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I noticed a question about charting direct descent that went unanswered on the ancestry.co.uk Family Tree Maker software forum (actually, there was one answer, but it said there was no feature to accomplish this). Here is the kernel of the … [Continue reading] about Charting Direct Descendants in Family Tree Maker 2011
Focus groups are sets of people you can define in PC genealogy software The Master Genealogist. Actions within the program, like reporting and exports, can then be focused on this group. One useful focus group is one which contains a subject's … [Continue reading] about A Quick Way to Create a Lineal Focus Group in The Master Genealogist
There's a new MacFamilyTree release today. This update to this Mac genealogy software is primarily a bug-fix release. The one enhancement specifically listed is that when you launch the application you will be returned to the pane you were on when … [Continue reading] about MacFamilyTree Update 6.0.7
Occasionally, records you examine will contain dates that are written in relation to other dates. You can enter these in Reunion for Mac and let the software do the calculation for you. I was extracting evidence from a death certificate this week … [Continue reading] about Detecting Conflicting Evidence with Date Expressions in Reunion for Mac
"Why is the Mac version of Family Tree more expensive than the Windows version?" I've read the question in the comments here and on Twitter. Here's the scoop and thanks to GenealogyTools member Roger, the secret to a significant discount: The Mac … [Continue reading] about Is Family Tree Maker for Mac Too Expensive?