Family Tree Maker Deluxe 2008 Edition

Millions of people have used Family Tree Maker, the #1 selling genealogy software, to discover and share their family stories. Now, with an intuitive new interface and dozens of new features - making it easier than ever to explore your roots.

Family history is a fun, rewarding hobby that connects you with your past and brings you closer to your present family.  Just getting started?  Family Tree Maker 2008 will make it easy for you to explore and preserve your family heritage.  Already and expert?  You will appreciate the program's robust features, including flexible data-management options and wide variety of output choices.

Family Tree Maker 2008 lets you easily:

• Build a family tree starting with names, dates and events
• Attach photos, documents and audio and video files
• Quickly merge new facts and records from the web into your tree
• Use interactive maps to explore the places where your ancestors once lived
• Design and print charts to display at home and share with family

Family Tree Maker integrates seamlessly with Ancestry.com, allowing you to easily access the world's largest online collection of family history records.  Ancestry.com is home to many different types of records, including census, military, immigration, land and probate records, just to name a few.  




By using Family Tree Maker 2008 together with Ancestry.com, you can:

• Quickly compare information you find on Ancestry with the data in your tree and use a merge wizard to selectively import new facts and records
• Take advantage of Ancestry Hints - a contextual search feature that automatically suggests records pertaining to people in your tree
• Back up your Family Tree Maker data by automatically creating a member tree on Ancestry (you can choose to share your tree with others or keep it private)
• Create heirloom-quality books using the new Ancestry Press self-publishing tool

The Deluxe Edition total retail value is $280!

• Includes 3 months premium access to ancestry.com
  Access to the Web's largest collection of family history records. Subscription terms begins upon installation of the Family Tree Maker software.

• Training Video (DVD)
  Watch as family history expert Megan Smolenyak presents tips and guidelines for building your family tree.
   
• Getting Started Guide
  Follow the directions in this handy guide to begin your first Family Tree Maker project and master the program¿s basic features.
   
• The Official Guide to Family Tree Maker 2008 (PDF)
  For detailed instructions, browse or search the in-depth user manual included on the software installation CD.
   
• The Standard Ancestry Reference Library (DVD)
  Access 10 leading family history books, compiled and indexed on one DVD.
   

This completely redesigned program has dozens of new features, including:

• A new interface that combines elements of a pedigree chart and a family group sheet, making it much easier to enter, view and edit your data
• Vastly improved integration with Ancestry.com
• A web clipper that lets you merge data from anywhere on the web into your tree
• Standardized criteria for rating your sources
• Features that make it easy to manage photos and other media files and incorporate them into charts and reports
• A place authority with more than 3 million place names that helps you correctly enter locations
• Dynamic lists that show you all the people and events associated with a particular place
• Timelines that highlight personal, family and world events that occurred during your ancestors¿ lives
• A robust tool for sorting and managing your to-do list
• The ability to import data from other genealogy programs, including Personal Ancestral File, The Master Genealogist and Legacy Family Tree

As an additional bonus, you also get Our History in Images (2 DVDs).  Add visual excitement and historical context to your family tree with this collection of historical maps, war and conflict photos and vintage postcards from all 50 states.

Historical Maps - Explore period maps of the areas where your ancestors lived.  This collection includes more than 1,500 maps, charts and diagrams.

War and Conflict -  Browse images of the conflicts that shaped U.S. history.  This volume includes more than 1,500 photos, drawings and paintings.

U.S. Postcards: Add visual excitement and historical context to your family tree with more than 30,000 vintage postcards from all 50 states.

Windows XP SP2, Vista

• All online features require Internet access
• Some supplemental products require a DVD-ROM Drive