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Margaret Ashburton NZ

Margaret Ashburton NZ Report 30 Jul 2007 22:03

Thanks folks for your suggestions Will check FTm and Legacy out Margaret

Christine in Yorkshire

Christine in Yorkshire Report 30 Jul 2007 11:14

I find Legacy extremely good and easy to use. Started with the free version downloadable from their website and have just updated to deluxe for about £15 to get a few more bells and whistles! Christine

Ron

Ron Report 30 Jul 2007 09:58

Hi Margaret. This same question pops up every few weeks or so. Everybody will tell you that the program they use is the best, that's because they are used to it and know how to use it. As far as I am aware there are 37 different programs out there, some are free, some you pay for. The only way to reach a conclusion is for you to try them for yourself and see what you like. As already stated a lot of people use Family Tree Maker, it is the most popular software world wide but that does not mean it's the best, the best program is the one that does what you want it to do and only you know that. Try this website for comaprison table that will tell you the features of some of the main programs. http://www.my-history*co*uk/acatalog/compare.htm Replace stars with a dot Most programs have a free downloadable version so that you can give it a test drive. Ron www.genealogyprinters*com

Clive

Clive Report 30 Jul 2007 09:51

PAF from the latter day saints has had a lot of support on this board over the last month and it is free. It has a few add ons you can but for under £5.0 each. Personally use RootsMagic but PAF for family members (so when they phone for help I can have the same screen as them). I like RootsMagic but I paid about £20 for it. My family is able to use PAF (most of the time) which says something as they need help with Word and Excel. Clive

Horatia

Horatia Report 30 Jul 2007 09:50

I have family tree maker and it is good in that lots of people use it so you can get plenty of help in its use; but if I bought another programme I would go for Family Historian this time (its British) and has less Americanisms in it. Why not download a few trial versions and see which one you like best? Cheers, Horatia

Heather

Heather Report 30 Jul 2007 09:29

FTM 2008 is due out in august.

tinkers

tinkers Report 30 Jul 2007 09:03

i use family tree maker as well and it is easy to use

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 30 Jul 2007 08:54

A lot of people on this site (myself included) use FamilyTreeMaker. You only need the basic package as most people don't find all the extra CD's and things that come with the deluxe versions any great help. It's very good and easy to use, but there are free programmes you can download. Kath. x

Margaret Ashburton NZ

Margaret Ashburton NZ Report 30 Jul 2007 08:06

I need to buy a computer based genealogy programme but would like comments you may have as to which I should look at Margaret