RootsMagic Fans

For those who use--or are interested in using--any version of RootsMagic genealogy software
  • 3D Family Tree software - looking for beta testers

    Progeny has developed a 3D Family Tree viewer. 3D Family Tree reads your genealogy data, and builds interactive 3-dimensional family trees (ancestor, descendant). You can publish your 3D tree on the Web.We are looking for beta testers to test 3D Family Tree with RootsMagic. Beta testers will…

    By Pierre Clouthier

    3
  • RM to-go using other programs with same USB drive

    I have viewed the webinar and think I understand how RM2go works.  I have it installed. on a USB, and it does work.I use it on a Sandisk 16gb cruzer.  That drive contained a U3 (operating system) and contained several application programs. I happened to erase those U3 system files,  In doing…

    By Val Harris

    0
  • Roots Magic TO GO

    Looking for Roots Magic TO GO advice. I currently have my photos and docuements on my desktop computer linked to Roots Magic. When I use Roots Magic TO GO, the links get broken. I am considering moving all data, files, docs, etc that are associated with RM to my flash drive and making the flash…

    By Michael Stills

    5
  • problem with shared residence

    All - I got some great help here in the past, so although quiet, will try again.  Here's my problem:I have the head of household's residence listed as a fact which is shared with other family members. When I printed a narrative report, the sentences for the family members ("witnesses" I expect,…

    By Jane

    5
  • conversion from Family Tree Maker problems

    On importing data from Family Tree Maker,the date order did not transfer as expected.Is there a technical resource that could correct a vast amount of records as a to edit as a batch all such records?

    By Val Harris

    0
  • RM togo difficulties

    Transferred one of my files to ToGo and added data onsite.  Now I'm home and my laptop can't find anything.  I have no option of "Transfer" only search for files and it is looking on my C drive to open in ToGo!  How do I sync these files??  I tried to open the laptop version and Import from the…

    By Jane

    9
  • What Are Your Favorite RootsMagic Features?

    I've been a RootsMagic fan for a loooong time...I started out with Family Origins, which eventually "morphed" into RootsMagic. I love so many features of RootsMagic, many of which were trendsetting in the genealogy software world, like having a pedigree view, or a source wizard (now called the…

    By Miriam Robbins Midkiff

    17
  • Looking For Advice on Media Albums

    I'd like to know how other people are handling pictures that have multiple people in them when they put them into RootsMagic. Do you put a copy in the media album for each person in the picture or do you just put the picture in a family media album?

    By Kathryn Keller

    1
  • Saving a narrative to disk.

    Maybe someone can help me with the problem that I am having. I want to use a narrative report andimport it into a word processing program. Only 3 options to save this report to disk, pdf, txt and rtf (I'mnot counting the html.) The pdf format is the only that lets you keep the structure of the…

    By Donald Moore

    3
  • IMPORTANT: RootsMagic 4 direct PAF import defective. Data loss.

    Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I uncovered a serious defect in RootsMagic,and it is best everyone knows about this ASAP, to limit the damage.If you or anyone you know switched from PAF to RootsMagic 4, you need to know this.The RootsMagic 4 direct PAF import is defective. The direct PAF…

    By Tamura Jones

    8