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New features in Family
Tree Maker 2006
New Input Interface
Much of the input side of Family Tree Maker 2006
has been updated and reorganised to present an up to date Windows type look and feel, and to simplify the overall use of the
program, including entering information, moving around within your family tree, and accessing all of Family Tree Maker's rich
features and tools.
New Family View and Toolbar
The new Family View replaces the old Family
Page. See three generations instead of two, and up to eight children at once. The Edit Individual window (formerly the Individual
Facts Card) has been enhanced to make it easier to add all the details about an individual in one central place. Another example
is the streamlined toolbar with more intuitive buttons. The new design is much easier to use.
New Pedigree View
The all new Pedigree View is in addition to the
Pedigree Tree, and allows you to quickly and easily navigate your family tree. You can view up to seven generations or as
few as three. When navigating to other generations in your tree, animation helps you to see how the tree is changing so you
don't lose your way. A side panel makes it easy to view anyone's pedigree through the click of a button, while also providing
details on a selected individual. In addition to giving you a great visual overview of your family and making it easy to move
around, the Pedigree View allows you to quickly analyse your tree and identify areas in need of research. The Pedigree View
is extremely powerful and has lots of features that you will love.
Web Search
Family Tree Maker 2006's new web search feature will automatically
search Ancestry.com for more information on the people in your tree, and will rank the results to easily identify the ones
that are most likely to be your ancestors. The Family Tree Maker Web Search Report makes it easy to compare the information
found online with the people in your tree, so you can quickly determine which information is relevant to you. You can then
mark the ones of interest to you and hide the ones that are irrelevant. Once you've identified the information you'd like
to keep, you can easlily add that data right into your own tree using Family Tree Maker's Web Merge feature.
Web Search Report
With Family Tree Maker's new automatic Web Search
running in the background, you can instantly view and analyse search results through the Web Search Report. You can easily
compare the information found online with the information you already have - side by side! Filter the results to show only
the ones you're interested in - by their ranking, by the type of data (e.g., census record, birth record, etc.) or by a status
set by you. You can mark a result as something to follow-up on, something to ignore or something you've seen and haven't decided
upon yet. Family Tree Maker provides you with the tools to quickly and easily analyze a lot of information to make building
your tree really easy!
New Web Merge Process
Merging and appending data from the web has
never been easier. Now Family Tree Maker takes the guesswork out of merging. An easy to use wizard guides you through the
incorporation of each new record that you find. You can either accept Family Tree Maker's recommendations and add the data
in one step, or you can use the wizard to choose which information to add, and whether to make the data 'preferred' or 'alternate'
information. None of your existing information will be overwritten.
Bookmarks and History
Now you can quickly jump to the people in your
tree that you view most frequently by creating bookmarks or viewing your editing history. Bookmarks are set by you to identify
the individuals you access frequently. The History feature automatically tracks the last 30 individuals you edited enabling
you to jump to recently changed people. You can use bookmarks and history in both the Family View and the Pedigree View.
Helpful Adjustments
A number of smaller adjustments have been made
to Family Tree Maker 2006 to improve your experience with the program. These include an automatic notification when program
updates are available, a default date display that follows the standard genealogical (UK) format of dd mmm yyyy, a more intuitave
toolbar, improvements to the GEDCOM importing process, a menu item for compacting the database, and improvements to the process
of uploading information to a user home page.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: - Component Minimum Requirements
Windows
98/ME/XP
For Windows 98/ME; a 300 MHz Pentium, or compatible, processor and 32 MB of RAM
For Windows XP; a 333 MHz Pentium,
or compatible processor, and 128 MB of RAM
Super VGA (800 x 600) video adapter (1024x768 recommended)
Hi-Colour (16-bit)
colour quality
A CD-ROM drive (for installation only; to use the CD back up features, a CDR/CDRW is required)
150 MB
disk space
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later. (A full install package for IE 6 is provided if your system does not
already have it)
To take advantage of the online features, a 56 Kbps modem and an Internet
connection
Printer Support: Works with most popular printers (monochrome and color)
supported by Windows
System requirements are based on requirements to run the Family Tree
Maker program. User's Operating System requirements may be higher than those listed here.
System configuration may require minor adjustments to the configurations
of your operations system and/or updates to the hardware component drivers
As with all Windows programs, a faster processor, more RAM, and more
free disk space will enhance performance.
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