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The Draft folder holds all the text fragments that will be strung together to create your essay or book when you’re ready to export or print it. I organized them into chapters covering different periods in the subject’s life and within each chapter, into folders for each key event. To write a biography of a relative, I started by copying all my source documents-hundreds of them, including vital and census records, newspaper articles, court records, book pages, oral interviews, e-mail messages and more-to subfolders in Scrivener’s Research folder. As Scrivener isn’t genealogy software, it can’t import a GEDCOM file. The Research folder holds all your sources, such as text, PDF and image files. The “binder” on the left side of the Scrivener window has two main folders: Research and Draft. An interactive tutorial under Scrivener’s Help menu took several hours to complete, but familiarized me with the program’s features.

To get up and running fast, take the Quick Tour in the user manual and watch the 10-minute introductory video. The Windows version, which I tested, lags slightly behind the Mac version in features. While it’s not specifically for genealogists, it’s a useful tool for writing your family stories. Scrivener makes writing a long family history or other project easier by breaking it into smaller parts. System requirements: Windows XP or newer, Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or newerīiggest draws: Easily organize and rearrange a lot of source documents, view them while you write, switch between broad and detailed views of your projectĭrawbacks: Requires time to learn can’t import data directly from genealogy software Ease of use Family Tree Templates and Relationship Charts.Best UK, Irish and Commonwealth Genealogy Websites.Best African American Genealogy Websites.Surnames: Family Search Tips and Surname Origins.Preserving Old Photos of Your Family History.

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