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| Family Tree Maker 2008 Deluxe (PC) | 
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| From: Avanquest Software
Category: Software
List Price: £39.99
Buy New: £29.99
You Save: £10.00 (25%)
New (5) from £29.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 73
Platform: Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.8 x 2.1
EAN: 5016488116626
Release Date: October 12, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New, Shipped From UK Mainland Using Royal Mail Recorded Delivery
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 Crammed full of features May 11, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought my copy of FTM from the USA via ancestry.com website without it dawning on me that I could have ordered it from Amazon (cost a bit more, too. Doh!). Looking at the screenshots and reading other reviews, I am sure it's the same product, except mine came with a DVD tutorial and a CD full of old American postcard pictures; not particularly useful in my case, but interesting.
I had dozens of names in my existing tree saved in a GedCom file and these were quickly imported into the program; I only had to make a couple of changes to date formats. Also, and I don't expect the UK version to be any different, the locations that were imported tended to be American; ie 'Birmingham' brought up a map of Alabama. These ambiguities are easily resolved by FTM, however.
Searching the internet without having to exit the program is useful; it's on the same screen, so that you can enter details manually while looking at them. There is also a facility for pasting bits of web pages into your work.
I don't know why it happens that names such as 'Higgins' are sometimes read as 'Biggins' despite it being clearly spelled with an H in the actual record, but it does. In other words, FTM is not a program that you can press a button, make a cup of tea, and have your family tree prepared when you get back. You have to do some investigation of your own. This might sound obvious to experienced researchers, but I have read reviews where an inability to find relatives is blamed on the program rather than the search engine being used, the fact that records might not exist, or anything else.
FTM is full of features to allow you to collect and enter data, print and make presentations in a variety of ways, and in short do anything you would wish to do, without having a pile of paper to rummage through. It must be one of the best genealogy packages on the market...and at a price less than you would pay for a video game, with twice the fun!
 The good, the bad and the ugly May 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I can understand the disparity between the reviews received to date.
The good is the data entry page, and charting pages which are a vast improvement over previous versions of FTM.
The bad is that the program still severely restricts how you enter data, particularly dates. With a lot of my research I only need to record the year and quarter, but you cannot enter Q1 1925 for example.
The downright ugly is the "manual" that is provided with the software. The square root of useless comes to mind. I had a problem printing a family tree as important data was not being printed on the right hand side, due to the predetermined print size. After some hours I finally managed to resolve the problem. Was there any help in the manual-not even a mention.
Terrific March 15, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A terrific piece of software. A vast improvement on FTM2005. If you are really serious with your genealogy then this is the package for you. Plus subscribe to Ancestry.co.uk for a year. I was initially reluctant to pay the year's subscription thinking I probably wouldn't take full advantage of it but it's far the better option than buying bits of credit to this and that genealogy website.
I love Family Tree Maker - All versions!!! March 11, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have owned this, I now own the Platinum edition.
I recommend this to anyone who is looking for a product to make Family Trees. I really enjoy making mine and I have found so many new family memebers by these products.
It is easy to transfer trees over and easy to get to grips with the upgrades. I will continue to follow the upgrades.
Go out and get them!!!
Great product for getting started October 31, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've been using this for just over a week and have already filled several holes in my family research. USe the Ancestry subscription you can find loads of information searching through their databases, (I advise you to look at the tutorials first as these help you worlk out how to get the best from it). I found the software easy to use and have managed to print off some basic reports and charts - there are lots of featiures I haven't used yet but first impressions are pretty positive.
Definitely worth the money for the Ancestry subscription alone.
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