Family tree charting software

[Canadian Cousin]

This is from Legacy, but may be of interest to FTF, PAF, RootsMagic and other genealogy software users. Note that this pre-release edition is free, but is a time-limited version which expires June 15, 2008.

Legacy Charting Pre-Release Edition Now Available For Free Download

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New family tree charting software now available for download. Create ancestor charts, descendant charts, mother’s trees, father’s trees, fan charts, hourglass charts, bow tie charts, and DNA charts.

Download at: Legacy Charting

BoxSurprise, AZ – March 4, 2008 – All genealogists are invited to take a free test drive of the newest wall chart software. Compatible with Family Tree Maker, Personal Ancestral File (PAF), Legacy Family Tree, RootsMagic, and GEDCOM files, Legacy Charting takes publishing your family tree to a new level.

Developed by the makers of the popular software, Legacy Family Tree, Legacy Charting adds new ways of seeing and printing your family relationships. Legacy Charting will be one of the new features with the soon-to-be-released Legacy Family Tree version 7, but until June 15, 2008, this special pre-release edition of Legacy Charting is freely available to everyone.

“Visualizing and printing large-scale family tree charts is something that all genealogists can appreciate,” says Millennia Corporation President, David Berdan. “These charts even get the non-genealogists of the family interested in learning about their heritage. Legacy Charting creates amazing charts, is incredibly flexible, and so easy to use. I believe it is the first genealogy software to create large-scale DNA charts to help DNA researchers. We invite everyone to take the pre-release for a test drive.”

Sample Charts
To see what the charts look like, visit Legacy Charting.

Key Features:

* Creates 18 different types of family charts
* All charts are easily customizable
* Choose the number of generations to be displayed
* Select the contents of each box
* Pick from a variety of color themes, including the popular 4-color coding system
* Select from a variety of beautiful backgrounds and page borders
* Insert your own pictures and clipart
* Easily email any chart to family members
* Export to .pdf, .bmp, .jpg, .png, .tiff, .psd
* Order a wall chart and have it delivered to your front door
* Includes a thorough help reference system for easy reference

System Requirements:
Windows 98 or higher (including Vista); 20mb free hard disk space; 256mb RAM

Pricing:
FREE for the pre-release edition

Download now:Legacy Charting

Millennia Corporation, based in Surprise, Arizona, is the producer of Legacy Family Tree and other software products.

[tasdev00]

Legacy Charts

Hi
This message came today from Legacy
Free until 15 June

We are getting closer to the release of Legacy Family Tree version 7. We are just as anxious as you are for the great new features to come, but we also want to be sure that we haven't overlooked anything.

One of the biggest new features will be the ability to create large-scale wall charts, including drop-down descendancies, fan charts, hourglass charts, and many others. This part of Legacy 7 is nearly complete, and we are now "officially" inviting you to take it for a free test drive.

Legacy Charting will be included with Legacy 7 Deluxe edition, but until June 15, 2008, this special pre-release edition is freely available to everyone.

Key features:
Creates 18 different types of family charts
All charts are easily customizable
Choose the number of generations to be displayed
Select the contents of each box
Pick from a variety of color themes, including the popular 4-color coding system
Select from a variety of beautiful backgrounds and page borders
Insert your own pictures and clipart
Easily email any chart to family members
Export to .pdf, .bmp, .jpg, .png, .tiff, .psd
Order a wall chart and have it delivered to your front door
Includes a thorough help reference system for easy reference
System Requirements:
Windows 98 or higher (including Vista); 20 mb free hard disk space; 256mb RAM
Pricing:
FREE for the pre-release edition
Download now:
Legacy Charting

[tasdev00]

Oooops Ive been beaten to the post, sorry:(

[WendyPusey]

I use the free Charting Companion that came with FTM 2006.

Does some beautiful Fan charts as well as those mentioned above.

[Gill1957]

So if I'm reading this right I can download this charting for free - and then enter my info. to get 'nicer' than I get off of FTM????? That can't be bad............

[Lovettpod]

Thanks for that have a few lovely fan charts

[Just Gillian]

I had the same message from Legacy.
I assumed it meant the chance of the free download expired 15th June but, reading the e-mail containing the installation password, it seems the free programme itself will not be operable after 15th June.

[WendyPusey]

It is only free until 15th June 2008, then you've got to buy it!!!!

[Canadian Cousin]

Charts have always been considered one of Legacy's 'weak points', which is why they've promoted a third-party add-on program until now. Legacy 7.0 was originally due out last year, but has been delayed by several months - I guess this promotion is meant to keep people happy until the full program is ready to be released.

I have no idea how this new Legacy charting software compares with FTM (or other programs), but I'd be interested in hearing from someone who has tried both. To be honest, I haven't really missed having this capability, but it will certainly be nice to have as an option.

Tim

[Genealogy Printers]

We use a wide range of programs to print family trees commercially. I must say that I'm fairly impressed with this latest release from Legacy. It does make some pretty impressive charts very quickly.