Update of the No. 1 Selling Family History Software Makes Researching & Sharing Family History More Rewarding Than Ever
PROVO, Utah (Sept. 29, 2011)
– Ancestry.com
, the world’s largest online
family history resource, today announced the release of Family Tree
Maker® 2012, an improved and expanded version of the world’s No. 1
selling
family history software. Now with its new TreeSync™ capabilities,
Family Tree Maker 2012 enables family history enthusiasts to sync their
desktop family trees and their trees online at Ancestry.com unlike any
other desktop software available on the market.
, the world’s largest online
family history resource, today announced the release of Family Tree
Maker® 2012, an improved and expanded version of the world’s No. 1
selling
family history software. Now with its new TreeSync™ capabilities,
Family Tree Maker 2012 enables family history enthusiasts to sync their
desktop family trees and their trees online at Ancestry.com unlike any
other desktop software available on the market.
“We have a long-term vision to make family
history simple and more accessible to the masses,” said Eric Shoup,
Senior Vice President of Product for Ancestry.com. “Now with the
combination of
Ancestry.com, the Ancestry mobile app and the new Family Tree Maker,
users can work on their family tree anywhere, anytime.”
, the Ancestry mobile app and the new Family Tree Maker,
users can work on their family tree anywhere, anytime.”
Family Tree Maker 2012 introduces TreeSync, which enables family
historians to sync their online tree at Ancestry.com and their desktop
family trees, including photos and other historical records they have
attached.
This enables Family Tree Maker users to bring their desktop tree online
to share with invited guests and continue their research from wherever
they are.
The new software comes with a free membership or free trial to
Ancestry.com that gives users access to billions of historical records,
and millions of memory-making historical photos, stories and family
trees.
Membership with Ancestry.com connects Family Tree Maker 2012 users to
the largest family history community in the world, and helps users find
other members who might be researching the same ancestors so they can
compare notes and discover more together.
connects Family Tree Maker 2012 users to
the largest family history community in the world, and helps users find
other members who might be researching the same ancestors so they can
compare notes and discover more together.
Other improvements in Family Tree Maker 2012 include:
·
An easier-than-ever user interface to get users started right away
·
Upgraded help content and video tutorials
·
Improved content-generation and editing options to create engaging “Smart Stories” about family history and family members
·
The ability to combine families into one harmonized tree, bringing step-families and adoptees into the main family tree
·
Simple generation labels and text boxes to make family trees more interesting and informative
Expert users of earlier Family Tree Maker releases will find new power-user tools in Family Tree Maker 2012, including:
·
Upgraded personalization capabilities
enabling users to add their own images, adding narrative text and
displaying explanatory generation labels to charts
·
Index report of every individual in a family tree with birth, marriage and death dates
·
Chart the line of descendancy between an ancestor and any descendant in your family tree
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