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Only Legacy 9 has these features . . .
	Legacy 9	PAF 5	FTM '10	RM 4	TMG 6
SourceWriter� (over 1,2000 source templates to match Evidence Explained)		no	few	some	no
Interview Report		no	no	no	no
Research Guidance - creates a list of research suggestions		no	no	no	no
Mark individuals as private		no	no	no	no
Blank census forms		no	no	no	no
Blank questionnaire forms		no	no	no	no
Name tags (for family reunions)		no	no	no	no
Relationship diagram		no	no	no	no
Multiple lines of descent book		no	no	no	no
Birthday reminders		no	no	no	no
Anniversary reminders		no	no	no	no
To Do List reminders		no	no	no	no
Show 1/2 kids in Family View		no	no	no	no
Fully editable Name List		no	no	no	no
Alarm clock - "time to go to bed!"		no	no	no	no
Standardization tips that comply with Getting it Right.		no	no	no	no
Book publication complies with the NEHGS publication standard		no	no	no	no
. . . many, many more		no	no	no	no

Compare Legacy 9 with the others

General	Legacy 9	PAF 5	FTM '10	RM 4	TMG 6
Research Guidance - creates a list of research suggestions	yes	no	no	no	no
Interview report. Choose from over 1,200 questions in 13 categories.	yes	no	no	no	no
Geo Location database of over 3 million modern places	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Historical timelines from around the world	yes	no	yes	no	yes
Create your own historical timelines	yes	no	no	no	yes
Birthday reminders	yes	no	no	no	no
Anniversary reminders - never miss one again!	yes	no	no	no	no
DNA markers - record your DNA findings	yes	no	no	yes	yes
AutoSource all fields when importing	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Chronology View	yes	no	yes	no	yes
Descendant View	yes	no	no	yes	no
Index View	yes	yes	no	yes	no
Mark individuals as private	yes	no	no	no	no
Mark events as private	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Potential problems are individually selectable	yes	no	no	yes	no
Expand and abbreviate place names	yes	no	no	no	no
Event sentences	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Customizable toolbars	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Global spell-checking	yes	no	yes	yes	no
AKAs in name list and index view	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
User ID# in name list and index view	yes	no	no	no	yes
Distance and bearing calculator	yes	no	no	no	no
Ancestor color-coding	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Compare 2 files for duplicates	yes	no	no	no	yes
Renumber RINs & MRINs	yes	no	no	no	yes
Latitude/Longitude support	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
To Do List/Research Log	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
- tasks linked to individuals?	yes	N/A	yes	yes	yes
To Do reminders	yes	no	no	no	no
Correspondence Log	yes	no	no	yes	no
History List	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Bookmark individuals	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Combine variant location spellings	yes	no	no	1 at a time	no
View multiple databases at same time	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Drag people between databases	yes	no	no	yes	N/A
Alarm clock (time to go to bed!)	yes	no	no	no	no
Tag records	yes	no	no	no	yes
Backup multimedia files	yes	no	yes	no	no
Show 1/2 kids in Family View	yes	no	no	no	no
Address fields in data entry (for cemeteries, etc.)	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Standardization tips that comply with Getting it Right.	yes	no	no	no	no
Number of "no"	0	40	28	20	23

Notes and Sources	Legacy 9	PAF 5	FTM '10	RM 4	TMG 6
SourceWriter� - over 1,200 source templates to help you easily enter your sources based on Evidence Explained	yes	no	few	some	no
Location notes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Spell checker for notes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
General notes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Research notes	yes	no	no	no	no
Medical notes	yes	no	yes	no	no
Record reference number for documents	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Print source pictures in reports	yes	no	no	no	no
Save notes to .txt file	yes	no	no	yes	no
Attach sources to notes	yes	no	no	no	yes

Number of "no"	0	11	5	4	5

Reports	Legacy 9	PAF 5	FTM '10	RM 4	TMG 6
Wall charts	18	0	10	3
Publishing Center	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Number of reports	104	~27	~35	>100	~33
Multiple Lines of Descent book report	yes	no	no	no	no
Reports in multiple languages	yes	yes	no	no	no
Calendar creator	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Picture family trees	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Chronology report	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Produce PDFs	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Location index in book indexes	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Relationship report	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Blank census forms	yes	no	no	no	no
Blank questionnaire form	yes	no	no	no	no
Blank research log form	yes	no	no	yes	no
Relationship diagram	yes	no	no	no	no
Event report	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Timeline report	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Lineage chart	yes	no	no	no	no
Family Group Record	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Suppress details for living individuals	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Descendant Narrative report	yes	no	no	no	yes
Family Reunion name tags	yes	no	no	no	no
To Do Report	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Create HTML files	many	no	no	no	yes
Blank lines for missing information in book reports	yes	no	no	no	yes
Book publication complies with the NEHGS publication standard	yes	no	no	no	no
Number of "no"	0	21	13	11	13

Internet	Legacy 9	PAF 5	FTM '10	RM 4	TMG 6
Website creation	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Internet searches	17+	1	yes	5	yes
Create your own Internet searches	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Web page styles	5	2	n/a	6	0
Display Internet maps for locations	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Click and send email	yes	no	yes	yes
Generations of ancestors	250	32	n/a	31	0
Number of "no"	0	4	2	0	3

Match/Merge	Legacy 9	PAF 5	FTM '10	RM 4	TMG 6
Mark a pair as 'not duplicates'	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Merge on custom ID numbers	yes	no	no	yes	no
Undo a merge session	yes	no	yes	no	yes
Merge from a search list	yes	no	no	no	yes
Automatically merge people w/no differences	yes	no	yes	yes	no

Number of "no"	0	5	3	2	2