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Here are some ways that you can customize Gramps.
=== Preferences ===
The Display tab of the Preferences allows selection of the Name format used by default throughout Gramps. The Edit button for the {{man label|Name format:}} opens the {{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Display_Name_Editor|Display Name Editor]]}}, allowing the creation of user-defined (custom) stylings beyond the pre-defined (built-in) name format choices.
See [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Preferences|Preferences]]
The Edit button for a person's preferred and alternative names opens the {{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Display_Name_Editor|Name Editor]]}}, allowing the selection of a name format exceptions that will override the format chosen in the Display tab of Preferences for the entire Tree.
The name format, grouping and sorting can be overridden for selected individuals and surnames. The Edit Person dialogs have two Edit buttons to access this feature. The button for Preferred name is to the right of the Suffix field. However, for any selected Name (Preferred or Alternative) in the Names tab which opens the Name Editor. The built-in and custom Display Name formats can be selected exceptions to "Group as:" and "Sort as:" options that default to the Name format selected in Preferences.
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