Is this a stand alone program not connected with Ancestry or any other site? Having asked that, can you download your ancestry family tree onto RootsMagic?
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Roots Magic is a standalone program and is not connected with Ancestry.com but is put out by the people at Familysearch.org. You can import your family tree data from earlier versions of RootMagic, some versions of Family Tree Maker, some version of Family Origins, or is the file is a GEDCOM format. I was a subscriber to Ancestry and when the "lease" was done, I downloaded all the data into a GEDCOM file and imported that directly into Roots Magic. It was seamless.
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I found that I could use it as just a format. Yes, at least for me it was stand alone. It's just that if you are missing data you have to search it on your own and then add it manually. I needed a lot of missing data and so I'm at a stand still on what I will do next as it seems that Ancestry.com had very little to offer me and kept offering sites that required more fees. Other than that the software was pretty straight forward as long as you read the instructions. Good luck and hope this help.
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I believe the only difference between the 3 versions is the amount of included access time on Ancestry.com. FTM 2008 Basic is 1 month; FTM 2008 Deluxe is 3 months; FTM 2008 Platinum is 6 months. Now, if this full access to EVERYTHING (don't know if it is but since it says premium access, I would think so) I pay $300 a year for full access to both US and International records. If the premium access is limited to just the US, it's still $180 a year. Therefore, FTM 2008 Platinum, with the current rebate offered, is a great deal for 6 months free access that is worth anywhere between $90 to $150 in REAL dollars! And believe me, with access to those billions of records at Ancestry's web site, you are guaranteed to find many of your ancestors! I would jump at this deal if I could, but I already have a yearly subscription and I'm using FTM 2008.
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M Jeltemawhich program did you use? what did it cost? was it difficult to install? run? record and transfer?
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I had this issue a few years ago and called Ancestry' customer service number and they extended my membership. Don't know if they still do this.
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I was very disappointed with this software and tossed it. I can't answer your question. I've wasted a lot of $$$ buying cheap and not so cheap software that promises great results but I ended up with poor quality results. I've been using Stitch ERA Universal, its been free to use online but that will stop in December, and one of their options is to buy a subscription for monthly use. If I need to scan anything, I use CorelDraw and import it into Stitch Era. I'm happy with the results and they've been professional quality. Good Luck!
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Very good question.. I just tried it and it scanned my license flawlessly! Hope that helps.
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What did you end up getting? You sound like you might be a novice like myself. I am simply looking to scan in/preserve family photos. I want the best results but not too complicated for the non-pro to use. I also have a macbook pro.
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Yes, you can transfer all of your ancestry.com research onto the Family Tree Maker - pictures, notes and all.
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Yes it does. My genealogy group meets using Google Hangout and it works great.
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It is really impressive. It is kind of like your checkbook register when you come to the end of the page and carry your balance over. You take the number and the last person and carry it over to the next page. In the first column on the back page you put the same number and name of the family member and just continue from there as if it is all on one side. I had over 300+ direct descendants. When I continued over onto the second page, I only had about half as many to continue since I only had that many traced back that far. I didn't like it so I did another one and when I came to the last column on right on front, I just flipped it over, transferred the number and name and continued directly across in the same line as the front page. I liked that better as then I can continue on as I find additional descendants. It really works well and it does fit all 15 generations. I really like this one. It was well designed. Good luck.
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It does not write over your prior version, but if you are using Ancestry.com when you sync everything is going to load onto your your 2014 version.
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Thanks so much. Since I have 6 different genealogy files, and 3 of them all have over 800 pages, it looks like it might be a bit pricey, but...these are the best I've seen, so I will go ahead and order them. Wish the larger ones had a name plate on the outside. Again, my thanks...I know what to do now.
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I just tried importing with Doxie docs and pics scanned from other devices. It would not do this task. Doxie gave me the error message that these items were not scanned by Doxie. This is a great scanner but will not do what yu ask. I would contact Doxie to see if there is a workaround.
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I have Family Tree Maker 4.0 (almost an antique!) and just downloaded it successfully to Vista.
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I'm interested in the answer to this as well. I've always bought the cd version thinking it's the only way I can share with family members. (I believe it's up to 3 filings)? Would the 'download' version allow for this too?
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I can't put my hands on my package for this but I researched this question about a year or so ago and my recollection is that you can actually run it legally on a small peer-to-peer network of 3 users. I have used this program for 25 years--including on networks. It is rock solid for what it is. Unfortunately for small time guys like me I think their successor is trying to take it to a higher level to compete with CRM systems which I'm sure it can do. However, they are pricing guys like me out of the market. The bad news is there probably won't be any support for this version going forward. The good news is you probably won't need it. I also wouldn't expect the folks who've sold out to come after you for license infractions but you never know.