We’ve Updated the Newsletter
We hope you like the new look of the newsletter. But it’s not just about presentation. We’ve also put in place a much improved system for managing the newsletter, and we plan to make more of it in the future. But don’t worry – it’s never going to clog up your in-tray.
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Family Historian is Now on Version 4.0.2
Version 4 was released in the spring and we’ve had a couple of minor updates since then. The latest version is 4.0.2. To learn more about what’s new since version 3, see What’s New in Version 4. To buy the full product or an upgrade (for version 3.x users only) see Buy Family Historian.
Awards for Family Historian
Did you know that Which? Computing – one of the Which? magazines – did a comparison study of nine genealogy products and Family Historian came out top, and got their Best Buy award? They did the same thing last year, and Family Historian came out top then too. Family Historian also won the Family History Software of the Year award from Your Family Tree magazine in November. See Reviews and Awards to learn more.
Family Historian Courses
Yorkshire in October – now fully-booked
The Yorkshire-based genealogy specialists, My History, are running a course for beginners and intermediate users of Family Historian at their premises in Mexborough in October. Although the course is now fully booked they are planning further dates in 2010 and may choose a town or city in the southern half of the country to host the next event. Read More
S.O.G. Course in London in November
The Society of Genealogists are running an advanced course on Family Historian in London, on Saturday 21st November. We are told that this is getting quickly booked up, but there are still a few places left. See the link on this page:
How to Buy the Book: “Getting the Most From Family Historian 4”
Version 4 includes a complete PDF (electronic document) copy of the book Getting the Most From Family Historian 4, which is installed on your PC and can be accessed from the Help menu. The book contains everything you need to become an expert user. Now you can buy a printed copy. Read More
Free Resources for Family Historian Users
If you don’t already know them, here are two great resources for Family Historian users – and they’re both free:
- The Family Historian User Group website (www.fhug.org.uk) – setup by users for users. It has video demos, forums, downloads, and much more. Read More
- The Family Historian Users Mailing List. This is a forum where Family Historian users can discuss aspects of the program, new and inexperienced users can post questions and ask advice, and experienced users can share their knowledge and give tips. It works entirely using email. Read More
Version 4 Tips
Click on ‘About Family Historian’ on the Help menu. If you have version 4.0.0 or 4.0.1, download a free upgrade to 4.0.2 from downloads.
If Family Historian 4 runs a little slowly when you first start it (which probably means that you have a lot of pictures) and if you’d like to speed things up, click on Preferences on the Tools menu and then click the Advanced button on the first tab, and untick ‘Auto-load Thumbnail Images When Opening Project’. You need to be on version 4.0.2.