New Version 3
RootsMagic is the easiest to use family tree software available for Windows, and one of the most powerful.

And now version 3 makes the best even better, with powerful wall charting, full publishing capabilities, the easiest merge feature available, and much more!

Only $29.95

General Features List

• Runs under Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP
• Three navigation views: Pedigree, Family, Descendants
• Open multiple databases on screen at the same time
• Drag and drop people between databases
• Open multiple copies (and views) of the same database
• Add unlimited people, facts/events, notes, sources, and more
• 60 predefined fact types (birth, marriage, death, occupation, religion, etc)
• Create your own user defined fact types
• Easily track multiple relationships, such as adoptions, foster parents, etc
• Integrated backup and restore help safeguard your data
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Easy to Learn and Use

• Work from pedigree, family, or descendants view (or switch back and forth)
• Family members are automatically linked as you add them
• Automatically checks for duplicates as you add people
• Just double click on a person's name to edit that person
• RootsMagic Explorer lets you easily find and edit anyone in your family tree
• Customize the tool bar to include the functions you use most
• Easy to use Explorer-like help system
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Publish Your Family History

• RootsMagic Publisher lets you create complete books with narrative, notes, charts, photos, source bibliography, index, and more.
• Include cover page
• Include title page
• Include table of contents
• Include copyright page
• Include dedication page
• Include acknowledgements page
• Include preface
• Include free form text pages
• Customize your index format and number of columns
• Print to printer, Adobe Acrobat (PDF), or export to your word processor (RTF)
• Customize headers, footers, margins, fonts for any printout
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Spectacular Wall Charts

• Ancestor Wall Charts in any orientation (left to right, bottom to top, etc)
• Descendant Wall Charts in any orientation (top to bottom, left to right, etc)
• Hourglass Charts (combined ancestors and descendants) in any orientation (top to bottom, left to right, etc)
• Timeline Charts
• Drag and drop to resize and move individual boxes
• Add a background image or color
• Print charts up to 57 feet wide
• Print charts on regular size paper and tape together, or print on large format printer
• Export charts to JPG, EMF, and other graphic formats
• Add freeform text, photos, and shapes to your charts
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Reports

• Pedigree Charts (standard and cascading)
• Family Group Sheets
• Narrative reports (modified register, indented descendancy, Henry descendancy, D'Aboville descendancy, and ancestor)
• Register format (NEHGS) descendant report
• Ancestor box charts
• Descendant box charts
• Individual summary prints everything you know about a person
• Calendars with birthdays and anniversaries
• Custom report designer
• Relationship chart shows exactly how two people are related
• Scrapbook of pictures for people, families, sources, and places
• Blank pedigree charts, family group sheets, research logs, correspondence logs, and cemetery records forms
• Address labels for mailings
• Dozens of lists
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Multimedia

• Attach photographs, sound clips, video clips and documents to any person, family, place, source, or event
• Scan photos directly into RootsMagic
• Photo editor lets you adjust sharpness, brightness, contrast, and crop, rotate, and zoom images
• Include photos in your books, group sheets, and other printouts
• Copy photos from your scrapbook directly to the clipboard
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Documenting Your Family History

• SourceWizard automatically writes proper sources for you
• More SourceWizard templates (newspaper clipping, diary or journal, military service file, marriage license, website, diploma, personal knowledge)
• Add notes and stories/notes to any fact or person
• Easy to use source list tracks all your documentation (certificates, census, books, etc)
• Enter each source only once, then reuse it elsewhere
• Add a global source to each person when importing a GEDCOM file.
• Track repositories where the sources are found
• Print your documentation (notes and sources) in your reports, summaries, and forms
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Internet Features

• Automatically create a website including photos, notes, sources, index, surname list, GEDCOM file, email, etc
• Six types of websites: pedigree charts, group sheets, combo pedigree chart / group sheet, descendant narrative, ancestor narrative, alphabetical narrative
• Add your own links to your home page
• "Privatize" living persons in your website
• Automatically check for updates to your software
• Family Reunion Planner
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Tools

• Correspondence Log lets you keep track of all your incoming and outgoing correspondence
• Bookmark any individuals in your database
• History list lets you backtrack through last 200 people visited
• Back button moves back to previously visited people
• Spell Checker checks the current notes, or all notes.
• Global search and replace for notes, sources, names, places, etc.
• Color code groups of individuals in your database
• Counts the number of separate trees in your database.
• "To do" list lets you keep track of research you still need to do for any person or family
• Date calculator
• Pop up calendar when entering dates
• Relationship calculator shows you the relationship between any two people
• Soundex calculator (including alternate methods)
• Powerful merge capabilities, including SmartMerge and ShareMerge
• Prioritized merge list
• Mark possible duplicates as "not a match"
• Interactive problem list
• Edit problem person or family directly from problem list
• Mark possible problems as "not a problem"
• Search by name, record number, dates, places, notes, and many other types of data
• Place list lets you enter place history for each place
• Place list lets you enter the latitude and longitude for each place
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Compatibility

• Full GEDCOM 5.5 support so you can exchange data with other programs
• GEDCOM import option to combine into current database or create a new database
• Full LDS support, including full TempleReady support, automatic ordinance updating, selection of qualified ordinances, and the ability to view and edit all ordinance information from a single screen.  LDS support can be turned on or off.
  
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