Click on the Maximize button – middle of 3 buttons in top right hand corner of window – to get file to fill screen If you ever open more than one file at a time in RM then they automatically appear side by side – which is the Tile Vertically view – click once on the window you want to appear on top and then go under the Window menu and select Cascade. Note: RM allows you to have multiple files open. The other version is a paid version known as RootsMagic 7.
First, the free version is known as RootsMagic Essentials. There are two versions of RootsMagic software.
If you know where your PAF file is located then click on “I know where the file is” and find the file! RootsMagic 7 is genealogy software that helps you to make your family tree easy like researching, navigating, sharing, organizing your family history.When using TreeShare, people, events, source citations, notes and pictures transfer seamlessly between the data you enter into your RootsMagic software and your online tree at and vice versa. Personal Historian breaks the history down into small, manageable 'topics' each with its own title, date. The RootsMagic 7 genealogy software has a major feature for working with : TreeShare. Its many features will help you write a complete, interesting, and entertaining life story. If you don’t know where your PAF file is located then let Rootsmagic “Search for files.” – and then select file from list. Personal Historian is software that assists you in writing a personal history about yourself, another individual, or a family.On next window – asking which program – select PAF.When given a choice between “Begin typing my own information” and “Import information from another program,” select “Import information from another program.”.Check “LDS support” and also “ “new” FamilySearch support”.Check “Display Surnames in Uppercase” if you want that option – you can turn the feature off later if you don’t like it – I find it nice to have Surnames in uppercase on the screen.Select New File – give it a name and set it to save where you keep your FH Files – I have a folder called Rootsmagic Data in My Documents but you can keep your file anywhere you like.