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{{languages|Calculate_Estimated_DatesAddon:Calculate Estimated Dates}}
{{Third-party plugin}}
__TOC__[[File:CalculateEstimatedDates-addon-Help-tab-defaults-51.png|right|thumb|300px|Calculate Estimated Dates - Help( tab ) Initial window on start.]]The '''{{man label|Calculate Estimated Dates''' }} tool Addon tool is used to add and remove birth and death events for people that are missing these events.
Once this Addon has been install you == Usage == You can select the tool via the menu {{man menu|Tools->Family Tree Processing-->Calculate Estimated Dates...}} this brings up a {{man label|Undo history warning}} window:
{{man warn|Undo history|Proceeding with this tool will erase the undo history for this session. In particular, you will not be able to revert the changes made by this tool or any changes made prior to it. If you think you may want to revert running this tool, please stop here and backup your database.}}
You then choose {{man button|Stop}} or {{man button|Proceed with the tool}}.
== Usage =Help === [[File:CalculateEstimatedDates-addon-Help-tab-defaults-51.png|right|thumb|450px|Calculate Estimated Dates - Help( tab ) Initial window on start.]] You will be presented with the '''Calculate Estimated Dates''' tool window. This window initially has two tabs:* {{man label|[[Addon:Calculate Estimated Dates#Options|Options]]}} tab and the * {{man label|[[Addon:Calculate Estimated Dates#Help|Help]]}} tab that is displayed with the following instructions. To use # Go to the {{man label|[[Addon:Calculate Estimated Dates#Options|Options]]}} tab# Check the [ ] Remove option to remove previous estimates# Select the ''Add date options'' to date events with or without dates# Click on {{man button|Execute}}# {{man label|[[Addon:Calculate Estimated Dates#Select|Select]]}} the people with which to add events# Click on {{man button|Add Selected Events}} button to create {{-}} {{man note|Note|If you decide to make an event permanent, remove it from the Source. Otherwise, it will get removed the next time you automatically remove these events.}} {{man note|Note|You may have to run the tool repeatedly (without removing previous events) to add all of the events possible.}} === Select ===[[File:CalculateEstimatedDates-addon-Select-tab-example-50.png|right|thumb|550px|Calculate Estimated Dates - Select( tab - showing processed results)]] On the {{man label|Select}} tab you will see the processed results if any.  You can individually select the checkbox(s) beside the people or {{man label|Select All}} and then click on {{man button|Add Selected Events}} button to create the new events shown.
You will be presented with the '''Calculate Estimated Dates''' tool window. This window initially has two tabs and the '''[[Calculate_Estimated_Dates#To_use |Help]]''' tab is displayed with instructions.{{-}}
=== Options ===
**Extremes(after and before)
==To useSee also==* [[File:CalculateEstimatedDates-addon-Select-tab-example-50.png|right|thumb|450px|Calculate Estimated Dates - Select( tab - showing processed results)]] # Go to the Gramps_{{man label|[[Calculate_Estimated_Dates#Options|Options]]version}} tab_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings# Check the [ Dates]] Remove option for Date settings used for calculation operations to remove previous estimatesdetermine if a person is probably alive.# Select * [https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Do-not-know-exact-birth-date-or-death-date&%3Blang=en&cid=bl-fsmdr-9169 I don't know the ''Add exact date options'' to enter into Family Tree] - If you do not know an exact date, you can either enter as much of the date events with as you know or without dates# Click estimate a year based on {{man button|Execute}}other information., - FamilySearch.org# Select the people with which to add events# Click on {{man button|Add Selected Events}} button to create* [https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/blog/estimating-dates-and-ages-genealogical-writing Estimating dates and ages in genealogical writing], New York Genealogical & Biographical Society
== Issues ==* No {{man button|Help}} button.* {{bug|2241}} Calculate Estimated Dates function needs improvement in selecting which dates fields to estimate* {{bug|2243}} Calculate Estimated Dates keyed on birth and Life Expectancy Table lookup* {{bug|7448}} Calculation of estimated ranges -not very good* {{bug|7898}} Crash during "Calculated Estimated Dates" gramplet* {{bug|9147}}Add Option to not Calculate Estimated Dates for baptisms and burials
{{man note|Notethat {{man label|If you decide to make an event permanent, remove it from the SourceCalculate Estimated Dates}} was originally builtin/part of Gramps 3. Otherwise, it will get removed the next time you automatically remove these events1|see [[Gramps_3.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Tools#Calculate_Estimated_Dates]]}}
{{man note|Note|You may have to run the tool repeatedly (without removing previous events) to add all of the events possible.}}
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