{"id":2512,"date":"2015-11-24T10:52:08","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T17:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2512"},"modified":"2015-11-24T19:01:24","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T02:01:24","slug":"new-personal-historian-2-the-companion-guide-book-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2512","title":{"rendered":"New &#8220;Personal Historian 2: The Companion Guide&#8221; Book Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rootsmagic.com\/personal-historian-book\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2513\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/PH2-Book-600-230x300.png\" alt=\"Personal Historian 2: The Companion Guide\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/PH2-Book-600-230x300.png 230w, http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/PH2-Book-600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/personal-historian\" target=\"_blank\">Personal Historian<\/a> is our unique software that helps you write the story of your life and of other individuals. One of the most common questions we hear is, &#8220;Is there a printed book to go along with it?&#8221; We&#8217;re pleased to finally be able to say, &#8220;yes!&#8221; with the release of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/personal-historian-book\" target=\"_blank\">Personal Historian 2: The Companion Guide<\/a>, now available in our store.<\/p>\n<p>This 192-page book was written by me, the author of Personal Historian.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;User Manual&#8221; is such an unfriendly word. I\u2019ve tried to make this book\u00a0much more than a cold, technical description of just another computer application. Because a personal history should be much more than a lifeless description of events, I wanted this book to be a little more colorful and have a little more personality.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you will find the expected technical descriptions and walk-throughs. But, hopefully, you\u2019ll also find practical tips, new ideas, and needed inspiration to finally bring life to your life stories.<\/p>\n<h2>Introductory Price<\/h2>\n<p>For a very limited-time, you can get your own copy of Personal Historian 2: The Companion Guide for only $7.95 (plus shipping). That&#8217;s nearly half-off its regular price of $14.95. Simply <a href=\"http:\/\/rootsmagic.com\/Personal-Historian-Book\/\" target=\"_blank\">visit our website<\/a> and add it to your cart to receive the discount.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t wait, <a href=\"http:\/\/rootsmagic.com\/Personal-Historian-Book\/\" target=\"_blank\">order your copy<\/a> today!<\/p>\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<p>Curious about what is inside? Take a look at its Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Introduction\n<ul>\n<li>Why you need Personal Historian<\/li>\n<li>What is Personal Historian?<\/li>\n<li>Personal Historian\u2019s History<\/li>\n<li>About this Book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Why you can\u2019t write your personal history\n<ul>\n<li>Why are you doing this?<\/li>\n<li>The obstacles<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI don\u2019t know where to start\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI don\u2019t have the time\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI can\u2019t remember enough details\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI\u2019m not a good writer\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Getting started\n<ul>\n<li>The Welcome Screen<\/li>\n<li>Creating a new file<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Importing Data\n<ul>\n<li>Importing Genealogy<\/li>\n<li>Importing LifeCapsules &amp; Timelines<\/li>\n<li>Importing Other Text Data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Main Screen\n<ul>\n<li>Main Menu Toolbar<\/li>\n<li>Status Bar<\/li>\n<li>Story Details<\/li>\n<li>Time Slider<\/li>\n<li>Story List<\/li>\n<li>Search Box<\/li>\n<li>Filtering Stories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Working with Files\n<ul>\n<li>Open an Existing File<\/li>\n<li>Searching for a File<\/li>\n<li>Moving or Renaming a File<\/li>\n<li>Deleting a File<\/li>\n<li>Copying a File<\/li>\n<li>Checking and Repairing a File<\/li>\n<li>File Options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Managing Your Stories\n<ul>\n<li>Story Status<\/li>\n<li>Adding a New Story<\/li>\n<li>Editing an Existing Story<\/li>\n<li>Picking a Random Story<\/li>\n<li>Adding a Journal Entry<\/li>\n<li>Deleting a Story<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Using Categories\n<ul>\n<li>Adding a New Category<\/li>\n<li>Editing a Category<\/li>\n<li>Deleting a Category<\/li>\n<li>Changing the Order of Categories<\/li>\n<li>Changing a Story\u2019s Category<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Recording People\n<ul>\n<li>Relationships<\/li>\n<li>Dates of Involvement<\/li>\n<li>Adding a New Person<\/li>\n<li>Editing a Person<\/li>\n<li>Deleting a Person<\/li>\n<li>Adding a Person to a Story<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Tracking Places\n<ul>\n<li>Geocoding Your List of Places<\/li>\n<li>Adding a New Place<\/li>\n<li>Editing a Place<\/li>\n<li>Deleting a Place<\/li>\n<li>Changing a Story\u2019s Place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Editor Screen\n<ul>\n<li>Editor Menu<\/li>\n<li>Editor Toolbar<\/li>\n<li>Editor Status Bar<\/li>\n<li>Story Information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Organizer\n<ul>\n<li>Organizer Toolbar<\/li>\n<li>Organizer Items<\/li>\n<li>Moving Organizer Items<\/li>\n<li>Selecting Multiple Items at Once<\/li>\n<li>Copy Items to the Composer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Memory Solution\n<ul>\n<li>Brainstorming<\/li>\n<li>Step 1: Visualize<\/li>\n<li>Step 2: Summarize<\/li>\n<li>Step 3: Organize<\/li>\n<li>Step 4: Repeat<\/li>\n<li>The \u201cO\u201d Word<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Composer\n<ul>\n<li>Composer Toolbar<\/li>\n<li>Applying Styles<\/li>\n<li>Fonts &amp; Formatting<\/li>\n<li>Adding Pictures<\/li>\n<li>Importing a Document<\/li>\n<li>Spell Check &amp; Thesaurus<\/li>\n<li>Readability Check<\/li>\n<li>Dictating and Reading Back Your Story<\/li>\n<li>Fullscreen Editing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>How to Write Good\n<ul>\n<li>Let Your Voice Shine Through<\/li>\n<li>Make it Readable<\/li>\n<li>Write to Your Audience<\/li>\n<li>Write with Strength<\/li>\n<li>Finding the Right Word<\/li>\n<li>Shaking Things Up<\/li>\n<li>The Difference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Do I Have Your Attention?\n<ul>\n<li>Show, Don\u2019t Tell<\/li>\n<li>Add Context<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s a newspaper?<\/li>\n<li>Let Your Characters\u00a0Speak<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Putting It All Together\n<ul>\n<li>Creating a New Book<\/li>\n<li>Managing Books<\/li>\n<li>Using the Publisher<\/li>\n<li>Printing and Exporting Your Work<\/li>\n<li>Publishing a Single Story<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Protecting Your Work\n<ul>\n<li>Rule #1: Backup your data often<\/li>\n<li>Rule #2: Keep past backups, not just the latest<\/li>\n<li>Rule #3: Keep backups in multiple places<\/li>\n<li>Restoring from a Backup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good Luck<\/li>\n<li>Reference Guides\n<ul>\n<li>Program Options<\/li>\n<li>Dates and Ages<\/li>\n<li>Menu Commands<\/li>\n<li>Keyboard Shortcut Keys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Index<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personal Historian is our unique software that helps you write the story of your life and of other individuals. 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