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Guide Picks - Top
5 Easy-to-Use Family Tree
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These five genealogy software programs are full-featured, yet designed to
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1) Family Tree Maker 9.0
Easy to use, yet loaded with features, Family Tree Maker 9.0 lives up to
its name as the "#1 selling genealogy software program." It has an
intuitive user interface which gets you inputting your family names
quickly and the publishing center makes getting your genealogy information
published on the Web a snap, even for beginners.
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2) Legacy
Family Tree 3.0
Just as powerful as the other genealogy programs on this list, Legacy
has one clear advantage - it's available for
free download! You can
also purchase for a very reasonable price on CD-ROM. Perfect for
people who don't want to waste money on a bunch of bundled genealogy
data CDs, Legacy 3.0 is a top-notch program for recording
and analyzing your genealogy research.
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3)
Generations Family Tree
Setup of this full-featured genealogy program is a breeze with the
step-by-step multimedia tutorial and easy-to-read user manual. There
are a several Generations versions available, including a DVD version
and Liberty Edition,
but Grande Suite 8.0 offers the best value for beginning researchers
with its amazing collection of data CDs (including the entire 1800
U.S. census).
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4) Family Origins 10.0
Family Origins is one of the easiest to use genealogy software
programs currently on the market, while still containing many of the
advanced features which more experienced genealogists have come to
expect. An intuitive user interface, easy data entry, sixty-one
different report options, six family history book layouts and a Family
History journal combine to make this program easy, useful and fun!
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5)
Ancestral Quest 3.0
This Windows based genealogy program makes it easy for anyone to do
genealogy. Step-by-step tutorials, good source citation capabilities
and beautiful yet functional printouts are just some of the features
of this powerful program. If you're
anxious to get started putting your family tree on the computer then
Ancestral Quest will have you up and running in no time.
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