Feature Set:  

Legacy is organized around four family tree views. Choose to import from a GEDCOM file or start a family tree from scratch. Add individuals on the Family View or on the Pedigree View; click to pull up the individual’s information. Use the icons to add specific information like spouses, siblings and children. Events can be selected from a drop down menu—you can add ‘as is,’ edit and add, or create a new event to add to an individual. New events are retained in the Master Event List. Both individuals and facts can be marked as private. You will be able to choose to exclude private items from reports and charts. You also have advanced color-coding options available to make it easier to trace ancestor lines. Explore Tools to fully appreciate the flexibility and customization of this product.

All facts should be sourced. Legacy lets you rate each source on a scale from zero to four … ‘have not decided yet’ to ‘convincing evidence’ or simply check the box to indicate that the source has been verified.

When you’ve added the existing information on your family, it’s time for research. Turn to Legacy’s Research Guidance to accomplish the most research in the least amount of time. You’ll start with a Timeline Review and end with a To-Do List with detailed source tips along the way. Accuracy is essential and Legacy provides tools to help you check facts. At your direction, Legacy will produce a Potential Problems Report highlighting inconsistencies like death after 120 years old or possible title in the name field. You choose which problems to check and who to include in the report. Look for it under Reports. You can also use the innovative missing information search feature, which allows you to search your family history and find only those missing a specific piece of information, such as birth place or death date. Use the U.S. County Verifier to confirm the county associated with an event. U.S. county names and boundaries change and protocol says to use the county name as it existed at the time of the event. Find a discrepancy? Legacy will show you a map with the current location superimposed on the corresponding historical map. You make the correction.

Legacy includes tools to produce wall charts to display your family tree in a variety of formats, including DNA charts. You can also incorporate Microsoft's Virtual Earth to automatically pinpoint important locations and map your ancestors' migration.

Bonus Features

• Genealogy is about the present as well as the past. Compile an address book and use it to easily print address labels and nametags complete with photos and three-generation pedigree charts. Legacy’s home page automatically posts birthdays and anniversaries from your information.
• The intellishare option manages group updates to the family file. Assign a Keeper of the Family File to coordinate participants. The Keeper uses Legacy’s Intellishare function to merge and reconcile records at their discretion. 
• Legacy Family Tree 7.0 supports synchronization with Pocket Genealogist, the leader in genealogy software for Windows Mobile devices.