Family Tree Maker 2005 Collector's Edition

It's more than a hobby...it's your Family Legacy

Product Information

Whether you're a beginner or an expert, Family Tree Maker 2005 is the easiest and most complete resource for building and sharing your family tree. The #1 selling genealogy program for over 10 years, Family Tree Maker is trusted by over 5 million people to research their family history. 


New Features

All New for 2005!

• Searches Ancestry.com automatically to find your ancestors.
• Compare new findings with your own data side-by-side.
• Incorporate new information easily with the new Web Merge Wizard.
• Easily navigate through generations in the new Pedigree View.
• Quickly jump to people in your tree with bookmarks.
• Updated look and feel makes entering information a snap.

Product Features

Step 1 - Build

Get started in minutes.  It's Just start by entering the information that you already know like family names, birth dates, birthplaces, marriages, and deaths.

• New Family View - enter information about a single family unit, viewing 3 generations at once.  Easily add notes, photos, images and documents on each person to tell his or her story.
• New Pedigree View - quickly and easily navigate through generations in our family tree.  View what information you have and what you are still missing.

Step 2 - Search

Use Family Tree Maker to search the world's largest online collection of family history information and gain access to more than 1.6 Billion records.  Family Tree Maker quickly and easily searches via the Internet and seamlessly integrates your findings into your own family tree, without ever leaving the program.  Start with what you know and they'll help you find the rest.  This edition of Family Tree Maker includes a one year subscription to more than 1.6 billion records in the U.S. Records Collection and One WorldTree along with 12 Data CDs that feature the U.S. Social Security Death Index.  These collections are a must for anyone researching their family history.

• Access over 1.6 billion names and seamlessly incorporate your findings into your tree.
• Searching and the Web Merge Wizard - once new information is found online you can compare it with what you already have.  Records are automatically ranked by relevance for easy viewing.  Then choose which records you want or even just a single fact and add that information to your tree in just a few clicks.

Step 3 - Design

Customize your family tree.  Bring your family history to life with an array of heirloom quality trees, charts, reports, unique backgrounds, fonts, documents and photos.

• Dozens of charts and reports:  All-in-One Tree, Ancestor Tree, Descendant Tree, Hourglass Tree, timelines, Maps, Family Group Sheet, Kinship Report, Alternate Facts Report, Addresses, Medical Information, Birthdays, Marriages, Parentage, Bibliography, Documented Events, Books, Calendars, Labels/Cads, and much more.

Step 4 - Share

Share your findings with family members all around the world.  Now that you've done all the research, it's time to show them what you found.  Print out professional quality family albums and other personalized keepsakes for your family to treasure for years to come.

• Publish a family Web page!  Keep everyone connected.  Display your family tree, photos and the latest news online.
• Back it up and send it out!  Save it to CD-ROM for safe keeping and email trees to friends and family.
• Perfect for:  family reunions, school projects, scrapbooking, keepsake gifts

Windows Requirements

• Windows 98, Me, XP

• Pentium II 300 MHz  processor (333 MHz for XP)

• 32 MB of RAM (128 MB for XP)

• SVGA video card capable of displaying 800x600x16 bit resolution

• 150 MB hard disk space

• 2X CD-ROM Drive

• CDR/RW drive required to back up files to disc

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

• 56Kbs modem/Cable or DSL and an Internet connection is required for the online features

• Works with most popular printer (monochrome and color) supported by Windows

• Windows compatible mouse

• Windows compatible keyboard