User:Defane/Sandbox

Testing article on Ancestral Quest

Need to identify how to:
 * DONE -- proper process to override current article redirect link to PAF (edit, replace redirect link after article is ready)
 * add screen prints (file upload) (JDB - requested files to be loaded)
 * DONE -- edit comparison of genealogy software article to point to AQ article (edit after article is completed - some links point to anceral quest (software) - and add in screen shot)

Ancestral Quest or AQ is a genealogy software application for Windows, developed by Incline Software, LC. It functions as a database engine, allowing for data entry with extensive sourcing capabilities and scrapbook extensions, as a print engine for standard or custom charts and reports, as a web page creator, as a collaboration engine, and as an extension tool for other genealogy databases. Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter refered to Ancestral Quest 12.1 as "One excellent genealogy program that doesn't seem to gather much publicity..." . Ancestral Quest was the first desktop genealogy software program to be certified to Access, Update and Sync with New FamilySearch (nFS). It is currently ceritifed for Access, Helper, Ordinance Reservation, Ordinance Request, Multi-Language, PAF Add-in, Print, Sync, and Update.

Languages
Developed in English, AQ allows for translation to other languages using Language Modules. These user created files allow for Ancestral Quest screens and reports to be translated or customized. You can create you own language module, or leverage someone else's. A Danish Language Module is currently available.

Features

 * Create your family tree, documenting sources and adding scrapbook items.
 * Research the internet with search engine interfaces.
 * Print standard and custom charts, reports or books.
 * Create web pages.
 * Import / Export GEDCOM files
 * Extend your use of other databases, like Personal Ancestral File or FamilySearch.
 * Take the program and database with you on a flash drive.
 * Collaborate with associate researchers, using a single master database. Associates make changes to the common database, eliminating the need to exchange GEDCOM files to syncronize different copies.

History
=== Version History ===


 * Ancestral Quest 1.0: 1994.
 * Ancestral Quest 1.1: 1995.
 * Ancestral Quest 2.0: 1996.
 * Ancestral Quest 2.1: 1997.
 * Ancestral Quest 3.0: 1999.
 * Ancestral Quest 10.0: 2002. Collaboration, Research manager, Global Find/Replace, PAF5.x Support, Fan Charts, Enhanced Reporting
 * Ancestral Quest 11.0: 2003. Memorize Source Citations, Detailed Change Log, Print to PDF, Drop Line Charts, Online IGI Lookups
 * Ancestral Quest 12.0: 2007. Individual Summary Screen, Language Translation, UNICODE
 * Ancestral Quest 12.1: 2009. Link and Sync with new FamilySearch, Flash Drive Support

AQ Technology in other products
Many genealogists have benefited from the technologies developed for AQ by Incline Software. In 1998, AQ was licensed for resale through Individual Software, and has been sold by them under the names of "Family Ties" , "Family Trees Quick & Easy" , "Heritage Family Tree Deluxe" , and "Family Tree Heritage" . In 1999, a copy of the AQ code was licensed to the LDS Church and became the base of the Windows versions of Personal Ancestral File. Millions of copies of PAF have been distributed. In 2001, a copy of the AQ code was licensed to Ancestry.com, and became the base of Ancestry Family Tree . Nearly a million copies of AFT were distributed.

Developer History
In 1998, Incline Software merged with The Hope Foundation. In 2001, this merger ended and Incline Software again became the custodian of AQ.

Support
An active peer support group is available through Yahoo!GROUPS. Gaylon Findlay , President of Incline Software, and his development team often use the support group as beta testers. Many users appreciate Incline Software's responsiveness addressing enchancements and bug fixes. Product support is also available from Incline Software.