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__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.
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.
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===To use===You will be presented with the '''Calculate Estimated Dates''' tool window. This window initially has two tabs:* {{man label|[[FileAddon:CalculateEstimatedDates-addon-Select-Calculate Estimated Dates#Options|Options]]}} tab-example-50.png|right|thumb|450pxand the * {{man label|[[Addon:Calculate Estimated Dates - Select( tab - showing processed results)#Help|Help]]}} tab that is displayed with the following instructions. To use
fixed the Language issue, turns out the template is looking for lower case version of Language name eg "Fr" > "fr"
{{languages|Calculate_Estimated_DatesAddon:Calculate Estimated Dates}}
{{Third-party plugin}}
== Usage ==
=== Help ===
[[File:CalculateEstimatedDates-addon-Help-tab-defaults-51.png|right|thumb|450px|Calculate Estimated Dates - Help( tab ) Initial window on start.]]
# Go to the {{man label|[[Calculate_Estimated_DatesAddon: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|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.
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=== Options ===
**Approximate(about):(default)
**Extremes(after and before)
==See also==
* [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Dates]] for Date settings used for calculation operations to determine if a person is probably alive.
* [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 exact date to enter into Family Tree] - If you do not know an exact date, you can either enter as much of the date as you know or estimate a year based on other information., - FamilySearch.org
* [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|Note that {{man label|Calculate Estimated Dates}} was originally builtin/part of Gramps 3.1|see [[Gramps_3.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Tools#Calculate_Estimated_Dates]]}}