From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Family Tree Maker 2009 Service Pack 1 Bug Fix Release

The Generations Network Released a bug fix update to their PC genealogy software Family Tree Maker 2009. This update fixes issues reported in service pack 1. The fixes identified in the update are: Task category creation and use in Person view. Calendars fail to display when showing February 29th. Memory usage grows after using “Export [...]

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Family Historian 4 Officially Released Today

While Calico Pie actually made it available for purchase at the end of April, they officially annouced version 4 today. Some of the interface has been completely rewritten to make it easier to use. New features in version 4 include:

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Here’s a Quick Way to See Relationships in Legacy Family Tree

It’s often helpful, when viewing the data in our genealogy software, to see at a glance what relationship one person has to another. In this video: Viewing Relationships in the Legacy Family Tree Family View, I show you how, click-by-click, to display the relationships of the people on the Legacy 7 family view to a [...]

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Adding a Spouse in Family Tree Maker 2009

Adding a spouse to a person’s record in your genealogy software is a very common task. In this video: Adding a Spouse in PC Genealogy Software Family Tree Maker 2009, I show you click-by-click, how it’s done. This includes three ways to begin the process of adding a spouse, using the date calculator, and adding [...]

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Initial Configuration of Family Tree Maker 2009

Configuring options in a new genealogy program is an often missed step. There are some settings that will tailor your experience so the application works the way you want. In this video: Initial Configuration of PC Genealogy Software Family Tree Maker 2009, I take you step-by-step through the initial configuration of Family Tree Maker 2009.

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