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New Features in Reunion 9

Maximising your family history on a Macintosh

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Prepared by Robyn Fisher June 2007

What’s New in Reunion 9!

• System requirements for Reunion 9• What’s New in Reunion 9!• Where can I get Reunion?• Is there a Demo?

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System requirements – Reunion 9

The newest version of Reunion was released in March 2007

• This new version of Reunion has full native support for Intel and PPC Macintosh computers.

• To use Reunion 9, you will need Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer

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New...

• Pod cards for your iPod• Treetops • Last Names list• Spell checking

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Pod cards

• Take information with you in a very portable format - in your iPod providing you with a snapshot

• Pod cards provide the ability totake portions of your family file with you in a very portable format in your iPod (up to 950 people in each). Uses "Notes" capability in Apple's iPod.

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Tree tops

• Treetops are the earliest known ancestors of a person.

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Last Names List

• includes all unique last names (surnames) in your family file.

• provides an overall snapshot of your research and a handy report to show othersyour surnames of interest.

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Spell Checking

• Uses the built-in Mac OS X spell checking features

• Cursor in editable field(eg. note or event field) enable/disable spelling

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More...

• Family card enhancements• Index and list enhancements• Multimedia• Slideshows• Toolbars on the family card• Charts• Register report enhancements

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What’s new in Reunion 9!

Family Card enhancements...

• Family card size limited only by size of screen• Option to colourise

buttons by sex• Child status colour is

applied to shadows to make it more conspicuous

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• Option to display parents and children in a list with resizeable, draggable and optional fields

• Resizable section for child buttons/list• Flags can be checked/unchecked directly on

card• Note fields are scrollable

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• Control-click for a popup menu showing siblings, spouses, children, treetops, etc

• Sibling popup menus enhanced: direct lines, half-siblings, icons indicating sex, whether sibling has children

• Control-click to change child status

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Index and List enhancements...

• Data (names, dates, places, etc) can be edited directly in lists

• Lists (such as the Index, Source List, Found List) can stay open

• Search box to find people• Click column titles to sort by column• Drag columns to change order

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What’s new in Reunion 9!

Multimedia...

• Thumbnail view of multimedia items

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New Features in Reunion 9!

Multimedia and Source Documentation

• To cite a source, you only need to record the detailsabout the source (even scans or pictures of theoriginal documents) at one time. Can include any source on any record,in any data entry field as many times as you want

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Multimedia...

• Support of more file formats: PDF, MS Word docs, RTF, Test

• Support for more audio file formats: AAC, AU• Support for BMP images• Support for video formats: MOV, MP4, and AVI

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Multimedia...

• Multimedia files can be grouped into albums• Rotate items in 90 degree

increments• Options to designate

items as “sensitive”• Drag and drop to

another person on another family card

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Slideshows..

• Create slideshows with custom transitions, music, timing, image size, caption content

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Speed Names

• Instantly recalls the last 2,000 places and surnames you’ve entered, helping you to avoid typing the same place name or surname over and over

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Charts

• Soft shadows can be applied to boxes, bars, captions and pictures

• Ancestor chart - easier to change orientation to bottom-top

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Register Reports enhancements..

• Spouses in bold• Option to include birth and death dates for

children• Option to include last name for children

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Manual....

• Easy to use, comprehensive electronic manual

• Search box now in the tool bar

• Command-click shortcut opens linked page in new window

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System requirements - Reunion

The newest version of Reunion was released in March 2007

• This new version of Reunion has full native support for Intel and PPC Macintosh computers.

• To use Reunion 9, you will need Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer

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Where can I get Reunion?

Reunion 9 is available in:

• Full version

• Upgrade version - if you are upgrading from previous versions 5, 6, 7 and 8

• Demo version

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Where can I purchase the Full version?

Available from VicGUM Inc for purchase online for credit card purchases or by cheque or mail www.vicgum.asn.au

• CD $187.00 AUD plus shipping and handling ($2.00 AUD)

OR directly from Leister Productions www.leisterpro.com

• Download $99.95 US

• CD $99.95 US plus shipping and handling ($10 US overseas)

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Where can I purchase the Upgrade?

To use the upgrade version, you must own a previous version of Reunion. The Reunion upgrade is only available directly from Leister Productions in the US - download or CD

• CD $59.95 US plus shipping and handling ($10 US overseas)

• Download $59.95 US

Installation is simple and easy!

Already upgraded?Check for the latest version - Reunion 9.04 anddownload direct from the website

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Is there a Demo?

Yes! Demo mode is available

Download directly from Leister Productions

Limitations of the Demo• Only 50 people can be entered• Import/Export is disabled• Charts and slideshows can’t be saved• Printed output will be watermarked

Purchase a licence to unlock the full version

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