Family Tree Maker 2009 Platinum
by Encore Software

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Software Summary

• Improved synchronization with Ancestry.com and access to the world?s largest online collection of family history records (over 6 billion records)
• A powerful new global find and replace feature that searches text in facts, notes, media, sources, and tasks
• Improved book building features that make it easy to compile charts, reports, and narrative text into a single book volume
• Updated charts and reports including new book layouts for charts, and new relationship, and data error reports; ability to save and reuse publication templates, charts, and reports
• Includes a six-month subscription to Ancestry.com, interactive training tutorial, The Family Tree Maker Little Book of Answers, a 25% off coupon for Ancestry DNA and a 15% discount on a professionally printed family history book or poster

Software Reviews of Family Tree Maker 2009 Platinum

Customer Review: FTM 2009
Summary: 5 Stars

Description of Family Tree Maker 2009 Platinum

What's new in Family Tree maker 2009? Exciting new charts and reports Improved data editing and manipulation Enhanced maps, charts and reports A robust "find and replace" functionality Expanded RTF and HTML export Improved file merging and memory usage A way to copy and paste source citations The ability to save and apply templates Increased overall performance

How can you make the most of Ancestry.com? Family Tree Maker Platinum 2009 comes with six months of free access to Ancestry.com, the world's largest online collection of family history resources. Your software works seamlessly with the site so you can easily search for your ancestors and add the information you discover to your tree. You could find missing facts about your family in census records, draft cards, passenger lists, image collections and other historical resources.

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.

What's New?

• Create essential genealogy reports (Register and Ahnentafel)
• Share your family tree with several new charting options: hourglass, bow tie, and fan. You can also use custom templates or design your own
• Streamline your data entry with one-click editing of individuals from any workspace in the software
• Simplify sourcing with "cut and paste" source citations
• Track AND print your ancestors' migration paths on interactive maps
• Enjoy faster startup times and improved file performance
• Find your ancestors more easily with improved Web Search. You can even choose to ignore irrelevant results.

Bonus materials inside: The Standard Ancestry.com Reference Library Access 10 invaluable family history reference books, compiled and indexed on one DVD The Getting Started Guide to Family Tree Maker Follow simple directions to begin a project and master the program's basic features Interactive Training Tutorial Get step-by-step instructions and tips that will help you easily build and grow your family tree. The Family Tree Maker Little Book of Answers Read short sections that will tell you how Family Tree Maker can work best for you. Discounts on Ancestry.com Products Save 10% on a personalized, professionally printed family history book or poster and 25% on DNA testing.

And don't forget the features you've come to rely on:

• Dynamic user interface that lets you quickly switch between important features
• The ability to import data from other genealogy programs, including Personal Ancestry File, The Master Genealogist, and Legacy Family Tree
• Powerful sourcing tools that let you document AND rate each of your citations
• Interactive maps and lists that give you a bird's-eye view of where members of your family come
• Place authority database of more than 3 million names that helps you standardize your place entries
• Photo AND file management features so you can easily incorporate all types of media files into your charts and reports
• Timelines that highlight personal, family, and world events
• Easy-to-use tools for merging duplicate individuals, calculating dates, creating to-do lists, and more

Use Ancestry.com and Family Tree Maker together to get the most out of both.

• Search the extensive record collections at Ancestry.com without ever leaving your family tree! And, when you find new records, you can quickly merge them into your tree.
• Take advantage of Ancestry Hints--Family Tree Maker automatically suggests records that may match people in your tree
• Share heirloom-quality books and attractive posters that you create with the self-publishing tool at Ancestry.com

Your Family Tree Maker 2009 software also includes:

• Training Tutorial for Family Tree Maker 2009 (included on Family Tree Maker disk)
• Getting Started Guide (included on Family Tree Maker disk)

14-day free trial subscription to Ancestry.com.
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