1. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Programs That Sync with New FamilySearch Ancestral Quest Family Insight Legacy RootsMagic

2. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Do You Have to Use a Database Program Other Than New FamilySearch

3. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Is PAF Dead? Does PAF Sync with NFS? What Does Sync Mean? How Can PAF Work with NFS? PAF DATA NFS DATA Ancestral Quest Family Insight No, but it IS nearing the end of it’s usefulness. Type it in Manually FAQ’s about PAF

4. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Why Use a Program other than PAF? Save Time - Sharing information to or from NFS can be done with a couple mouse-clicks rather than typing the information in manually. Eliminate Frustration – They help you “eat the elephant one bite at a time” with selected groups of ancestors, descendants, etc. and not get overwhelmed! Get Organized - Track what you’ve done and what still needs to be done (who needs ordinances, who needs more information, what records have changed since the last time you looked at them, etc.)

5. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center What Programs are Available? Ancestral Quest Family Insight Legacy RootsMagic

6. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Ancestral Quest  The screens have a format similar to PAF.  You can use it as a helper program for your PAF file, or you can convert your PAF file to an AQ file, which gives added features.  Tutorial videos on its use are available on the AQ website. http://www.ancquest.com http://www.ancquest.com  60-day free trial period. If you decide to purchase it, the download cost is $29.95, or $34.95 if you want the package mailed to you.  Special features include  The ability to create a collaboration website  It will run from a flash drive so you can take your program and file with you when you are away from your computer.

7. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Family Insight  It is not a complete genealogy stand-alone program. But, if you choose to continue using PAF, it is a good program to be used in conjunction with it.  It adds a link to its functions through the Tools menu in PAF.  It provides additional cleanup options for your PAF file, as well as the ability to sync with NFS.  Free 60 day trial. If you decide to purchase it, the cost is $25.00 for the download version or $35.00 for a CD. This includes one year of free updates.  Requires an annual $15.00 update license to continue to download updates as they are produced.  Tutorials are available on their website http://www.ohanasoftware.comhttp://www.ohanasoftware.com

8. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Legacy  The standard version is free  To upgrade from Standard to Deluxe, you would pay $29.95 for a customer code to convert it. (manual available for $10).  Legacy has just recently released their first update with NFS functionality, but does not have all the sync features available yet.  Other special features include:  Intellishare, which facilities easy sharing of files.  Guidance capabilities to guide you through the basic steps to link, combine duplicates, sync information and submit for temple ordinances.  The Research guidance (deluxe version only) will analyze your file and help you decide what to look for next, as well as tell you where to look for it.  Online training videos that cover all the basic features. http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/fs.asp

9. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center RootsMagic  RootsMagic Essentials is a free program which includes all the NFS sync features.  RootsMagic Deluxe version offers many more exciting features and is available for 29.95 for either download or CD. (manual-$14.95).  There are online training tutorials to show how to use the features. http://www.rootsmagic.com http://www.rootsmagic.com  RootsMagic also has the ability run from a thumb drive so you can take your files and program with you.  The program is updated regularly and all updates for the same version number are free.

10. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Which Is Right For Me? Each program has online “Getting Started with NFS” tutorials. View each one to see which fits your needs the best.  New FamilySearch - https://new.familysearch.orghttps://new.familysearch.org Select Help Center, Training & Resources tab > E-learning courses)  Ancestral Quest http://www.ancquest.com/Ver12-1Tutorials.htmhttp://www.ancquest.com/Ver12-1Tutorials.htm  Family Insight http://www.ohanasoftware.com/http://www.ohanasoftware.com/ Select Support, Lessons)  Legacy - http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/fs.asphttp://www.legacyfamilytree.com/fs.asp  RootsMagic - http://www.rootsmagic.com/fs/http://www.rootsmagic.com/fs/ Try them out  They are all available here at the Center for you to try.  Each has a free version or a free 60-day trial period Review the following comparison chart to see which has the features you need most.

11. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Software Comparison Chart

12. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Comparison of Screens Basic Program – Family View Link  Match an individual in your database to the same individual in NFS. Sync  Share information from your database to NFS and from NFS to yours. Reserve ordinances

13. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Ancestral Quest

14. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center AQ - Link Mark each individual from NFS as Same as yours or Different. Then Link (Sync)

15. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center AQ - Sync To get data from NFS, click boxes, then select where to put it. To send data to NFS, click all appropriate boxes, then Save. After making your choices, click Save.

16. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center AQ- Reserve Ordinances

17. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Family Insight 3. To get data from NFS, click arrows, then select where to put it. 4. To send data to NFS, click all appropriate boxes. 2. After making your choices, click Synchronize. 1. First, search for and match individuals. 5. To submit for ordinances, click Action > Reserve Ordinnaces.

18. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center FI - Ordinances Select all ordinances for the entire family Or select specific ordinances for each individual. Click to review and print the FOR for the temple.

19. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Legacy

20. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Legacy - Link Select the individual from nFS that is the same as yours and click “This person is the same as mine.”

21. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Legacy – Combine Duplicates Review each duplicate and mark same or not the same, then process.

22. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Legacy - Sync In the future, you will check each piece of information you want to move to/from NFS then click the Sync button.

23. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center Legacy - Ordinances Click to reserve the ordinances for this individual.

24. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center RootsMagic

25. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center RM – Link Select those that MATCH your individual to link to yours. If you’ve marked more than 1, they will be combined on NFS.

26. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center RM - Sync Check the information you want to move to/from NFS.

27. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center RM – Ordinances Check the boxes of the ordinances you wish, then click Reserve.

28. Sheri Lynn Lemon - 30 Mar 2010 - Logan Utah Regional Family History Center So Which One Do I Use? All 4 are good programs Ask yourself:  Which one seems more intuitive to me?  Which one can I get help with most easily?