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Family Historian 2.1 is Callico Pie's first update of their excellent, well-known and well-received British Family History Program for Windows, which has been specifically produced for researchers of UK records. This is a program that gives users a huge degree of control over content and appearance. Particularly helpful is a feature that enables users to display research in both lists and charts, and also includes a comprehensive search system, enabling data to be recovered very quickly and easily. The program requires Windows 95 or later to run. The accompanying pamphlet is well set out, using straightforward diagrams and language; technical jargon is used but it is fully explained and people with a basic level of Windows knowledge will not have any problems. There is also an extensive user manual accessible once the program is installed. One of the most helpful aspects of this excellent package is that it is 100 per cent GEDCOM compatible and complete, a worldwide standard of showing genealogical data. Therefore, genealogical data can be sent or received in the form of a GEDCOM
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file, without having to bother with conversion, as they are formatted correctly at the creation stage. Learn how to create a new family history file, how to add children or parents, how to open a file, how to view ancestors and descendents, how to find records and save information, or add pictures, and much more. There are several new features in this updated version, including a range of the more traditional formats for displaying information such as family group sheets. This version includes everything available on the original, plus: - a new reports menu
- a new reports window
- 17 new reports, including ancestor outlines, individual summary reports, family group sheets, and more
- a new facility for creating named lists, such as "Key People" or "Famous People"
- a new tools menu facility to allow you to re-order out of sequence data
- new backup/restore facility
- Fast Find Edit Controls for name and/or record ID in the records window
- a number of new preferences/options, such as an auto-save facility
- improved support for dates
--Susan Naylor
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