Automatically link dragged people into the other database
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|LDS Ordinance List - A list of LDS ordinances in the database
 
 
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|-
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Y
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|Named Groups of People lets you create groups you can use in reports or other areas
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|Marriage List - A list of the couples in the database
 
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|Y
 
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|Y
 
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|Place List - A list of the places in the database
 
 
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|-
 
|
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Place List - Print the events which happened in each place
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|WebTags let you add links to websites attached to people, sources, places, etc.
 
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|-
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!colspan="3"|'''Editing'''
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|Y
 
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|Place List - Include latitude, longitude, and notes for each place
 
 
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|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Repository List - A list of the repositories in the database
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|Add unlimited people, facts/events, notes, sources, and more
 
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|-
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Repository List - Include the sources, to-do items, and correspondence with each repository
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|Open up to 3 Edit Person screens at the same time
 
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|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Source List - A list of the sources in the database (sorted and grouped)
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|Edit person screens are modeless, meaning you can leave it open while doing other things in the program
 
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|-
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|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Narrative reports (register (NEHGS), indented descendancy, Henry descendancy, and D'Aboville descendancy)
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|Y
 +
|60 predefined fact types (birth, marriage, death, occupation, religion, etc)
 
|-
 
|-
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|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Calendars with birthdays and anniversaries
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|Y
 +
|Easily track multiple relationships, such as adoptions, foster parents, etc
 
|-
 
|-
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|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Relationship chart shows exactly how two people are related
 
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|-
 
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|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Address labels for mailings
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|See a person's age at every event on their edit page
 
|-
 
|-
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|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|"On This Day" report shows family events on a selected date, as well as famous births and deaths, and historical events
 
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|-
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Photo Tree - Tree with 3 generations of pictures
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|Enter place history, latitude and longitude for each place
 
|-
 
|-
 
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|
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Address List - A list of the addresses in the database
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|Create your own user defined fact types, and add any number of roles
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Correspondence List - A list of the correspondence in the database
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|Sharing events among multiple people lets you assign witnesses or other people involved in an event
 
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|-
 
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|
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Fact List - A list of people with or without a particular fact
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|Craft your own customized sentence for each fact or role from the live-edit pane in "Edit person" window
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Kinship List - A list of everyone related to an individual
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|Add private events that you can suppress from printing or exporting
 
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|-
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!colspan="3"|'''Report Types'''
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|Y
 
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|Missing Information List - A list of people missing selected information
 
 
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|Y
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|Multimedia List - A list of the media in the database
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|Address labels for mailings
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Statistics List - Statistics for any group of people
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|Address List - A list of the addresses in your file
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Surname List - Statistics on the surnames in the database
 
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|-
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Timeline (Chronology) List - A chronological timeline of events for a person or group of people
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|Ahnentafel - A list of ancestors
 
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|-
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|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|To-Do List - A list of the to-do items in the database
 
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|-
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Research Notes - Prints the research notes and comments for every citation for a person or family.
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|Birthday List - A list of birthdays and anniversaries for people in your file
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|-
 
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|colspan="3"|'''Publish Your Family History'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Publish your family online at My.RootsMagic.com
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|Box chart reports (both ancestor and descendant)
 
|-
 
|-
 
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|Y
 
|Y
−
|Make Shareable CDs to give to others, with custom menu and a read-only version of RootsMagic
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|Box charts - Select box style
 
|-
 
|-
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|RootsMagic Publisher lets you create complete books with narrative, notes, charts, photos, source bibliography, index, and more.
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|Calendars with birthdays and anniversaries
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Include cover and title pages, copyright, dedication, acknowledgement, preface pages
+
|Custom report designer - with fields that can span columns or rows and even include notes
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Include table of contents
 
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|-
 
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|Y
 
|Y
−
|Include free form text pages
+
|Descendant List - An indented list of the descendants for a person
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Customize your index format and number of columns
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Place index in reports
+
|Direct Descendant List - A direct line of descendants down to a single person
 
|-
 
|-
−
|colspan="3"|'''Spectacular Wall Charts'''
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Ancestor Wall Charts in any orientation (left to right, bottom to top, etc)
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Descendant Wall Charts in any orientation (top to bottom, left to right, etc)
+
|Duplicate List - A list of potential duplicate individuals in the database
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Hourglass Charts (combined ancestors and descendants) in any orientation (top to bottom, left to right, etc)
+
|Fact List - A list of people with or without a particular fact
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Timeline Charts
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Drag and drop to resize and move individual boxes
+
|Family Group Sheets
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Add a background image or color
+
|Individual List - A list of the people in the database
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Print charts up to 100 feet wide
+
|Individual List - Include the facts, parents, spouses, and children of each person
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Print charts on regular size paper and tape together, or print on large format printer
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Export charts to JPG, EMF, and other graphic formats
+
|Individual Summary - A summary of information for a person in your file
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Add freeform text, photos, and shapes to your charts
+
|Kinship List - A list of everyone related to an individual
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="3"|'''Multimedia'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Attach photographs, sound clips, and video clips to any person, family, place, source, or event
+
|LDS List - A list of LDS ordinances in the database
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Include photos in your books, group sheets, and other printouts
+
|Marriage List - A list of the couples in the database
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Attach documents (Word, PDF, etc) to any person, family, place, source, or event
+
|Missing Information List - A list of people missing selected information
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Scan photos directly into RootsMagic
+
|Multimedia List - A list of the media in the database
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Photo editor lets you adjust sharpness, brightness, contrast, and rotate and zoom images
+
|Narrative reports (modified register and ancestor)
 +
|-
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Drag and drop media into albums
+
|Narrative reports (register (NEHGS), indented descendancy, Henry descendancy, and D'Aboville descendancy)
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="3"|'''Sources - Documenting Your Information'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Y
+
|"On This Day" report shows family events on a selected date, as well as famous births and deaths, and historical events
−
|Add source documentation to any person, fact, or family
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|SourceWizard automatically writes proper sources for you
+
|Pedigree Charts (standard and cascading)
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Y
+
|Photo Tree - Tree with 3 generations of pictures
−
|Almost 400 SourceWizard templates based on Evidence Explained, Evidence!, and Cite Your Sources
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Hints in the Source fields guide you in entering your sources
+
|Place List - A list of the places in the database
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Assign industry-standard quality terminology (for sources, information and evidence) to your master sources
+
|Place List - Print the events which happened in each place
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Easy to use source list tracks all your documentation (certificates, census, books, etc)
+
|Place List - Include latitude, longitude, and notes for each place
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Y
+
|Relationship chart shows exactly how two people are related
−
|Enter each source only once, then reuse it elsewhere
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Add a global source to each person when importing a GEDCOM file.
+
|Repository List - A list of the repositories in the database
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Record repositories where the sources are found
+
|Repository List - Include the sources, and tasks with each repository
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Create your own source templates using the powerful built-in template language
+
|Research Logs - Sortable research logs of the data you have researched
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Easily merge duplicate sources from the master source list
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Add a source to multiple people at once
+
|Research Notes - Prints the research notes and comments for every citation for a person or family.
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Easily make a copy of a source
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Copy (memorize) sources to reuse (paste) elsewhere
+
|Scrapbook of pictures for people, families, sources, and places
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="3"|'''Notes - Telling the Story'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Add notes and stories/notes to any fact, person, couple (family), or shared role, place, place details
+
|Source List - A list of the sources in the database (sorted and grouped)
−
|-
 
−
|Y
 
−
|Y
 
−
|Notes print in books, group sheets, and other reports
 
−
|-
 
−
|Y
 
−
|Y
 
−
|Print your documentation (notes and sources) in your reports, summaries, and forms
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Note formatting (bold, italics, underlining)
+
|Statistics List - Statistics for any group of people
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Search and replace in notes
+
|Surname Statistics - Statistics on the surnames in the database
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Spell checking
+
|Task List - A customizable list of tasks in your file
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Live spell checking
+
|Timeline List - A chronological timeline of events for a person or group of people
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Thesaurus
+
|WebTags List - A list of WebTags in your file
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Add private notes that you can suppress from printing or exporting
+
|Who Was There List - A list of people who could have been in a particular location at a particular time
 
|-
 
|-
−
|colspan="3"|'''Internet Features'''
+
!colspan="3"|'''Spectacular Large Format (Wall) Charts'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Create dynamic websites with pedigree, family, and individual views, and supporting notes, sources, and media.
+
|Fan Charts in any orientation (top to bottom, left to right, etc)
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Publish your family online at MyRootsMagic.com
+
|Ancestor Wall Charts in any orientation (left to right, bottom to top, etc)
−
|-
 
−
|Y
 
−
|Y
 
−
|New FamilySearch certified synchronization
 
−
|-
 
−
|Y
 
−
|Y
 
−
|Automatically check for updates to your software
 
−
|-
 
−
|Y
 
−
|Y
 
−
|Family Reunion Planner
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|WebSearch searches the web using a variety of search engines or search specific genealogy sites, or add your own sites to search
+
|Descendant Wall Charts in any orientation (top to bottom, left to right, etc)
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Create HTML files including photos, notes, sources, index, surname list, GEDCOM file, email, etc
+
|Hourglass Charts (combined ancestors and descendants) in any orientation (top to bottom, left to right, etc)
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Six types of websites: pedigree charts, group sheets, combo pedigree chart / group sheet, descendant narrative, ancestor narrative, alphabetical narrative
+
|Add a background image or color
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|CSS-styled websites
+
|Print charts up to 100 feet wide
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Add your own links to your home page
+
|Export charts to PDF or SVG files
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
 
−
|Y
 
−
|"Privatize" living persons when creating your website
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
−
|Y
 
−
|Create outputs in Adobe Acrobat (PDF), or web files (HTML) to upload to a web site
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|colspan="3"|'''Research Features'''
+
!colspan="3"|'''Notes - Telling the Story'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|WebHints display possible records for each person automatically
+
|Add notes and stories/notes to any fact, person, couple (family), or shared role, place, place details
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Research Manager lets you create unlimited Research Logs to document your work
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|GenSmarts integration to get research suggestions from inside RootsMagic
+
|Notes print in narratives, group sheets, and other reports
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Add GenSmarts suggestions to your RootsMagic to-do list with one click
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|"To do" list lets you keep track of research you still need to do for any person or family
+
|Print your documentation (notes and sources) in your reports, summaries, and forms
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Correspondence Log keeps track of all your incoming and outgoing correspondence
+
|Note formatting (bold, italics, underlining)
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|WebSearch searches the web using a variety of search engines or search specific genealogy sites, or add your own sites to search
+
|Add private notes that you can suppress from printing or exporting
 
|-
 
|-
−
|colspan="3"|'''Tools'''
+
!colspan="3"|'''Tools'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Potential problem list
 
|Potential problem list
 
|-
 
|-
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|
 
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|DataClean helps you clean up problems in names and places in your database
+
|Y
 +
|View WebHints for Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage, or Findmypast
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|CountyCheck Explorer lets you look up US, UK, Canadian, and Australian counties, states, etc. to view information and interactive maps.
+
|DataClean helps you clean up problems in names and places in your database
 
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Mapping people and places
 
|Mapping people and places
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|Y
 
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|Spell Checker checks the current notes, or all notes.
 
 
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|-
 
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|Y
 
|Relationship calculator shows you the relationship between any two people
 
|Relationship calculator shows you the relationship between any two people
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|-
 
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|
 
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|Y
 
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|CountyCheck analyzes places as you enter them to let you know if you enter a county or state that didn't exist on the date you entered
 
 
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|File Compare lets you compare two RootsMagic files side by side and copy people, events, names, notes, sources, and media between them
 
|File Compare lets you compare two RootsMagic files side by side and copy people, events, names, notes, sources, and media between them
 
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|-
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|colspan="3"|'''Merge Features'''
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!colspan="3"|'''Merge Features'''
 
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|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|ShareMerge helps when collaborating with other RootsMagic users
 
|ShareMerge helps when collaborating with other RootsMagic users
 
|-
 
|-
−
|colspan="3"|'''Compatibility'''
+
!colspan="3"|'''Compatibility'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Direct Family Tree Maker import (version 16 and earlier)
+
|Direct Family Origins import (versions 4 and later) ''(*Windows)''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Direct PAF import (versions 2.x and later)
+
|Direct Family Tree Maker import (version 16 (2014) and earlier) ''(*Windows)''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Direct Family Origins import (versions 4 and later)
+
|Direct Legacy import (versions 3 and later) ''(*Windows)''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Direct Legacy import (versions 2 and later)
+
|Direct PAF import (versions 2.x and later) ''(*Windows)''
 +
|-
 +
|Y
 +
|Y
 +
|Direct Master Genealogist (TMG) import (versions 1 - 10) ''(*Windows)''
 
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|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|New FamilySearch import
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|Ancestry Tree Import
 +
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 +
|Y
 +
|Y
 +
|FamilySearch Family Tree import
 
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|Y
 
|Y
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|Full LDS support.  LDS support can be turned on or off.
 
|Full LDS support.  LDS support can be turned on or off.
 
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|-
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|colspan="3"|'''FamilySearch Support'''
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!colspan="3"|'''Ancestry Support'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Access Certified
+
|Upload RootsMagic data to an Ancestry tree
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Update Certified
+
|Download an Ancestry tree (including all media) to a new RootsMagic file
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
 +
|Share data back and forth between RootsMagic and Ancestry
 +
|-
 +
|
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Sync Certified
+
|View and accept Ancestry hints for people in your RootsMagic file
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Y
+
!colspan="3"|'''FamilySearch Support'''
−
|Y
 
−
|Print Certified
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Ordinance Reservation Certified
+
|Download data from FamilySearch
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
−
|Ordinance Request (FOR) Certified
+
|Share data back and forth with FamilySearch
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Helper Certified
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|Share notes, sources, ordinances, events, and people with FamilySearch
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
 
|Y
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|Discussion Certified
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|View, add and edit discussions on FamilySearch
 
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|-
 
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Latest revision as of 19:38, 23 June 2022

Navigation: RootsMagic 8 > Getting Started >

RootsMagic is the award-winning genealogy software that makes family history easy. RootsMagic Essentials is a free genealogy program that contains core features from RootsMagic. This list shows the features found in RootsMagic Essentials as well as the additional features unique to the full version of RootsMagic.

RootsMagic Essentials RootsMagic 8 Feature
General Features
Y Y Runs under Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11
Y Y Runs under macOS High Sierra (10.13), Mojave (10.14), Catalina (10.15), Big Sur (11), Monterey (12)
Y Y Single-file database format
Y Y Support for international character sets through Unicode integration
Y Y Integrated backup and restore help safeguard your data
Y Y Automatically check for updates to your software
Y Free technical support
Y Database tools let you test the file integrity, rebuild indexes, and compress database to remove deleted records
Portability
Y Y Run RootsMagic directly from a flash drive on Windows, Mac, or both
Navigation
Y Y Easily switch between different data views (People, Places, Sources, Media, Tasks, Addresses, Search, Publish, etc) without losing your place in those views
People Page
Y Y Pedigree View (5 or 6 generations)
Y Y Family View
Y Descendant View (2-7 generations)
Y People List View (Customizable and filterable)
Y Couple List View
Places Page
Y Y List view of all places in your file
Y Y Reverse places in list to view together geographically (Provo, Utah, Utah, USA => USA, Utah, Utah, Provo)
Y Y Instantly view on screen all people with an event in a place
Y Directly edit a person from the list of people with an event in a place
Y Map view of all places in your file
Y Geocode (automatically add latitude/longitude) places
Y World gazetteer to find places
Y PlaceClean feature to automatically clean your place list
Sources Page - Documenting Your Information
Y Y Add source documentation to any person, fact, or family
Y Y SourceWizard automatically writes proper sources for you
Y Y Almost 400 SourceWizard templates based on Evidence Explained, Evidence!, and Cite Your Sources
Y Y Hints in the Source fields guide you in entering your sources
Y Y Assign industry-standard quality terminology (for sources, information and evidence) to your master sources
Y Y Easy to use source list tracks all your documentation (certificates, census, books, etc)
Y Y Enter each source only once, then reuse it elsewhere
Y Y Reuse citations for multiple facts or people
Y Y Directly view and edit all citations for any source
Y Y Instantly view a list of all people or facts using a source or citation
Y Y Add a global source to each person when importing a GEDCOM file.
Y Y Record repositories where the sources are found
Y Create your own source templates using the powerful built-in template language
Y Easily merge duplicate sources from the master source list
Y Add a source to multiple people at once
Y Easily make a copy of a source
Y Copy (memorize) sources to reuse (paste) elsewhere
Media Page
Y Y Attach photographs, sound clips, and video clips to any person, family, place, source, or event
Y Y View media as thumbnail grid or list
Y Y Include photos in your books, group sheets, and other printouts
Y Y Attach documents (Word, PDF, etc) to any person, family, place, source, or event
Y Y Relative links to media to faciliate moving between computers
Y Drag and drop media into albums
Y Fix broken media links
Tasks Page
Y Add tasks to keep track of needed or completed research
Y Track goals, results, dates, status, priority, and more
Y Link tasks to people, family, events, sources, citations, places, and more
Y Filter tasks based on task data, or items the tasks link to
Y Place tasks into folders to group them as Research Logs
Y Research Log view displays a folder as a table including goal, result, sources, and more
Y Easily view all tasks in a particular repository
Y Print filtered tasks as either a task list or research log
Addresses Page
Y Y Keep track of addresses for people in your file
Y Y Keep track of repositories where records are stored and research is done
Y Merge duplicate addresses and repositories
Search Page
Y Y Simple person search easily finds people by name, sex, birth/death year
Y Y Advanced person search finds people by name, record number, events, dates, places, notes, and many other types of data
Y Y Easily find people by married name or nickname
Y Search and replace for notes, names, places, media items, etc.
Y WebSearch lets you search popular websites for people in your file
Y Find Everywhere lets you find text in any record in your file: people, families, notes, sources, media, places, to-do items, research logs, and more.
Y Search and replace various record types (names, places, media filenames, etc)
Y Y Easily view or edit people in search results without losing your place in the search or having to re-do the search
Publish Page
Y Y Print reports to screen or printer
Y Publish large format charts to printer or file
Y Y Share your data with FamilySearch (optional)
Y Y Upload or download an Ancestry tree
Y Share your data with Ancestry (optional)
Y Publish your family online at MyRootsMagic.com
Y Y Print to any printer connected to your computer
Y Y Customize headers, footers, margins, and fonts for any printout
Y Save reports to PDF (Acrobat)
Y Save reports directly to your word processor (.DOCX)
Y Save list reports directly to your spreadsheet (.XLSX)
Y Y Print color coding in pedigree charts, group sheets, charts, narrative reports, and more
Y Include pictures in reports saved to .DOCX
Y Include indexing in reports saved to .DOCX
Settings Page
Y Y Easily view and modify settings from one location
Y Y Settings for program, folders, general, display, preparer, WebHints, and LDS
Easy to Learn and Use
Y Y Easy file management
Y Y Family members are automatically linked as you add them
Y Y Automatically checks for duplicates as you add people
Y Y Click in an empty parent or child slot on screen to add parents or children
Y Y Just double click on a person's name to edit that person
Y Y All information for a person is shown on a single streamlined 'Edit person' window
Y Y Sidebar on main screen makes navigation easy
Y Y Resize edit and search dialogs to see as much information as you want
Y Y Online help with video
Organize Your Information
Y Open up to 4 databases in separate windows to support multiple monitors
Y Y Alternate names in lists makes it easy to find a person by their other names
Y Y Display relationships to root person in info panel
Y Drag and drop people between databases
Y Automatically link dragged people into the other database
Y Named Groups of People lets you create groups you can use in reports or other areas
Y WebTags let you add links to websites attached to people, sources, places, etc.
Editing
Y Y Add unlimited people, facts/events, notes, sources, and more
Y Open up to 3 Edit Person screens at the same time
Y Y Edit person screens are modeless, meaning you can leave it open while doing other things in the program
Y Y 60 predefined fact types (birth, marriage, death, occupation, religion, etc)
Y Y Easily track multiple relationships, such as adoptions, foster parents, etc
Y Y See a person's age at every event on their edit page
Y Y Enter place history, latitude and longitude for each place
Y Create your own user defined fact types, and add any number of roles
Y Sharing events among multiple people lets you assign witnesses or other people involved in an event
Y Craft your own customized sentence for each fact or role from the live-edit pane in "Edit person" window
Y Add private events that you can suppress from printing or exporting
Report Types
Y Address labels for mailings
Y Address List - A list of the addresses in your file
Y Y Ahnentafel - A list of ancestors
Y Y Birthday List - A list of birthdays and anniversaries for people in your file
Y Box chart reports (both ancestor and descendant)
Y Box charts - Select box style
Y Calendars with birthdays and anniversaries
Y Custom report designer - with fields that can span columns or rows and even include notes
Y Y Descendant List - An indented list of the descendants for a person
Y Y Direct Descendant List - A direct line of descendants down to a single person
Y Y Duplicate List - A list of potential duplicate individuals in the database
Y Fact List - A list of people with or without a particular fact
Y Y Family Group Sheets
Y Individual List - A list of the people in the database
Y Individual List - Include the facts, parents, spouses, and children of each person
Y Y Individual Summary - A summary of information for a person in your file
Y Kinship List - A list of everyone related to an individual
Y Y LDS List - A list of LDS ordinances in the database
Y Y Marriage List - A list of the couples in the database
Y Missing Information List - A list of people missing selected information
Y Multimedia List - A list of the media in the database
Y Narrative reports (modified register and ancestor)
Y Narrative reports (register (NEHGS), indented descendancy, Henry descendancy, and D'Aboville descendancy)
Y "On This Day" report shows family events on a selected date, as well as famous births and deaths, and historical events
Y Y Pedigree Charts (standard and cascading)
Y Photo Tree - Tree with 3 generations of pictures
Y Y Place List - A list of the places in the database
Y Y Place List - Print the events which happened in each place
Y Y Place List - Include latitude, longitude, and notes for each place
Y Relationship chart shows exactly how two people are related
Y Y Repository List - A list of the repositories in the database
Y Y Repository List - Include the sources, and tasks with each repository
Y Research Logs - Sortable research logs of the data you have researched
Y Y Research Notes - Prints the research notes and comments for every citation for a person or family.
Y Y Scrapbook of pictures for people, families, sources, and places
Y Y Source List - A list of the sources in the database (sorted and grouped)
Y Statistics List - Statistics for any group of people
Y Surname Statistics - Statistics on the surnames in the database
Y Task List - A customizable list of tasks in your file
Y Timeline List - A chronological timeline of events for a person or group of people
Y WebTags List - A list of WebTags in your file
Y Who Was There List - A list of people who could have been in a particular location at a particular time
Spectacular Large Format (Wall) Charts
Y Fan Charts in any orientation (top to bottom, left to right, etc)
Y Ancestor Wall Charts in any orientation (left to right, bottom to top, etc)
Y Descendant Wall Charts in any orientation (top to bottom, left to right, etc)
Y Hourglass Charts (combined ancestors and descendants) in any orientation (top to bottom, left to right, etc)
Y Add a background image or color
Y Print charts up to 100 feet wide
Y Export charts to PDF or SVG files
Notes - Telling the Story
Y Y Add notes and stories/notes to any fact, person, couple (family), or shared role, place, place details
Y Y Notes print in narratives, group sheets, and other reports
Y Y Print your documentation (notes and sources) in your reports, summaries, and forms
Y Note formatting (bold, italics, underlining)
Y Add private notes that you can suppress from printing or exporting
Tools
Y Y Date calculator
Y Y Pop up calendar when entering dates
Y Y Soundex calculator (including alternate methods)
Y Y Bookmark any individuals in your database
Y Y History list lets you backtrack through last 200 people visited
Y Y Back button moves back to previously visited people
Y Y Potential problem list
Y Y View WebHints for Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage, or Findmypast
Y DataClean helps you clean up problems in names and places in your database
Y Problem list is interactive (edit problem person or family directly from problem list)
Y Mark possible problems as "not a problem"
Y Place name standardization and geocoding
Y Mapping people and places
Y Create groups of people that you can name and select by that name
Y Color coding to highlight groups of people's names in color so they are easy to spot
Y Counts the number of separate trees in your database.
Y Relationship calculator shows you the relationship between any two people
Y File Compare lets you compare two RootsMagic files side by side and copy people, events, names, notes, sources, and media between them
Merge Features
Y Y Powerful merge capabilities
Y Y Prioritized merge list
Y Y Color-coded record comparisons makes it easy to spot differences
Y Mark possible duplicates as "not a match"
Y SmartMerge automatically handles the "obvious" duplicates
Y ShareMerge helps when collaborating with other RootsMagic users
Compatibility
Y Y Direct Family Origins import (versions 4 and later) (*Windows)
Y Y Direct Family Tree Maker import (version 16 (2014) and earlier) (*Windows)
Y Y Direct Legacy import (versions 3 and later) (*Windows)
Y Y Direct PAF import (versions 2.x and later) (*Windows)
Y Y Direct Master Genealogist (TMG) import (versions 1 - 10) (*Windows)
Y Y Full GEDCOM 5.5 support so you can exchange data with other programs
Y Y Ancestry Tree Import
Y Y FamilySearch Family Tree import
Y Y Full LDS support. LDS support can be turned on or off.
Ancestry Support
Y Y Upload RootsMagic data to an Ancestry tree
Y Y Download an Ancestry tree (including all media) to a new RootsMagic file
Y Share data back and forth between RootsMagic and Ancestry
Y View and accept Ancestry hints for people in your RootsMagic file
FamilySearch Support
Y Y Download data from FamilySearch
Y Y Share data back and forth with FamilySearch
Y Y Share notes, sources, ordinances, events, and people with FamilySearch
Y Y View, add and edit discussions on FamilySearch
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