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This list shows the features found in RootsMagic Essentials as well as the additional features unique to the full version of RootsMagic. <p>* Feature not currently available in the Mac version.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="data"> <a href="/web/20151210225550/http://www.rootsmagic.com/Essentials/">RootsMagic Essentials</a> </td> <td class="data"> <a href="./">RootsMagic</a> </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="data"> Free </td> <td class="data"> $29.95 </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> General Features </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Runs under Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, and 2000 </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="new"> Runs under Mac OS X</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Single-file database format </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Support for international character sets through Unicode integration </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Integrated backup and restore help safeguard your data </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="new"> Backup and restore your precious media files along with your data </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Back up directly to CD * </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Back up directly to Dropbox * </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Back up directly to Google Drive * </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Customize the tool bar to include the functions you use most, or create your own toolbar </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Database tools let you test the file integrity, rebuild indexes, and compress database to remove deleted records </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Free technical support </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Navigation Views </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Easily switch between navigation views using tabs </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="new"> WebHints automatically search online and for records that match your people </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Pedigree View (5 or 6 generations) </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Family View </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Descendant View (2-7 generations) </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="new"> Problem Alerts warn you of errors and inconsistencies in your data </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> People List View (Customizeable) </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> WebSearch </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Editable Timeline View puts a person's life in context with events from their own life and from the lives of family members </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Portability </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> RootsMagic To-Go lets you run RootsMagic (program AND data) directly off your flash drive * </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Easy to Learn and Use </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Easy file management </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Family members are automatically linked as you add them </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Automatically checks for duplicates as you add people </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Click in an empty parent or child slot on screen to add parents or children </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Just double click on a person's name to edit that person </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="better"> All information for a person is shown on a single streamlined 'Edit person' window </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Sidebar on main screen makes navigation easy </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Resize edit and search dialogs to see as much information as you want </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Easy to use Explorer-like help system </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Organize Your Information </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Open multiple databases on screen at the same time </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Open multiple copies (and views) of the same database </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Alternate names in lists makes it easy to find a person by their other names </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Display relationships to root person on status bar </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Drag and drop people between databases </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Automatically link dragged people into the other database </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="better"> Named Groups of People lets you create groups you can use in reports or other areas </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td>WebTags let you add links to websites attached to people, sources, places, etc. </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Editing </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="better"> Add unlimited people, facts/events, notes, sources, and more </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> 60 predefined fact types (birth, marriage, death, occupation, religion, etc) </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Easily track multiple relationships, such as adoptions, foster parents, etc </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> See a person's age at every event on their edit page </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Enter place history, latitude and longitude for each place </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Create your own user defined fact types, and add any number of roles </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Sharing events among multiple people lets you assign witnesses or other people involved in an event </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Craft your own customized sentence for each fact or role from the live-edit pane in "Edit person" window </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> DNA test recording </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Add private events that you can suppress from printing or exporting </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> CountyCheck analyzes places as you enter them to let you know if you enter a county or state that didn't exist on the date you entered </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Search Features </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> RootsMagic Explorer lets you easily find and edit anyone in your family tree </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="better"> Search by name, record number, dates, places, notes, and many other types of data </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="new"> Find Everywhere lets you find text in any record in your file: people, families, notes, sources, media, places, to-do items, research logs, and more </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> NameFind lets you easily find people by married name or nickname </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Search and replace for notes, names, places, media items, etc. </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Search for people based on genetic lines (mtDNA, Y-Str) </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Printing Features </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Print to any printer connected to your computer </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Customize headers, footers, margins, fonts for any printout </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Save reports to PDF (Adobe Acrobat) </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Save reports to your word processor (RTF) </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> E-mail reports directly from the print preview </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Print color coding in pedigree charts, group sheets, box charts, narrative reports, wall charts, ahnentafel, descendant list, and timelines </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Include pictures in narrative reports printed to rich text (RTF) files </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Report Types </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Pedigree Charts (standard and cascading) </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Family Group Sheets </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Box chart reports (both ancestor and descendant) </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Box charts - Select box style </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Narrative reports (modified register and ancestor) </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Individual summary prints everything you know about a person </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Scrapbook of pictures for people, families, sources, and places </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Blank reports (pedigree chart, group sheet, research log, etc) </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Ahnentafel - A list of ancestors </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Birthday List - A list of birthdays and anniversaries in the database </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Descendant List - An indented list of the descendants for a person </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Duplicate List - A list of potential duplicate individuals in the database </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Individual List - A list of the people in the database </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Individual List - Include the facts, parents, spouses, and children of each person </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> LDS Ordinance List - A list of LDS ordinances in the database </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Marriage List - A list of the couples in the database </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Place List - A list of the places in the database </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Place List - Print the events which happened in each place </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Place List - Include latitude, longitude, and notes for each place </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Repository List - A list of the repositories in the database </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Repository List - Include the sources, to-do items, and correspondence with each repository </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Source List - A list of the sources in the database (sorted and grouped) </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Narrative reports (register (NEHGS), indented descendancy, Henry descendancy, and D'Aboville descendancy) </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Calendars with birthdays and anniversaries </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Relationship chart shows exactly how two people are related </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Address labels for mailings </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="better"> CountyCheck lists events and places in your file where a county or state didn't exist on the date of the event </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> "On This Day" List - bring your family history to life and view family events along with famous births, deaths, and historical events for any given day of the year. </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="new"> "Who Was There" Report shows you which people in your file may have been in a given location on a given date. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Timeline (or chronology) list that can include events of other people </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Custom report designer, with fields that can span columns or rows and even include notes </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Photo Tree - Tree with 3 generations of pictures </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Address List - A list of the addresses in the database </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Correspondence List - A list of the correspondence in the database </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Fact List - A list of people with or without a particular fact </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Kinship List - A list of everyone related to an individual </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Missing Information List - A list of people missing selected information </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Multimedia List - A list of the media in the database </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Statistics List - Statistics for any group of people </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Surname List - Statistics on the surnames in the database </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Timeline (Chronology) List - A chronological timeline of events for a person or group of people </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> To-Do List - A list of the to-do items in the database </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="new"> WebTags List - A list of all websites associates with a person, place, source, or research log </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Publish Your Family History </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="new"> Publish your family history and pictures online with our free My RootsMagic online service (See a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151210225550/http://my.rootsmagic.com/sample" target="_blank">sample website</a>) </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Make Shareable CDs<small><sup>TM</sup></small> to give to others, with custom menu and a read-only version of RootsMagic </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> RootsMagic Publisher lets you create complete books with narrative, notes, charts, photos, source bibliography, index, and more. </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Include cover and title pages, copyright, dedication, acknowledgement, preface pages </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Include table of contents </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Include free form text pages </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Customize your index format and number of columns </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Place index in reports </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Spectacular Wall Charts </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Ancestor Wall Charts in any orientation (left to right, bottom to top, etc) </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Descendant Wall Charts in any orientation (top to bottom, left to right, etc) </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Hourglass Charts (combined ancestors and descendants) in any orientation (top to bottom, left to right, etc) </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Timeline Charts </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Drag and drop to resize and move individual boxes </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Add a background image or color </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Print charts up to 100 feet wide </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Print charts on regular size paper and tape together, or print on large format printer </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Export charts to JPG, EMF, and other graphic formats </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Add freeform text, photos, and shapes to your charts </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Multimedia </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Attach photographs, sound clips, and video clips to any person, family, place, source, or event </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Include photos in your books, group sheets, and other printouts </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Attach documents (Word, PDF, etc) to any person, family, place, source, or event </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Scan photos directly into RootsMagic </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Photo editor lets you adjust sharpness, brightness, contrast, and rotate and zoom images </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Media Tagging - tag your media with people, families, sources, or places. For example, tag an image of a census record with the people, families, and places mentioned in the record as well as the censusâ€™ source citation </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Sources - Documenting Your Information </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Add source documentation to any person, fact, or family </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> SourceWizard automatically writes proper sources for you </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Almost 400 SourceWizard templates based on Evidence Explained, Evidence!, and Cite Your Sources </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Hints in the Source fields guide you in entering your sources </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Assign industry-standard quality terminology (for sources, information and evidence) to your master sources </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Easy to use source list tracks all your documentation (certificates, census, books, etc) </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Enter each source only once, then reuse it elsewhere </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Add a global source to each person when importing a GEDCOM file. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Record repositories where the sources are found </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Create your own source templates using the powerful built-in template language </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Easily merge duplicate sources from the master source list </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Add a source to multiple people at once </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Easily make a copy of a source </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Copy (memorize) sources to reuse (paste) elsewhere </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Notes - Telling the Story </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Add notes and stories/notes to any fact, person, couple (family), or shared role, place, place details </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Notes print in books, group sheets, and other reports </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Print your documentation (notes and sources) in your reports, summaries, and forms </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Note formatting (bold, italics, underlining) </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Search and replace in notes </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Spell checking </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Live spell checking </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Thesaurus </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Add private notes that you can suppress from printing or exporting </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Internet Features </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="new"> Create dynamic websites with pedigree, family, and individual views and supporting notes, sources, and media </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="new"> Publish your family history and pictures online with our free My RootsMagic online service (See a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151210225550/http://my.rootsmagic.com/sample" target="_blank">sample website</a>) </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> FamilySearch Family Tree certified synchronization </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Automatically check for updates to your software </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Family Reunion Planner </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="better"> WebSearch searches the web using a variety of search engines or search specific genealogy sites, or add your own sites to search </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Create a website including photos, notes, sources, index, surname list, GEDCOM file, email, etc </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Six types of websites: pedigree charts, group sheets, combo pedigree chart / group sheet, descendant narrative, ancestor narrative, alphabetical narrative </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> CSS-styled websites </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Add your own links to your home page </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> "Privatize" living persons when creating your website </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Create outputs in Adobe Acrobat (PDF), or web files (HTML) to upload to a web site </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Research Features </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Research Manager - avoid â€œreinventing the wheelâ€ by keeping track of research goals, sources, and results that you have collected on a person, family, or place </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> GenSmarts integration to get research suggestions from inside RootsMagic * </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Add GenSmarts suggestions to your RootsMagic to-do list with one click * </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> "To-do" list lets you keep track of research you still need to do for any person or family </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Correspondence Log keeps track of all your incoming and outgoing correspondence </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="better"> WebSearch searches the web using a variety of search engines or search specific genealogy sites, or add your own sites to search </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Tools </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Date calculator </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Pop up calendar when entering dates </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Soundex calculator (including alternate methods) </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Bookmark any individuals in your database </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> History list lets you backtrack through last 200 people visited </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Back button moves back to previously visited people </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Potential problem list </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Problem list is interactive (edit problem person or family directly from problem list) </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Mark possible problems as "not a problem" </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Place name standardization and geocoding </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Mapping people and places </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Spell Checker checks the current notes, or all notes. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Create groups of people that you can name and select by that name </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Color coding to highlight groups of people's names in color so they are easy to spot </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Counts the number of separate trees in your database. </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Relationship calculator shows you the relationship between any two people </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="better"> CountyCheck analyzes places as you enter them to let you know if you enter a county or state that didn't exist on the date you entered </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="new"> CountyCheck Explorer lets you look up US, UK, Canadian, and Australian counties, states, etc. to view information and interactive maps </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="new"> DataClean helps you clean up names and places in your database </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td class="new"> Compare Files lets you compare 2 RootsMagic databases for differences and move data between them </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Merge Features </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Powerful merge capabilities </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Prioritized merge list </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Color-coded record comparisons makes it easy to spot differences </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> Mark possible duplicates as "not a match" </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> SmartMerge automatically handles the "obvious" duplicates </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="nocheck">   </td> <td class="xcheck">   </td> <td> ShareMerge helps when collaborating with other RootsMagic users </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> Compatibility </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Direct Family Tree Maker import (version 16 and earlier) * </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Direct PAF import (versions 2.x and later) </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Direct Family Origins import (versions 4 and later) </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Direct Legacy import (versions 2 and later) * </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Full GEDCOM 5.5 support so you can exchange data with other programs </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> FamilySearch Family Tree import </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Full LDS support. LDS support can be turned on or off. </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"> FamilySearch Support </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Access Certified </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Update Certified </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Share Certified </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Print Certified </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Ordinance Reservation Certified </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Ordinance Request (FOR) Certified </td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> PAF Import Certified </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="check">   </td> <td class="check">   </td> <td> Discussion Certified </td> </tr> </table>  </form> </div> </div> <br class="clear"/> <div id="footer"> <div class="style_content"> <p> <a href="/web/20151210225550/http://www.rootsmagic.com/" title="Return to the Home Page">Home</a> - <a href="/web/20151210225550/http://www.rootsmagic.com/Products/" title="">Products</a> - <a href="/web/20151210225550/http://www.rootsmagic.com/News/" title="">News</a> - <a href="/web/20151210225550/http://www.rootsmagic.com/Try/" title="">Downloads</a> - <a href="/web/20151210225550/http://www.rootsmagic.com/Store/" title="">Store</a> - <a href="/web/20151210225550/http://www.rootsmagic.com/Help/" title="">Support</a> - <a href="/web/20151210225550/http://www.rootsmagic.com/Community/" title="">Community</a> - <a href="/web/20151210225550/http://www.rootsmagic.com/Webinars" title="Free online classes to learn our software and other topics">Learn</a> - <a href="/web/20151210225550/http://www.rootsmagic.com/About/" title="">Company</a> - <a href="/web/20151210225550/http://www.rootsmagic.com/Contact/" title="">Contact Us</a><br> Copyright © 2001-2015 RootsMagic, Inc.  All Rights Reserved. <a id="_ctl0_lnkPrivacy" href="/web/20151210225550/http://www.rootsmagic.com/Privacy.aspx">Privacy Policy</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>

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