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Can I get a witness? Here is that new edit screen from the last preview, and I’ve unblurred the new magic button. “Share”. This feature (sometimes called “witnesses”) lets you share a person’s fact or event with other people in…
Well, I’m finally caught up from the RootsMagic cruise, and ready to wrap up the last 5 or 6 new features coming in RootsMagic 4. Welcome to the new edit screen. Now, before you say “It’s different so I hate…
If you have ever selected a group of people for a report or search and wished you could save that group of people to use again later, then your wish has been granted. The fifth (and final) tab of the…
DNA anyone? By popular demand RootsMagic 4 now lets you track all those DNA tests you are spending so much money on. And unlike some programs, RootsMagic 4 will let you track both Y-Chromosome (paternal-line) and Mitochondrial (maternal-line) tests. Just…
RootsMagic has always been heads and shoulders above the competition when it comes to custom reports, but we have found ways to make them even better in RootsMagic 4. Easier Design Screen Anyone who has designed a custom report in…
And while we’re on the subject of web searches, it’s time to unwrap one of the features we get the most questions about… New FamilySearch support. First, go read about New FamilySearch on Wikipedia (you have to scroll down the…
WebSearch. And why is it that every time a tab is disclosed another blurred one (2) appears? RootsMagic 4 makes it easier than ever to search online for information about your family. Just switch to the WebSearch tab and RootsMagic…
RootsMagic has long had the ability to display an online map for places in your database (it was even a recent “tip of the month” in the RootsMagic newsletter). We have expanded that capability in RootsMagic 4. When you open…
Have you ever been entering a place and wished you knew what county, province, state or country the place was in? RootsMagic 4 now provides a worldwide place database with 3.5 million places in it. Just pop up the place…
Have you ever wanted to tweak the sentence for a single fact without having to change the global sentence template for that fact type? RootsMagic 4 now lets you customize the sentence for any fact in your database. If you…