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Publisher's description of Family Tree Builder

From MyHeritage: Family Tree Builder is a brand new, free, and original program for amateur and professional genealogy fans. Packing the most innovative features developed for genealogy in the past decade, such as Face Recognition Technology, Visual Data Entry, Immersive 3D Trees, and Online Family Tree Publishing, it is highly intuitive and a pleasure to use. Create your family tree easily or import GEDCOM, print great charts and reports. Family Tree Builder supports 12 languages.

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  Family Tree Builder

  i didn't download it...

  by: Miguelnoname on 29-Oct-2007 11:03:17 AM

  Pros: so...i just don't know.

  (just checking...)

  but.,maybe i try it...in future days.

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  Family Tree Builder

  Contains more features than I would expect from freeware.

  by: redynstruc on 27-May-2007 09:08:05 AM

  Pros: This is incredibly powerful software which continues to amaze me with its functionality (I've been using it for about three months now). What I especially like (but didn't discover for a month or two after I started with it) is that you can "associate" jpg or pdf files (containing census data, birth certificates, etc.) with anyone in your family tree. You just "add the record," select "associate," and then start double-clicking to your heart's delight on records in your tree which you want to associate with the document. It's a real lifesaver for answering those questions like, "Do I really have a record proving that Uncle John was married five times?" You just click on Uncle John and browse through the records associated with him.

  Cons: As far as I can tell, importing GEDCOM data just creates a new database. There's no way to merge it with an existing family tree. Also, you must change a setting in the "preferences - options" portion of the program if you want to change where the data is stored. Finally, it comes with free storage to the web of up to 1,000 records so, at that point, I'm probably going to need to pay, but, heck, with that much time invested in the project, off-site storage is probably a worthwhile investment.

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  Family Tree Builder

  Not bad, needs updating

  by: wgalanis on 24-Aug-2007 10:59:39 AM

  Pros: Easy to use, does the job quickly and generates a good looking tree. I used the file as input to another program.

  Cons: Printing out the family tree is only a screenshot print. If your tree is wider than the screen, tough luck. Cannot handle spaced names such as Mary Sue.

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  Family Tree Builder

  A little cumbersome to use but a good basic start

  by: 14gildon on 01-Apr-2007 09:54:00 PM

  Pros: Clearly set out

  Cons: Disappointed there is no space provided for date or place of marriage - this is essential information for even an amateur genealogist - hope this is just an oversight!!

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  Family Tree Builder

  Doesn't seem to print entire tree

  by: kennethwood on 17-Apr-2007 03:52:21 AM

  Pros: Easy to use. Fast data entry. Intuitive.

  Cons: Crashed about six times in the first hour of use. Doesn't seem to allow the printing or plotting of the entire family tree, only ascendants and descendant2. I removed the program.

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