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Title: New Features in Reunion 9


1
New Features in Reunion 9
  • Maximising your family history on a Macintosh

2
Whats New in Reunion 9!
  • System requirements for Reunion 9
  • Whats New in Reunion 9!
  • Where can I get Reunion?
  • Is there a Demo?

3
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

4
Whats New in Reunion 9!
  • New...
  • Pod cards for your iPod
  • Treetops
  • Last Names list
  • Spell checking

5
Whats New in Reunion 9!
  • 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.

6
Whats New in Reunion 9!
  • Tree tops
  • Treetops are the earliest known ancestors of a
    person.

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Whats New in Reunion 9!
  • 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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Whats New in Reunion 9!
  • 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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Whats New in Reunion 9!
  • More...
  • Family card enhancements
  • Index and list enhancements
  • Multimedia
  • Slideshows
  • Toolbars on the family card
  • Charts
  • Register report enhancements

10
Whats 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 isapplied to shadows to
    make it more conspicuous

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Whats New in Reunion 9!
  • Family Card enhancements...
  • 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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Whats New in Reunion 9!
  • Family Card enhancements...
  • 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

13
Whats New in Reunion 9!
  • 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

14
Whats new in Reunion 9!
  • Multimedia...
  • Thumbnail view of multimedia items

15
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

16
Whats New in Reunion 9!
  • 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

17
Whats New in Reunion 9!
  • Multimedia...
  • Multimedia files can be grouped into albums
  • Rotate items in 90 degree increments
  • Options to designateitems as sensitive
  • Drag and drop to another person on another
    family card

18
New Features in Reunion 9!
  • Slideshows..
  • Create slideshows with custom transitions, music,
    timing, image size, caption content

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New Features in Reunion 9!
  • Speed Names
  • Instantly recalls the last 2,000 places and
    surnames youve entered, helping you to avoid
    typing the same place name or surname over and
    over

20
New Features in Reunion 9!
  • Charts
  • Soft shadows can be applied to boxes, bars,
    captions and pictures
  • Ancestor chart - easier to change orientation to
    bottom-top

21
New Features in Reunion 9!
  • Register Reports enhancements..
  • Spouses in bold
  • Option to include birth and death dates for
    children
  • Option to include last name for children

22
New Features in Reunion 9!
  • Manual....
  • Easy to use, comprehensive electronic manual
  • Search box now in the tool bar
  • Command-click shortcut opens linked page in new
    window

23
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

24
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

25
Where can I get Reunion?
  • 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 get Reunion?
  • 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 and
  • download 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 cant be saved
  • Printed output will be watermarked
  • Purchase a licence to unlock the full version

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Whats New in Reunion 9!
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