
By comparison, it took me only about five minutes to enter the same data in the most efficient program, Family Historian, but close to 12 minutes in most of the programs I tested. Right now, there is a Help page system online, but the specific. I think that all of the RootsMagic 7 features are still there, but the process to use many of them is different. We also offer an upgrade, which is all you need if you’ve previously purchased an. When you click to buy an item you’ll be taken to our secure ordering system on. Here is a comparison to help you decide which version is the best one for you. The workflow to do things is significantly different, as is the navigation on the various pages. There are three editions of RootsMagic UK to choose from. I entered the data for 10 individuals in a total of less than eight minutes. RootsMagic 8 is a complete revision of previous versions of RootsMagic. Overall, the data entry process is efficient. That said, the floating tabs are a bit too subtle, making it a little more difficult to figure out there are floating tabs to work in. The well-crafted interface uses a mostly modeless design. The navigation received a B+ and the data entry received an A– for ease of use.

If there’s an issue with a relationship early in the pedigree chart, such as a same-sex marriage, the subsequent relationships all must be re-established. In fact, the RootsMagic interpreted the fourth file exactly as Ancestral Quest did, getting all the individual information correct but losing the relationships.
#ROOTSMAGIC 8 FULL#
The fourth record, however, was full of errors.

I imported four GEDCOM records to test the program, and it was almost perfectly accurate on three of the records, losing a handful of media files. RootsMagic earned a B on the GEDCOM accuracy test.
