Comparison of PC Genealogy Software Features

When you’re choosing a new genealogy application it helps to compare the features. It’s also helpful to quickly see which ones support the features essential to your genealogy workflow and practice.

I just compiled a set of tables I hope you’ll find helpful in comparing features of PC genealogy software. I published it on the Family Tree Maker 2012 buyer’s guide page.

My plan is to update the version I have already created for Mac genealogy software and post it in the same way.

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 I show you how to display the relationships between the people on the Legacy 7 family view and how to set the person you want at the starting point of the relationships.

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How to Install the Free Legacy Family Tree 7

Legacy Family Tree is among the best of the genealogy database software for the PC and you can use the Standard Edition for free. This makes trying the application risk free, whether your new to genealogy or already using another program.

There is a Deluxe Edition and naturally it includes features not in the Standard Edition, but the free version has more than enough capability to make it useful. I’ve found that genealogy software is like shoes. All, but the most exotic are suitable, but each pair either feels right for you or doesn’t. Trying the Standard Edition will help you decide if Legacy Family Tree is a good fit for you.

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