Family Tree Maker: A 30-Second Introduction
For more than 35 years Family Tree Maker has been the
world's favorite genealogy software. No longer
an isolated desktop application, it’s the hub of a
growing ecosystem of mobile apps and cloud
services.
Family Tree Maker Basics
What’s New in Family Tree Maker
Learn about what’s new in FTM 2024: How your
tree can be instantly fact-checked by a far-off
relative. How the interface grows in just the
right places to go easy on your eyes. How to
erase mistakes you made even five thousand
changes ago. How to use new Photo Darkroom®
tools to rescue old photos. And how Family Tree
Maker, TreeVault®, and Ancestry.com® all work
seamlessly together.
FTM 2024 Overview
Get an overview of Family Tree Maker, including
how to get started, the basics of the eight
workspaces in the program, a run-through of
TreeVault cloud services, how to get hints from
Ancestry, and more.
FTM 2024 & The Connect Workspace
Learn how to use the new Connect workspace in
Family Tree Maker to invite your relatives to view
your tree in the free FTM Connect 2.0 mobile app.
Let them help grow and check your tree by sending
Relative Hint™ sticky notes that appear instantly
in your tree.
Best-in-Class Integration with Ancestry
Learn about Family Tree Maker’s unparalleled
integration with Ancestry, including our time-saving and easy-to-use single-click
synchronization. Our FamilySync® technology
keeps your tree in sync whenever you make
changes in Family Tree Maker or on Ancestry.
Easy on the Eyes®
Easy on the Eyes does just one thing. It enlarges
areas of the People workspace while you are
working in them and then puts them back to
normal size. So go ahead — you can stop
squinting now.
TreeVault Cloud Services
TreeVault Overview
Get an overview of the basic features of
TreeVault and the concept of a source tree and
Antenna Tree™.
How Family Tree Maker Works with TreeVault and with Ancestry
After a quick summary of the main features of
TreeVault, this video shows the similarities and
differences of how Family Tree Maker works with
TreeVault and how it works with Ancestry.
Learn More About TreeVault
Emergency Tree® Restore Service
Sleep better knowing that an up-to-date сору
of your tree is securely tucked away in the cloud.
Historical Weather®
Know what the weather was like the day your grandfather was born.
Next of Кіn®
Designate а successor to your TreeVault account to pass along your family tree.
Family Tree Maker Plug-Ins
Family Book Creator™
With а few clicks, this plug-in turns your
research into а detailed personalized book.
Although this demo shows a previous edition,
the new Family Book Creator 2024 for macOS
and Windows is now available. Click here to see
the new features.
Charting Companion™
Create 16 colorful chart types, including DNA-driven ones, with this plug-in.
Speaker Bios
Duff Wilson
Duff Wilson is considered the father of modern Family Tree Maker, having been
involved in the design of every edition published in the past twenty years. In
addition to being an award-winning software designer and avid genealogist,
Duff loves helping users get the most they can out of Family Tree Maker.
Mike Bollinger
Mike Bollinger teaches а course at the Society of Genealogists in London, and
is considered one of the most knowledgeable Family Tree Maker instructors in
the UK. Originally from Canada, Mike now lives in the UK and has а wealth of
experience in family history research using the Family Tree Maker program.
