I thought I'd show you a sample portion of one of my books from FTM. http://ge.tt/950yFXT2/v/0?c
I've been looking at both Rootsmagic and Legacy 8 and I don't doubt for a moment they both do more than enough when it comes to recording my family history. But for me I need to produce a book that looks clean and nice. In looking at both RM and Legacy8 (both in trial versions) I'm not satisfied that either will allow me to make reports like I want. I know some features are disabled and I may find that I can do more than I anticipate with a full version. I know both are cheap and some say just buy both but I am not in a position to spend money on a program I won't be using. I want to be able to produce the book without much effort when I make additions to my family tree/history. I looked at the family group sheet in both RM and Legacy 8. Neither looked like they would produce the clean look of the one I have in my pdf. Also, I think the pedigree chart background and having pics of each person makes it nice to look at. And I need to be able to make pages such as you see in this book: Chicago Fire, Castle Garden Immigration, etc. - these are not connected to any person. In FTM you can make a text page and copy and paste pictures onto it. I do have to say that I like the cleaner, less complicated feel of Rootsmagic but I feel like Legacy will be closer to what I need for book publishing. I do appreciate your patience and kindness in talking to me about these things. I know FTM will probably work for many years and maybe I just need to be patient and see what comes down the road. I just don't want to put a lot more effort into something I know I will have to totally redo when I move to another program (the books, the family history portion at first glance seems to have imported fairly well). Thank you again! Linda --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
