This review is copied from my blog, The Towering Pile. I just felt that personally, I could have figured most of it out just from using the software and poking around. For someone who's not really computer-savvy, it would probably be really helpful. Overall, though, it was a good guide to the software. My guess is that's a result of content being reorganised, but no thorough edit being done afterwards before publication. Sometimes the same bit of text is repeated in several chapters. I think this book has been edited and rereleased with each version of RootsMagic, and it shows. The other, more minor issue, was just one of editing. But it meant that I spent a lot of the time reading stuff that was painfully obvious to me, just as someone who uses computers a lot. That's not entirely a fault in the book technical writing is always hard when you have such a mixed audience. The main issue I had with this book is that it's clearly aimed at someone WAY less computer literate than me. I still haven't had a chance to really dig into the software itself, but I did try some things out along the way while I was reading. But it meant that I spent a lot of the ti This book came with the software when I bought RootsMagic Version 5 at a genealogy conference last year. RootsMagic comes with the previously mentioned Web site limit and a 50-member trial limit.This book came with the software when I bought RootsMagic Version 5 at a genealogy conference last year. While the program required a lot of research to get a full picture of one's family, it was ultimately worth it because of the helpful tools. Unfortunately, we were unable to actually view the site due to trial limits, but if the site is as comprehensive as the wizard is, it will be good. The program appeared to offer a great feature in its simple Web-site-creating wizard. If a great great uncle was missing, the blank entry was surrounded by other family members with whom we could research and hopefully find the answer. One of its strongest suits was the tree's ability to make gaps in knowledge obvious. Just note that this application has been developed to be a companion for RootsMagic on your computer and is not a standalone family tree maker. This app is completely free and is compatible with your desktop or online RootsMagic data. It never modifies your databases, it just shows you. RootsMagic for Android 1.0 is a free database viewer. RootsMagic for Android will show your Addresses, Correspondence, Media, and To-Do list It really is a RootsMagic viewer. We were prompted to enter birth and death dates, photos, hometowns and other important information, which formed a web of details that created a clear picture of a family. Yes, you can download the RootsMagic smartphone application on Android and iOS devices. RootsMagic for Android will not only display basic data, but also show Places, Sources, and Repositories. While we were expected to do the research ourselves, the program provided a simple bracket system for mapping out our family's history. Its simple family tree display and easily entered info meant we never needed to consult the program's instructional Help file. The program's interface had us hooked from the get-go. With simple directions and an excellent layout, family roots can be monitored from their earliest origins. RootsMagic provides a set of tools for designing a family tree.
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