Comparison Items |
Legacy 9.0 Deluxe |
Legacy 9.0 Standard |
PAF 5.0 |
General |
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Research Guidance |
yes -
new! |
no |
no |
Publishing Center |
yes -
new! |
no |
no |
Timelines |
yes -
new! |
no |
no |
Global US County Verifier |
yes -
new! |
no |
no |
Home tab |
yes -
new! |
no |
no |
Geo Database Lookup |
yes |
no |
no |
Event Clipboard |
yes |
no |
no |
Chronology View |
yes |
no |
no |
Index View |
yes |
no |
yes |
Event Sentences |
yes |
no |
no |
Customizable Toolbars |
yes |
some |
no |
Global Spell-checking |
yes |
no |
no |
AKAs in the name list |
yes |
no |
no |
User ID# in the name list |
yes |
no |
no |
Sort name list by User ID# |
yes |
no |
no |
Color Schemes |
yes |
no |
no |
Distance and Bearing Calculator |
yes |
no |
no |
Ancestor Coloring Option |
yes |
no |
no |
Compare 2 files for duplicates |
yes |
no |
no |
Renumber RINs and MRINs |
yes |
no |
no |
Relationship Calculator |
yes |
only has relationship indicators on the screen |
yes |
Gives tips on startup |
yes |
yes |
no |
Latitude/Longitude support |
yes |
yes |
no |
To Do List/Research Log |
yes |
yes |
no |
To Do Clipboard (memorize To Dos) |
yes |
no |
no |
Correspondence Log |
yes |
yes |
no |
History List |
yes |
yes |
no |
Bookmark individuals |
yes |
yes |
no |
Combine variant location spellings |
yes |
yes |
no |
View multiple databases at same time |
yes |
yes |
no |
Drag people between databases |
yes |
yes |
no |
Viewing children |
up to 15 |
up to 15 |
up to 8 |
Alarm Clock (time to go to bed!) |
yes |
yes |
no |
Tag records |
9 tags |
3 tags |
no |
Customize views |
choose the fields to display in family view |
choose the fields to display in family view |
no |
Address fields in data entry (for cemeteries, etc.) |
yes |
yes |
no |
Notes/Sources |
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|
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Source Verification Tags |
yes |
no |
no |
Embedded Text Formatting |
yes |
no |
no |
Location Notes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Advanced Sourcing |
yes |
no |
no |
Spell checker for notes |
yes |
yes |
no |
General Notes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Research Notes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Medical Notes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Record reference number for documents |
yes |
yes |
no |
Repository |
Email address, home page, latitude/longitude, notes |
Email address, home page, latitude/longitude, notes |
Only name, address, telephone |
Source Assistant |
yes |
yes |
no |
Sources use "ibid." |
yes |
yes |
no |
Source Examples |
click
here |
click
here |
help file |
Print source pictures in reports |
yes |
yes |
no |
Save notes to .txt file |
yes |
yes |
no |
Attach sources to notes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Memorizing sources |
up to 10 |
up to 10 |
1 |
Assign sources while importing GEDCOM |
yes |
yes |
no |
Multimedia |
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|
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Picture Center |
yes |
no |
no |
Screen saver of pictures |
yes |
yes |
no |
Scan directly from program |
yes |
yes |
no |
Marriage Pictures |
yes |
yes |
no |
Categorize photos |
can separate birth, death, burials, events pictures |
can separate birth, death, burials, events pictures |
all pictures go to same gallery |
Set images as wallpaper |
yes |
yes |
no |
Reports |
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|
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Number of reports |
103 |
|
~27 |
Chronology Report |
yes |
no |
no |
Produce PDF files from previewed reports |
yes |
no |
no |
Many reports produce a location index in addition
to the name index |
yes |
no |
no |
Can choose the color of the boxes on Ancestor,
Descendant and Pedigree Charts |
yes |
no |
not on pedigree chart |
Supports "Mary Hill Coloring System" |
yes |
no |
no |
Relationship Report |
yes |
no |
no |
Additional blank forms |
Census forms - U.S., Canada, England, Ireland |
Census forms - U.S., Canada, England, Ireland |
none |
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Questionnaire |
Questionnaire |
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Research Log |
Research Log |
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Relationship diagram |
Relationship diagram |
|
Event Report |
yes |
no |
no |
Timeline Report |
yes |
yes |
no |
Lineage Chart |
yes |
yes |
no |
Pedigree Chart |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Family Group Sheet |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Suppress details for Living individuals |
all reports |
all reports |
none |
Descendant narrative |
yes |
yes |
no |
Family Reunion Name Tags |
yes |
yes |
no |
To Do Report |
yes |
yes |
no |
Create HTML files |
many |
many |
none |
Can customize the printed index |
yes |
yes |
no |
LDS
Options |
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|
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FamilySearch integration and syncing |
yes |
yes |
no |
Temple names preparation |
yes |
yes |
no |
View husband/view ordinances in same screen |
yes |
yes |
no |
Internet
Facilities |
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|
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Website creation |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Internet searches |
6 |
6 |
1 |
Create your own Internet searches! |
yes |
no |
no |
Web page styles |
5 |
5 |
2 |
Click and send email |
yes |
yes |
no |
Generations of ancestors |
250 |
250 |
32 |
Match/Merge |
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|
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Mark a pair as not duplicates. |
yes; will not be asked again to merge the pair |
no |
no |
Merge preferences/options |
21+ |
21+ |
10 |
Merge on AFNs |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Merge on custom ID numbers |
yes |
yes |
no |
Undo a merge session |
yes |
yes |
no |
Merge from a search list |
yes |
yes |
no |
Automatically merge individuals w/no differences |
yes |
yes |
no |
IntelliShare |
yes; set up for sharing data with a family
organization |
yes; set up for sharing data with a family
organization |
no |
Key
Similarities |
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|
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Uses RINs |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Uses MRINs |
yes |
yes |
yes |
F8 (repeat key) |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Family/Pedigree/Individual View |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Documentation
/ Support |
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|
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Legacy User's Guide |
yes; 296 Pages packed with pictures |
no |
no |
Technical Support/Help |
yes; email, Facebook, mailing
list |
on-line help only |
no |