Getting Started with Legacy FamilySearch
Legacy
is fully integrated with the FamilySearch™ family tree website provided by the
Family History department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. It is one of the most heavily visited genealogy sites on the
Internet. Millions of people use FamilySearch resources to learn about
their family history. FamilySearch access is free.
Legacy Family Tree is "Tree Share" Certified for
FamilySearch Family Tree. This means you can share your Legacy information with
FamilySearch Family Tree and of course pull information from Family Tree into
your Legacy family file. Legacy's FamilySearch integration features are
available in both the Standard (free) and Deluxe editions and work exactly the
same in each.
Due to major changes at the
FamilySearch website in 2014, please visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/DownloadUpdate.asp and update your Legacy program. Without the update, versions of Legacy
earlier than 8.0.0.439 (22 July 2014) cannot synchronize with persons in the
FamilySearch Family Tree. In addition, support
for synchronizing with FamilySearch Family Tree is no longer available in
Legacy 7.5.
You
must have the FamilySearch option turned on in order to use the FamilySearch feature. You must also be connected to the Internet. To
turn on FamilySearch integration in Legacy Family Tree 8.0, click on Options and select Customize. Next click on 1. General Settings, then scroll down
to 1.8 FamilySearch and check mark Integrate with FamilySearch. If you are a member of LDS Church also check mark 1.9 Display LDS Options and then click Save.
When
FamilySearch integration is turned on, small icons appear at the end of the
names on the Family and Pedigree Views to show if that person's
information is synchronized with the information in FamilySearch. 
These icons change to indicate the
status of synchronization and temple work completion.
The FamilySearch
search icon on the Search tab of the Ribbon bar can also be used
to open the FamilySearch window with the current person in your family
file as the focus person.
To download what the FamilySearch Family Tree has about your family please see How to download your ancestors from FamilySearch Family Tree into Legacy.
Please visit http://www.familytreewebinars.com/download.php?webinar_id=237 to watch the free Legacy Family Tree and FamilySearch FamilyTree webinar. There are several free videos explaining everything you can do in Legacy FamilySearch. If you get stumped and want to see how something is done, click the Watch Videos link in the upper-right corner of the Legacy FamilySearch screen.
FamilySearch
also offers various free online classes to help you with your family tree. See https://www.familysearch.org/learn/researchcourses for more information.
