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Family history is a fun, rewarding hobby that connects you with your past — and brings you closer to your present family. Just getting started? Family Tree Maker 2008 makes it easy to explore and preserve your family heritage.
Already an expert? You’ll appreciate the program’s robust features, including flexible data-management options and a wide variety of output choices.
If you’re familiar with a previous version of Family Tree Maker — the #1 genealogy software since 1989 — you’ll notice that the program has a fresh new look and feel. FTM developers have made it easier than ever to enter, view and edit your data.
Dozens of other new features have been added, including:
- A new People interface that combines elements of a pedigree chart and a family group sheet
- Customize the family view to include any facts on the main data entry screen, that you choose . Example: Birth, Chistening, Death, Burial etc.
- Vastly improved integration with Ancestry.com
- A web clipper that lets you merge data from anywhere on the web into your tree
- Interactive maps and lists that show all the people in your tree associated with a particular place
- A place authority with more than 3 million place names that helps you correctly enter localities
- Standardized criteria for rating your sources
- Features that make it easy to manage photos and other media files and incorporate them into charts and reports
- Timelines that highlight personal, family and world events that occurred during your ancestors’ lives
- A robust tool for sorting and managing your to-do list
- The ability to import data from other genealogy programs, including Personal Ancestral File, The Master Genealogist and Legacy Family Tree
- Family Tree Maker 2008 integrates seamlessly with Ancestry.com, allowing you to quickly merge new facts and records into your family tree.
- Ancestry even does automatic searches for the people in your Family Tree Maker files and suggests records that may contain relevant information.
Install for a first-time installation, or use this package with your existing family file that was created in any previous version of Family Tree Maker! (Also directly imports family files created in Legacy Family Tree, The Master Genealogist, PAF, and GEDCOM.)
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SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Minimum system requirements:
Windows XP/Vista 500 MHz Intel Pentium II (or equivalent) 400 MB for installation / 256 MB of RAM 2X CD-ROM (required for installation) 800 x 600 resolution for monitor
Recommended system requirements:
Windows XP/Vista 1GHz Intel Pentium III (or equivalent, or better) 400 MB for installation / 512 MB of RAM 32X CD/CD-R (required for installation) 1024 x 768 resolution for monitor All online features require Internet access Training video and Our History in Images require DVD-ROM drive
Choose the "American" or the "Canadian" version. The actual Family Tree Maker 2008 software is identical in both versions, as is the training video. The differences are in the additional products and subscriptions that are included in their respective packages. Please read the descriptions carefully. We cannot exchange a software after it has been opened.
AMERICAN Version:
Family Tree Maker 2008 (American) includes:
- Complete Family Tree Maker 2008 (Version 17) software program
- Training Video featuring Megan Smolenyak. Watch as America’s leading family historian presents tips and guidelines for building your family tree on DVD.
- Our History in Images: U.S. Postcards. Add visual excitement and historical context to your family tree with more than 30,000 vintage postcards from all 50 US states. (DVD)
- 14-day free trial to Ancestry.com US Membership
 . (American content).
CANADIAN Versions:
ESSENTIALS Family Tree Maker 2008 includes:
- Complete Family Tree Maker 2008 (Version 17) software program. (Same as US Version)
- Training Video featuring Megan Smolenyak. Watch as America’s leading family historian presents tips and guidelines for building your family tree on DVD. (Same as US Version)
- Our History in Images: Canadian Postcards. Add visual excitement and historical context to your family tree with images from vintage postcards on DVD.
- 1 Month Canadian Deluxe subscription to Ancestry.ca (Canadian content)
DELUXE Family Tree Maker 2008 includes:
- Complete Family Tree Maker 2008 (Version 17) software program. (Same as US Version)
- Training Video featuring Megan Smolenyak. Watch as America’s leading family historian presents tips and guidelines for building your family tree on DVD. (Same as US Version)
- Our History in Images: Canadian Postcards. Add visual excitement and historical context to your family tree with images from vintage postcards on DVD.
- 6 Month Canadian Deluxe subscription to Ancestry.ca (Canadian content)
- Official Guide to Family Tree Maker 2008 (electronic)
- Standard Ancestry Reference Library (10 leading family history reference books on CD)
PLATINUM Family Tree Maker 2008 includes:
- Complete Family Tree Maker 2008 (Version 17) software program. (Same as US Version)
- Training Video featuring Megan Smolenyak. Watch as America’s leading family historian presents tips and guidelines for building your family tree on DVD. (Same as US Version)
- Our History in Images: Canadian Postcards. Add visual excitement and historical context to your family tree with images from vintage postcards on DVD.
- 12 months Canadian Deluxe subscription to Ancestry.ca (Canadian content)
- Official Guide to Family Tree Maker 2008 (electronic)
- Standard Ancestry Reference Library (10 leading family history reference books on CD)
- Passage Express software (on FTM installation CD under “Extras” tab )
- Ancestry Magazine (1 year - 6 issues)
O R D E R D E S K
1-800-361-5168( 9-5 Tuesday to Saturday )
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