Web User - UK (2019-12-11)

28 11 -26December 2019

soit willonlyrunonWi ndows 7(SP1)

andne wer. Ifyou’re runninganolder

operatingsystem,you’llhave to stick

with version8.

It’s always beenpossibletoimport

familytreedatainG EDCOMformat

(makingite asytoc ontinueworkingon

atreecreatedelsewhere) andthis

releasegainssupportfornew typesof

GEDCOMfiles,asw ellasa dditional

extensions.Thereare improved

validationru lesforda tes,too,andit’s

noweasiertoe ditfactsandsources.

Researchingyourfamilyhistoryis
huge lyreward ing,buttheproc esscan
beverytimeconsum ingandit’s easyto
runinto deadendsas yougof urther
backint ime.Genealogyservicessuch
asAncestry.co.uk canhelpwith the
researchandletyoubu ildatreefr om
scratch,butif youwantamorepowerful
offlinesolution,thenlooknofurther
thanMyFamilyTree.
Althoughthisfree software doesn’t
have anytoolsforresearchingyour
hist ory(you’llhave to lookel sewhere
forthat),youcanuseit to buildyour
treeforfreeandfl agup possibleerrors,
such ashavingmarriagesoccurring

FAMILY-TREECREATOR

My Family Tree 9

bit.ly/family490
Minrequirements:Windows 7/8.1/10
File size:6.8MB

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Launch the software and you’ll be

given the optionto creat eanew

family tree,openanexisting project or

import onein GEDCOMformat.To add

newrelativesto atree, select a

member ofyour family,^1 then usethe

drop-down menuto addaparent,

partner,sibling orchild.^2

2

Youcan fi ll in details about a

relativ e, such as their sex, name,

birth date and place,and death date and

place.^1 Youcan also addnotes^2 and

multimedia files.^3 Addingcitations^4

lets yourecor dwherethe information

wasfound, which is usefulwhen

checkingfactsorconsideringconflicting

information.

3

Youcan switch betweenFamily

and Ancestors underCharts.^1

Family^2 displays information about

people inyour tree,including citations

and atimeline;Reports^3 lets yousee

information on each ofyour relatives;

Tools^4 includesadatecalculator,

relationshipcalculatorand

spellchecker; andThemes^5 lets you

customise thelook of th eprogram.

MINIWORKSHOP|BuildafamilytreewithMyFamilyTree9

afterdeaths.

Youcanattachnotesandmedia

(photos,videosandaudioclips)to

eachofyourancestors,fillindetails

regardinggenetics(suchasblood

groupandeyecolour),andmuchmore.

Theprogramalsoprovidestoolsthat

letyousortandbrowsefamilydata,

andexploregraphsofdetailssuch

asanancestor’sage,genderandliving

status.

Startingwiththisversion,MyFamily

TreenowrequiresMicrosoft.NET 4 .8,

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