What's New in RootsMagic 10

Welcome to RootsMagic 10! In this video, Bruce Buzbee, President of RootsMagic, introduces the exciting new features in the latest version of RootsMagic. Whether you're tracking health and medical histories, managing DNA matches, or using enhanced search capabilities, RootsMagic 10 brings a wealth of new tools to your genealogy toolkit. This overview covers:
* Health and Medical History Tracking: Document and report family health conditions with new detailed fields.
* DNA Match Management: Record and analyze your DNA results, view predicted relationships, and generate Leeds method reports.
* Advanced Search Features: Experience more powerful and flexible search options, with rules-based searching and updated group management.
* User Interface Enhancements: Simplify tasks with updated editing features, context-sensitive help, and easy color code management.
Dive into the new and improved RootsMagic 10 and see how these updates can enhance your family history research. Stay tuned for in-depth tutorials on each feature!
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[@davidpaine7436]

I don't know what is bothering or confusing nitsua803 and aram5642, but as a veteran of many versions of RootsMagic I find this video very informative and quite clear. Much effort and expertise have clearly gone into producing the upgrade. The UI is a bit unusual, but that certainly doesn't devalue the underlying functionality. I am eager to begin using some of the new capabilities. Very nice work, Bruce and team!

[@saudiewa]

Agree video is not confusing or bothering or childish. I am happy for it. I will still need to practice some of the new items, but happy and thankful for it!!!!! I have used Rootsmagic for years and see this upgrade with DNA as a beginning chapter for further upgrades in the future. Don't let these two previous negative comments bother you. That's their problem.

[@magiccharm9542]

Looks good. I hope it can help me sort out duplicates better than what I have now. When you have multiple generations with the same name and they show up as duplicates but you don't have complete information one one, it's hard to determine if it's a duplicate or not. The search with the "&" may help a lot with this.

[@petertomley1385]

Disappointed with the annual releases. We get to rootsmagic 9.1 in terms of updates and then go to 10 with another paid upgrade.

[@arlenemiles1427]

you must have missed out on the updates of 9.1 to 9.2 etc. were you sleeping at the throttle?

[@petertomley1385]

@@arlenemiles1427 there was no 9.2. 9.1.6 was the last one. But thanks for your comment.

[@susieoneil5706]

This looks brilliant!! Can't wait to get started. Loving the DNA, the rules, the add event to group, searches,.. all of it.

[@Jc-ke4hg]

After the disaster with 8, I reluctantly updated to 9 in April 2024 because 8 would no longer log into Ancestry. Then 10 was released a few months later. 10 is mostly fixes for 9. I'm done with this company.

[@TheFleetz]

Can you go from RM7 to RM10?

[@Lia_T]

Yes you can. Just select upgrade as your option when purchasing. I have recently done this myself.

[@williamgoldsborough6461]

How do you determine the shared centimorgans of family members? Everyone in my family hasn't taken a test for me to determine that information. Am I manually entering DNA information based on potential family members that have taken DNA tests? Am I making a guess for family members? Maybe I'm overthinking this or not thinking enough, but how do I accomplish this?

[@johnnelson1760]

When is roots magic going to be able to work on Crome book or apple I have tablets

[@r.n.4765]

The software works on Apple computers/laptops, has for a while, but Apple tablets don't use macOS, and I don't think it would be profitable enough for them to code it for yet another operating system, with all that it entails, since most genealogists don't use tablets as their main devices. Chromebook also has a different operating system, so same issue.

[@DinosaurGuy10]

Did they ever change it so that you can collaborate online with others without having to collaborate by using Ancestry? And has the merging system for Trees improved? We have large trees that need to be merged back into one and as of 7 and 8 it was disastrous to attempt to merge, creating duplicates of parents or children. Example one family would end up with as may as eight duplicate sets of parents.

[@AntonandRuthTungateLee]

Where do I find the detailed videos? I must comment that your medical section is most disturbing. I do not want to use it and would like a remove button for this feature. It is very intrusive and could be used by medical companies to ramp up one's costs. I would also not want such details to be seen by other people! I am happy to have my genealogy pages public but not with such medical information contained. It is highly personal and I cannot in all conscience put my forbears medical information because they are dead. Please find a way to have an off switch for this section. My discomfort was increased by the glib manner in which you spoke about this facility. You seem to have no idea of the sensitivity of the subject.

[@asleep97]

This program resides on your computer. It is not online. This program doesn't put your data on any website unless you choose to sync the information with Ancestry. The information synced is only the information you choose to sync.

[@harmonhurren906]

You have gone to much work in changing Roots magic 10. However,, I'm very disappointed in the addition. My research is in the 1700's to 1900's. I have no interest in their DNA, if it were available. Little is known about medical history of families living in Europe. The new program is complicated with a busy screen. The simplicity of a program is what is lacking.

[@LindaNeely]

Yes, go back to simple like in RM3. What is needed is ability to import/export to other programs like FTM. That would be very useful to me as I use FTM also to sync with Ancestry. Gedcom isn't useful since you loose images.

[@arlenemiles1427]

Do the DNA, you might learn how to find Ancestors through finding living relatives..

[@aram5642]

A lot of good programming effort undermined by the sloppy, cheap-looking and childish UI.

[@r.n.4765]

I like the program and the new features, but sadly, I have to agree, the UI looks like it belongs in early 2000s, and that turquoise is just ghastly.

[@nitsua803]

The most confusing demo video ever! I am NEW to this platform. Not a veteran. If I had to purchase the product based on this demo, I would not. I would hope that the developer would be mindful of those of us who are new . Veterans are already sold on the program.

[@weloverobospam]

30 minutes of disorganized quasi-coherent rambling that is neither brief nor an overview followed by ' I hope you enjoyed this brief overview'.

[@BD-ck3ud]

As the title [What's New in RootsMagic 10] indicates, this video is about new features in version 10. I expect they'll eventually release a Getting Started with RootsMagic 10, as they did with version 9.

[@arlenemiles1427]

You can start RM 10, and add names and dates, or if you have an Ancestry tree, transfer a GEDCOM file into RM 10. Learn, learn, learn.