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The Master Genealogist (or "TMG") v6 Gold Edition is the gold standard in family history software. Used by novices and professional researchers alike, the latest version reinforces TMG's reputation as the most powerful family history project manager on the market while adding many new features to make it easy and fun to use.
Whether you are a weekend hobbyist or a professional researcher, TMG comes with everything you need to:
- manage volumes of research data, photos, and sources;
- organize a research trip, including "To Do" lists, reference material, charts, and forms;
- track your correspondence and expenses;
- be the hit of a family reunion!
- create a web page;
- ... or publish a book, complete with table of contents, footnotes, multiple indexes, and bibliography!
Features:
- Bring your data with you!
Although GEDCOM is supported, TMG's GenBridge(tm) import technology does a much better job of transferring your data in most cases. Import directly from Family Tree Maker(tm), Personal Ancestral File (PAF)(tm), and other programs.
- Ultimate Flexibility
The Master Genealogist is limited only by your imagination. You can customize data entry through user-defined event, name, and relationship types. Almost every aspect of the working environment can also be customized, including fonts, colors, and the size and position of windows.
- Professional tools
TMG was designed by experienced genealogists who understand and prepare you for common research problems, including adoptions, name changes, conflicting evidence, and multiple lines of descent.
- Tools for novice researchers
Despite the unmatched power of TMG, it is designed with features to let the novice get started quickly and grow into the more advanced features. Wizards, "Cue Cards", data-entry templates, ditto keys, macros, and other features make TMG easy to learn and use.
- Unbeatable reports!
TMG includes dozens of preconfigured reports, including narratives, forms, charts, and lists. You can also customize any report and save it with a new name so that you can easily use the same settings again. Additional publication tools give authors maximum control.
- Supercharged searches
Are you trying to find people in your data who were named SMITH, born in Maryland or Virginia after 1800, lived in Tennessee or Kentucky, had two or more sons, and died at the age of 75 or higher? TMG's searching features provide unparalleled power and flexibility, including user-defined filter conditions, AND/OR logic, and thousands of other options.
- Web integration
The Internet is a great resource for researchers and provides a way for you to easily share your efforts with others. TMG includes a variety of Internet search and publication tools.
- Multimedia
Images, sound, movies, and other multimedia add flavor to your research and bring your family to life. You can link multimedia to people, events, sources, and repositories. You can even build multimedia slideshows and distribute them to your family members!
- Sources
When it comes to tracking your sources, The Master Genealogist really shines! Data-entry templates make it easy to record your sources and produce professional output. The Master Genealogist accommodates the highest academic standards.
- Special Features
The Master Genealogist includes a variety of powerful features that are not found in typical family history programs. These features help you to coordinate with other researchers, analyze your data, see your family in the context of history, and see the "big picture."
- New Features
Although TMG Version 5 was the most powerful family history project manager on the market by all accounts, Version 6 added dozens of new and enhanced features in response to user requests.
Review:
If you like to track and record every last detail and your genealogy research is closing in on obsession, The Master Genealogist (TMG) may be the genealogy software of your dreams. While not the best choice for people who want something simple or don't like to read user manuals, TMG 6.0 is a powerful, flexible and comprehensive program that pretty much does it all.
Arguably the best genealogy software program available for fully documenting and evaluating genealogical evidence, The Master Genealogist is a favorite with genealogists who are serious about their data. While many beginners consider it too complicated for their needs, two data entry modes -- beginner and advanced -- make it easy to learn TMG as you go. It's unique GENBRIDGE feature allows direct import from many popular genealogy software programs, and TMG also offers easy export to PDF and many word processing programs. The customizable user interface means that you can choose what you want to see on the screen. New features in TMG v6 include new navigation buttons; Query by Example, which makes it easier to use TMG's powerful search filters; a DNA log for recording test results; new memo fields for witnesses, repositories and citations; new fancy frames for charts; and GenSmarts integration to analyze your research data and provide suggestions for further research.
Difficult to navigate due to the sheer number of options, TMG has a steeper learning curve than the average genealogy software program. If you like to do things your own way, however, it's worth the time. The many different ways it provides for accomplishing specific tasks will suit almost anyone's methods of entering and outputting family history data. TMG may not be genealogy software for the masses, but it is definitely one of the best choices out there for anyone serious about their genealogy research.
Description:
- Beginner and advanced data entry modes make it easier for novice genealogists to use the software.
- Fully-customizable display
- View multiple databases at once, plus drag and drop information between databases.
- Search/view a combined alphabetical list of individuals from different databases without merging.
- Import wizard allows for direct import from most genealogy software programs. GEDCOM import also.
- Easily create and maintain individual or family specific to-do lists and research logs.
- Large selection of fully customizable charts and reports (Gold version includes a larger selection).
- Gold version produces large wall charts, HTML Web pages and multimedia slideshows.
- Extensive source and citation options
- Publish a family history book with table of contents, footnotes, multiple indexes and bibliography.
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