#Rootsmagic problems update#
#Rootsmagic problems upgrade#

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#Rootsmagic problems upgrade#

If you are using an older version, you’ll need to upgrade to v6. If you already own version 6, select Help > Check for Updates from the main menu. BONUS: 4 Quick Tips for Mastering RootsMagic. Remember, to use Problem Alerts, you’ll need to be using the latest version of RootsMagic 6 (6.3.0.0). A version of this article appeared in the May/June 2015 issue of Family Tree Magazine. Here is a short video showing how this cool new feature works. You can also select which types of problems you want the Problem Alerts to look for. You can enable or disable Problem Alerts from the Tools > File Options screen. You can highlight any of the potential problems and edit the person or family, mark the potential problem as “not a problem”, add the problem to your To-Do list so you can work on it later, or print the list of potential problems for the person. Just click on the problem alert and RootsMagic will display a list of the potential problems for the person. This alert will show on the pedigree, family, and descendant views.

RootsMagic will problem check in the background and display an alert next to the name of any person with a potential problem. With Problem Alerts, you no longer have to manually run the problem list to see possible data entry issues.

#Rootsmagic problems update#

Since the problem checking is such an important feature, we are introducing Problem Alerts in our latest update (version 6.3.0.0). When you get into the Fix Broken Media Links screen there are two search options. Click on the Ellipsis button (three dots) located at the top of the media screen. The existing problem list (found at Tools > Problem Search > Problem List) scans everyone in your file to try and find any potential data entry errors (people born before their parents, etc) for everyone in your file. Click on the Media Menu on the left side of your RootsMagic 8 screen 3. One such “unknown” feature is RootsMagic’s problem list. As I teach RootsMagic classes or webinars, I’m surprised how often somebody will say “I didn’t know that feature was in there”.