Family Tree Maker For Dummies
1. Auflage Dezember 1999
400 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Do you rummage through your grandmother's attic for pictures of old
relatives? Have you ever wondered where your family came from?
Would you like to know if you and someone famous share a common
great-great grandparent? If you've answered yes to any of these
questions you might be an amateur genealogist without even knowing
it!
Genealogical programs like Family Tree Maker are widely available
and do not require any special training to use. That's right --
with a PC, a computer program, and an interest in discovering your
roots you can begin tracing your family's history from its early
years to today. Along the way you just might visit exotic lands,
meet famous relatives, or dabble in a foreign language!
Family Tree Maker For Dummies is your guide to getting the most out
of today's most popular genealogy software on the market. Begin by
investigating the many features Family Tree Maker offers all
budding genealogists. Find out what you need to get underway and
how to start recording data you have collected. The book helps you
create an investigation strategy that taps into close (and distant)
relatives, high-tech resources, and other genealogists from around
the world! You can also explore options for presenting your
completed family tree, from including photos and video in the final
product to making copies for relatives. Family Tree Maker For
Dummies makes preserving vital family records a fun and rewarding
experience.
PART I: Putting Your House in Order.
Chapter 1: Getting Started.
Chapter 2: Starting with the One You Know Best -- You.
Chapter 3: Giving the Lowdown on Others.
Chapter 4: Say Cheese! (Using the Scrapbook Feature).
Chapter 5: Deleting Undesirables (And Other Ways to Fix
Data).
PART II: Your Handy-Dandy Research Partner.
Chapter 6: Mandatory Chapter on Citing Sources.
Chapter 7: Tools to Make Your (Research) Life Easier.
Chapter 8: Hit the Web at the Click of a Button.
PART III: Share and Share Alike.
Chapter 9: Trees, Trees Everywhere.
Chapter 10: News, Get Your News Here.
Chapter 11: Writing Your Own Book.
Chapter 12: Exporting Relatives With Your Computer.
PART IV: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 13: Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Stress.
Chapter 14: Ten Bonuses in the Deluxe Package.
Chapter 15: Ten Things That Can Save You Time.
Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Avoid Calling Tech Support.
PART V: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Installing the Program.
Appendix B: What Does This Mean? (A Glossary of Terms).
Index.
Book Registration Information.
