Family Tree Maker 2009 Platinum [OLD VERSION]

by Encore

Product Features

• Improved synchronization with Ancestry.com and access to the world's largest online collection of family history records (over 6 billion records)
• A powerful new global find and replace feature that searches text in facts, notes, media, sources, and tasks
• Updated charts and reports including new book layouts for charts, and new relationship, and data error reports; ability to save and reuse publication templates, charts, and reports
• Includes a six-month subscription to Ancestry.com, interactive training tutorial, The Family Tree Maker Little Book of Answers, a 25% off coupon for Ancestry DNA and a 15% discount on a professionally printed family history book or poster

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001B5FHME
• Item model number: 8021939
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 5, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,329 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #32 in Software > Home & Hobbies > Genealogy

Product Description

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Family Tree Maker 2009 by Ancestry.com, the #1 selling family history software, can help you easily discover, preserve and share your family history. It can help you build your family tree, gather stories and photos and create charts and books to share with your family. The Platinum Edition includes a six-month subscription to Ancestry.com--the world's largest online collection of family history records with more than 7 billion ancestors' names. You'll also receive an interactive training tutorial, The Family Tree Maker Little Book of Answers, a 25% off coupon for Ancestry DNA and a 15% discount on a professionally printed family history book or poster.

What's new in Family Tree maker 2009? Exciting new charts and reports Improved data editing and manipulation Enhanced maps, charts and reports A robust "find and replace" functionality Expanded RTF and HTML export Improved file merging and memory usage A way to copy and paste source citations The ability to save and apply templates Increased overall performance

How can you make the most of Ancestry.com? Family Tree Maker Platinum 2009 comes with six months of free access to Ancestry.com, the world's largest online collection of family history resources. Your software works seamlessly with the site so you can easily search for your ancestors and add the information you discover to your tree. You could find missing facts about your family in census records, draft cards, passenger lists, image collections and other historical resources.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting on your family tree, Family Tree Maker 2009 can help you create a family tree faster, easier, and better than ever before. The end result is a family history that you and your family will treasure for years to come.

What's New?

• Create essential genealogy reports (Register and Ahnentafel)
• Share your family tree with several new charting options: hourglass, bow tie, and fan. You can also use custom templates or design your own
• Streamline your data entry with one-click editing of individuals from any workspace in the software
• Simplify sourcing with "cut and paste" source citations
• Track AND print your ancestors' migration paths on interactive maps
• Enjoy faster startup times and improved file performance
• Find your ancestors more easily with improved Web Search. You can even choose to ignore irrelevant results.

Bonus materials inside: The Standard Ancestry.com Reference Library Access 10 invaluable family history reference books, compiled and indexed on one DVD The Getting Started Guide to Family Tree Maker Follow simple directions to begin a project and master the program's basic features Interactive Training Tutorial Get step-by-step instructions and tips that will help you easily build and grow your family tree. The Family Tree Maker Little Book of Answers Read short sections that will tell you how Family Tree Maker can work best for you. Discounts on Ancestry.com Products Save 10% on a personalized, professionally printed family history book or poster and 25% on DNA testing.

And don't forget the features you've come to rely on:

• Dynamic user interface that lets you quickly switch between important features
• The ability to import data from other genealogy programs, including Personal Ancestry File, The Master Genealogist, and Legacy Family Tree
• Powerful sourcing tools that let you document AND rate each of your citations
• Interactive maps and lists that give you a bird's-eye view of where members of your family come
• Place authority database of more than 3 million names that helps you standardize your place entries
• Photo AND file management features so you can easily incorporate all types of media files into your charts and reports
• Timelines that highlight personal, family, and world events
• Easy-to-use tools for merging duplicate individuals, calculating dates, creating to-do lists, and more

Use Ancestry.com and Family Tree Maker together to get the most out of both.

• Search the extensive record collections at Ancestry.com without ever leaving your family tree! And, when you find new records, you can quickly merge them into your tree.
• Take advantage of Ancestry Hints--Family Tree Maker automatically suggests records that may match people in your tree
• Share heirloom-quality books and attractive posters that you create with the self-publishing tool at Ancestry.com

Your Family Tree Maker 2009 software also includes:

• Training Tutorial for Family Tree Maker 2009 (included on Family Tree Maker disk)
• Getting Started Guide (included on Family Tree Maker disk)

14-day free trial subscription to Ancestry.com.
Search the world's largest online repository of family history records.

Product Description

Family Tree Maker 2009 by Ancestry.com, the #1 selling family history software, can help you easily discover, preserve and share your family history. It can help you build your family tree, gather stories and photos and create charts and books to share with your family. The Platinum Edition includes a six-month subscription to Ancestry.com — the world’s largest online collection of family history records with more than 7 billion ancestors’ names. You’ll also receive an interactive training tutorial, The Family Tree Maker Little Book of Answers, a 25% off coupon for Ancestry DNA and a 15% discount on a professionally printed family history book or poster.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

95 of 97 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Superb Product, October 30, 2008

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L. S. Couch (Middle Amana, IA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family Tree Maker 2009 Platinum [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

My wife and I have used Family Tree Maker for the last 5 years. I am generally one who always wants the latest version of programs -- but I had seen the early questionable reviews of FTM 2008 and stayed away from it. I watched carefully as the reviews toward the end (with the three major improvements) started to turn. I corresponded with Ancestry during the end of testing phase for FTM2009 and decided to take the risk. It was WELL-WORTH the risk and the wait. My wife does not like change and she was ready to stay with FTMv16 until she saw more of what I was doing and how things allow you to see more information clearly. We have not tried all of the features yet and there are a few disappointments (CSV export is not as good), but we are really excited about being able to continue our family research farther and wider back into history. I strongly recommend going for the Platinum version for the extra resources and the "built-in" 6-month subscription to Ancestry. (Hint: Do not activate the subscription until you are ready with everything else -- data updated and names entered).

47 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best research tool on the market., September 22, 2008

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M. Barnes (Bellevue WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family Tree Maker 2009 Platinum [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

FTM 2009 is simply the best program that I have used as a genealogist. Though I have used five different programs, I really focus on two: Legacy and FTM. Without question the best research tool available is FTM 2009. FTM 2009 will work for the novice and the expert and both will discover tools that will only improve their ability to find ancestors and their histories. More importantly, it makes producing a family history so easy.

I have been a beta tester for FTM for both 2008 and 2009 editions. In this process I have recognized the past shortcomings of FTM. What has impressed me most is the willingness to correct old problems and make past weaknesses into strengths in the 2009 edition. As a long-time genealogist, I recommend this program without reservation! I couldn't be happier with the product!

49 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FTM 2009, September 24, 2008

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C Hanson (OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Family Tree Maker 2009 Platinum [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I have used Family Tree Maker since 1996. I was very disappointed with the 2008 version but I stuck with it because I knew it was an entirely new program and it would take time to find out what all the issues are and make the corrections. I was very glad to find out that they decided to scrap 2008 and were working on the 2009 version. I was a beta tester for 2009 and I was very impressed with how hard the staff worked to correct problems and how they were willing to listen to suggestions. One of the big problems with 2008 was the fact that it constantly crashed. Since I have been working with 2009 crashing hasn't been an issue. Since the media files are kept in a separate file, 2009 does not take as long to open as it did in versions prior to 2008. I do know that some people still say it takes too long to open for them, so they are still working on this problem. It has been said that the charts and reports are not as good as they were in versions prior to 2008. New charts and reports have been added and more are expected to be added, but this is an area where you must be willing to "play" with the options to really see what is available. Since I had so many problems with 2008 I didn't use the new features that were introduced, but I have tried them in 2009 and they are very useful. The web clipping feature is helpful. Please make someone aware of any issue's or concerns that you may have with 2009. Issues do need to be prioritized so your issue may not be taken care of right away, but someone is listening to all issues.