(Note: Previous editions of Family Book Creator are compatible with FTM 2012, FTM 2014, FTM 2014.1, FTM 2017 and FTM 2019 for Windows.) You may use Apache OpenOffice as well, but then not all the features of Family Book Creator are supported. You may need a word processor like Microsoft Word if you are going to add additional content to your book document. This extension has nothing to do with the book building feature of Family Tree Maker and it is not possible to include those books or book elements in a book created with Family Book Creator.Īll you need is Family Tree Maker 2019 and the Family Book Creator 2019 plugin on your Windows or Apple Mac machine. In particular, the additional graphical output from family data in the form of diagrams, and the integration of existing family portraits into genealogy reports, can lead to wide admiration of your work.
Complex family relationships can be presented, and the books might also be enjoyed by those who are not interested in genealogy. Contributions by researchers and new versions of the software, have now made it possible for anyone to create a comprehensive family history in book form. The goal of the Family Book Creator plugin for Family Tree Maker (FTM) is to create a book document that allows you to publish a family history book from data stored in your Family Tree Maker database, more or less on the fly – in just a few steps.įamily Book Creator has been developed over a long period of time.
