RootsMagic 9 is quite full of features concerning managing and sharing family history. The Book Publishing Feature with RootsMagic 9 allows you to author attractive, well-designed books to focus on your genealogical finds. This tutorial will teach you how to use this feature to get the best results – that is, to produce an exhaustive family history book.
The Power of RootsMagic 9 Book Publishing Feature
Users can produce a professionally formatted family history book with the Book Publishing Feature, part of RootsMagic 9. This fully customizable and fully editable feature allows for that personal touch regarding the sharing of family legacies with relatives as well as future generations.
Getting Started with Book Publishing
For the use of RootsMagic 9 Book Publishing, do the following steps:
- Open “Publish” from the application of RootsMagic 9.
- Start making your book with some content from pedigree charts, narrative reports, and family group sheets to make a beautiful book by using “Create a Book.”
- Select the design to give an aesthetic beauty to your book.
Crafting Your Book
Compiling an interesting family history book requires careful consideration of the selections and arrangement of content. You can now publish your genealogy as a book using RootsMagic 9.
- Add Charts and Reports: Utilize all the diverse report types, including ancestor and descendant charts.
- Insert Photos and Documents: Delight the look of the book by adding scanned photographs, certificates, and documents.
- Write Captions and Narratives: Breathe life into the raw data by adding personal stories and captions.
Fine-Tuning the Book
Revise the layout, fonts, and formatting to maintain consistency. Revise your book to enhance its effectiveness and quality.
- Review the Content Order: Ensure the information flows logically.
- Adjust Fonts and Styles: Customize fonts for headings, subheadings, and body text.
- Preview the Book: Use the preview function to see how the book will look in printed form.
Finalizing and Sharing Your Book
Once you are done with the writing of your book, you finalize it.
- You can digitally share it and later on, print it professionally by saving the Book as a PDF.
- You can also publish your genealogy book online through RootsMagic 9 on different genealogy websites and social media pages.
Conclusion
Any person interested in meaningfully preserving and sharing their family history can make use of the RootsMagic 9 book publishing feature. Taking these steps will generate a remarkable family chronicle for you.