Gould Genealogy and History

Learn the why, how, and when of using its most popular features; get advice for mastering advanced tasks; and read quick lessons that will make your family history research fast and fun. All in a fully indexed format complete with screenshots and straightforward instructions written specifically for the newest — and best — Family Tree Maker ever.

The Official Guide to Family Tree Maker 2010 — your complete guide to creating a family history you and your family will treasure for years to come.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting on your family tree, this guide will help you capitalise on the outstanding features available in Family Tree Maker 2010.

Contents:
Introduction
1. Getting Started
 - Starting Family Tree Maker
 - Closing Family Tree Maker
 - Introduction to the Face of Family Tree Maker
 - Getting Help
 - Creating Your First Tree
 - Choosing a Primary or "Home" Person
 - Moving an Individual to the Primary or Root Position of a Tree
2. Exploring the Workspaces
 - The Plan Workspace
 - The People Workspace
 - The Places Workspace
 - The Media Workspace
 - The Sources Workspace
 - The Publish Workspace
 - The Web Search Workspace
 - Changing the Layout of a Workspace
3. Building Your Tree
 - Entering Information About an Individual
 - Adding More Details
 - Adding a Fact
 - Adding Notes
 - Adding Spouses
 - Adding Children
 - Adding Parents
 - Adding an Unrelated Individual
 - Changing Relationships
 - Editing an Individual's Information
 - Viewing Timelines
 - Merging Individuals
 - Deleting Individuals from a Tree
4. Documenting Sources
 - Understanding Master Sources and Source Citations
 - Sources
 - Source Citations
 - Finding a Source Citation
5. Organizing Your Media Items
 - Adding Media Items to Your Tree
 - Linking Media Items
 - Arranging an Individual's Media Items
 - Creating Media Categories
 - Creating a Slide Show
 - Finding a Media Item
6. Placing Your Family on the Map
 - Viewing a Map
 - Viewing Facts Associated with a Location
 - Viewing Locations Associated with People
 - Printing a Map
 - Standardizing Locations
 - Changing Location Names
 - Entering GPS Coordinates for a Location
 - Entering a Display Name for a Location
7. Creating Trees and Charts
 - Pedigree Charts
 - Descendant Charts
 - Hourglass Charts
 - Bow Tie Charts
 - Fan Charts
 - Family Tree Charts
 - Extended Family Charts
 - Relationship Charts
 - Customizing a Chart
 - Using Chart Templates
 - Saving Charts
 - Printing Charts
 - Sharing a Chart
8. Creating Reports
 - Genealogy Reports 
 - Person Reports
 - Relationship Reports
 - Place Usage Reports
 - Media Reports
 - Source Reports
 - Calendars
 - Customizing a Report
 - Saving Reports
 - Printing Reports
 - Sharing a Report
9. Creating a History Book
 - Planning Your Book
 - The Desktop Book-Building Tool
 - MyCanvas
10. Researching Your Tree Online
 - Using the Web Search
 - Searching Online with Family Tree Maker
 - Managing Research Websites
11. Working with Trees
 - Creating a New Tree
 - Managing Your Trees
 - Exporting a File
 - Merging Two Files
 - Backing Up Files
 - Compressing a File
12. Using Family Tree Maker Tools
 - Soundex Calculator
 - Relationship Calculator
 - Date Calculator
 - Convert Names Tool
 - Find and Replace Tool
 - Find Individual Tool
 - Global Spell Checker
 - Research To-Do List
 - Additional Tools
13. Setting Up Preferences
 - Managing Fonts
 - Customizing the Family Tab Editing Panel
 - Changing Your Preferences
 - Entering User Information
Appendix A: Installing the Software
 - Installing Family Tree Maker 2010
 - Uninstalling Family Tree Maker 2010
 - Registering the Software
 - Activating Your Subscription
Appendix B: Using Keyboard Shortcuts
Appendix C: Chart Templates
Appendix D: Source Templates
Glossary
Index
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