The latest version of the popular RootsMagic family tree software programme, RootsMagic 8, is now available to buy from www.rootsmagic.com, and is styled as 'the biggest upgrade in our company history'.
From the site, these are listed as some of the new features:
Latest Technologies
RootsMagic has been rewritten to work with the latest operating systems and genealogical technologies, including native support for MacOS. This foundation ensures that we'll be able to support future technologies and amazing new features.
Simpler Navigation
The new main window lets you switch between different screens (people, sources, places, tasks, media, etc.) without losing your place. The new "Couple View" and expandable "Descendants View" give you new insights into your families.
Easier Editing
You may now have more than one person's edit screen open at a time. You can also use other software features while the edit screen is open. All of a person's information is now accessible from their edit screen. You can even view switch to the edit screen of any family member and then instantly switch back.
Searching at Your Fingertips
Lists of data now have their own search box, allowing you to quickly find matching items. Advanced searching tools have all been grouped together into one easy screen.
Save to Modern Formats
Reports and charts may be saved in newer, more compatible formats including Microsoft Word .DOCX, Microsoft Excel .XLSX, and .SVG.
New Wallcharts & Fancharts
Wallcharts have been rebuilt from the ground-up, giving beautiful new features and coloring as well as one of most-requested features- fancharts.
Reusable Source Citations
Reusable citations let you create a citation once and then attach it to multiple people or events.
Streamlined Tasks
To-do items, correspondence lists, and research logs have been brought together into streamlined "tasks". Tasks are easily attached to peope, sources, media, and more while being quickly searched and filtered.
Better Places & Mapping
The Place List is now reversible and can directly show you all the events where the place is used. People and events can be quickly edited from the Place List. The Map View shows you the location of each place and any desired group of people
A fuller, more detailed list is available at http://wiki.rootsmagic.com/wiki/RootsMagic_8:Whats_New
The programme costs US $34.95 - but you can download a trial version before you purchase. Further details, and screengrabs, are available on the site. RootsMagic also has a blog post on the new version available at http://blog.rootsmagic.com/?p=3508.
Chris
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