Chapter 1. Getting Started with Family Tree Maker

Before you can take advantage of the many features of this program, you must first know how to launch or open it. You must then have some information about your family history to enter into it. Family Tree Maker offers different methods for both opening the program and beginning a new Family File. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to:

Start Family Tree Maker using the menu

Start Family Tree Maker using the desktop icon

Enter information using the Family Tree Maker wizard

Begin your Family File using the Family Page