which software...

[Michelle]

Is the best to use? I currently use FTM but was just wondering if there
was anything better.

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Michelle wrote:

Is the best to use? I currently use FTM but was just wondering if there
was anything better.

"Best" is a relative term. Best at what? Ease of data entry? Best at
allowing entering conflicting data? Best at sourcing data?

There is no One Size Fits All "Best".

I consider The Master Genealogist to be the most advanced that offers
the user the most options. It is "best" for me but others may see
things differently.

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The Verminator

[K0BBE]

Michelle wrote:

Is the best to use? I currently use FTM but was just
wondering if there was anything better.

Pro-Gen, genealogy à la carte ?
Dutch product, but availlable in many languages!
[ http://www.pro-gen.nl/nlhome.html ]

For the result: see my webpage.

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K0BBE
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[Kaye Payne]

Hi Michelle,

Most serious genealogists would probably use more that one software program
but usually keep the one as their master copy. I use FTM as my master but
absolutely love Legacy with its birthday reminders and it has several good
points with the photos being in a file that are easily accessible and it
also has some good reports.

I also use Family Historian because it has a printout of descendant outline
which I prefer than any of the others. I also use Brothers Keeper which has
a wonderful family tree printout that fits on one A4 page and shows at a
glance you cousins and aunts and uncles. For five generations it is great
but to go further back you have to use more than one A4 page. I also use
Heredes which has a printout of a family tree which shows horizontal bars
and you can follow the family tree easily.

I used to really hate the picture section of FTM because it saves in a PDF
format and they cannot be accessed as just a file but it is not such a
problem now I have purchased Adobe Acrobat 7 and can convert them back to
Jpeg.

It is easy to transfer the information to each program using gedcom and when
the very clever software writers come up with a gedcom that transfers photos
I will be really set.

But I keep my FTM as my master.

Kaye Payne

[Paul Blair]

Michelle wrote:

Is the best to use? I currently use FTM but was just wondering if there
was anything better.

Why does mail to you bounce? Is this a troll?

Paul

[J. Hugh Sullivan]

On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 12:56:36 -0500, Michelle
<[email protected]> wrote:

Is the best to use? I currently use FTM but was just wondering if there
was anything better.

Simply stated look at RootsMagic, Legacy and The Master Genealogist
and take your choice.

Hugh