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1.7 Bottombar and Sidebar | 1.7 Bottombar and Sidebar | ||
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+ | 1.7.1.1 Restore to defaults? dialog | ||
+ | 1.7.2 Search bar | ||
2 Switching Navigator modes | 2 Switching Navigator modes | ||
3 Switching Categories | 3 Switching Categories | ||
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###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Status_Bar_and_Progress_Bar|Status Bar and Progress Bar]] | ###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Status_Bar_and_Progress_Bar|Status Bar and Progress Bar]] | ||
###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Bottombar_and_Sidebar|Bottombar and Sidebar]] | ###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Bottombar_and_Sidebar|Bottombar and Sidebar]] | ||
+ | ####[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Gramplet_Bar_Menu|Gramplet Bar Menu]] | ||
+ | #####[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Restore_to_defaults.3F_dialog|Restore to defaults? dialog]] | ||
+ | ####[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Search_bar|Search bar]] | ||
##[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Switching_Navigator_modes|Switching Navigator modes]] | ##[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Switching_Navigator_modes|Switching Navigator modes]] | ||
##[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Switching_Categories|Switching Categories]] | ##[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Switching_Categories|Switching Categories]] | ||
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####[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Comma_Separated_Values_Spreadsheet.28CSV.29_export|Comma Separated Values Spreadsheet(CSV) export]] | ####[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Comma_Separated_Values_Spreadsheet.28CSV.29_export|Comma Separated Values Spreadsheet(CSV) export]] | ||
###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#GEDCOM_export|GEDCOM export]] | ###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#GEDCOM_export|GEDCOM export]] | ||
− | + | ###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#GeneWeb_export|GeneWeb export]] | |
###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Gramps_XML_.28family_tree.29_export|Gramps XML (family tree) export]] | ###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Gramps_XML_.28family_tree.29_export|Gramps XML (family tree) export]] | ||
###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Gramps_XML_Package_.28family_tree_and_media.29_export|Gramps XML Package (family tree and media) export]] | ###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Gramps_XML_Package_.28family_tree_and_media.29_export|Gramps XML Package (family tree and media) export]] | ||
− | + | ###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Web_Family_Tree_export|Web Family Tree export]] | |
− | + | ###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#vCalendar_export|vCalendar export]] | |
− | + | ###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#vCard_export|vCard export]]<hr> | |
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START CHAPTER 6 : Entering and editing data: brief | START CHAPTER 6 : Entering and editing data: brief | ||
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1 To add or edit a person | 1 To add or edit a person | ||
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2.2 Specifying a relationship using the Family List View | 2.2 Specifying a relationship using the Family List View | ||
3 To specify parents | 3 To specify parents | ||
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4 To specify children | 4 To specify children | ||
5 Adding photos and other media objects | 5 Adding photos and other media objects | ||
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###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_brief#Specifying a relationship using the Family List View|Specifying a relationship using the Family List View]] | ###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_brief#Specifying a relationship using the Family List View|Specifying a relationship using the Family List View]] | ||
##[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_brief#To_specify_parents|To specify parents]] | ##[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_brief#To_specify_parents|To specify parents]] | ||
+ | ###[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_brief#Duplicate Family warning dialog|Duplicate Family warning dialog]] | ||
##[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_brief#To_specify_children|To specify children]] | ##[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_brief#To_specify_children|To specify children]] | ||
##[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_brief#Adding_photos_and_other_media_objects|Adding photos and other media objects]] | ##[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_brief#Adding_photos_and_other_media_objects|Adding photos and other media objects]] | ||
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Entering and editing data: detailed - Part 1 | Entering and editing data: detailed - Part 1 | ||
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1 Editing information about people | 1 Editing information about people | ||
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1.6.9 Associations | 1.6.9 Associations | ||
1.6.9.1 Person Reference Editor | 1.6.9.1 Person Reference Editor | ||
+ | 1.6.9.1.1 Select Person selector | ||
1.6.10 LDS | 1.6.10 LDS | ||
1.6.10.1 LDS Ordinance Editor | 1.6.10.1 LDS Ordinance Editor | ||
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####[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_2#Note_markup_and_preformat_in_reports|Note markup and preformat in reports]]<hr> | ####[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_2#Note_markup_and_preformat_in_reports|Note markup and preformat in reports]]<hr> | ||
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1 Name Editor | 1 Name Editor | ||
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4 Merging records | 4 Merging records | ||
4.1 Merge People | 4.1 Merge People | ||
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4.3 Merge Events | 4.3 Merge Events | ||
− | 4.4 Merge | + | 4.4 Merge Places |
− | 4.5 Merge | + | 4.5 Merge Sources |
− | 4.6 Merge | + | 4.6 Merge Citations |
− | 4.7 Merge | + | 4.7 Merge Repositories |
− | 4.8 Merge | + | 4.8 Merge Media Objects |
4.9 Merge Notes | 4.9 Merge Notes | ||
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1 Using the People Category | 1 Using the People Category | ||
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12.9 Windows | 12.9 Windows | ||
12.10 Help | 12.10 Help | ||
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1.4.5 Remove Unused Objects | 1.4.5 Remove Unused Objects | ||
1.5 Utilities | 1.5 Utilities | ||
− | 1.5.1 Media Manager | + | 1.5.1 Find database loop |
− | 1.5. | + | 1.5.2 Media Manager |
− | 1.5. | + | 1.5.2.1 Replace substrings in the path |
− | 1.5. | + | 1.5.2.2 Convert paths from relative to absolute |
− | 1.5. | + | 1.5.2.3 Convert paths from absolute to relative |
− | 1.5. | + | 1.5.2.4 Add images not included in database |
− | 1.5. | + | 1.5.3 Not Related |
− | 1.5. | + | 1.5.4 Relationship Calculator |
− | 1.5. | + | 1.5.5 Verify the Data |
− | 1.5. | + | 1.5.5.1 Verify the Data tab pages |
− | 1.5. | + | 1.5.5.1.1 General |
− | 1.5. | + | 1.5.5.1.2 Women |
− | 1.5. | + | 1.5.5.1.3 Men |
− | 1.5. | + | 1.5.5.1.4 Families |
− | 1.5. | + | 1.5.5.2 Data Verification Results window |
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1.6 Debug | 1.6 Debug | ||
1.6.1 Check Localized Date Displayer and Parser | 1.6.1 Check Localized Date Displayer and Parser | ||
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1.6.3 Generate Testcases for Persons and Families | 1.6.3 Generate Testcases for Persons and Families | ||
1.6.4 Populate Sources and Citations | 1.6.4 Populate Sources and Citations | ||
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2.1 What is needed to install Gramps under Linux, Solaris, or FreeBSD? | 2.1 What is needed to install Gramps under Linux, Solaris, or FreeBSD? |
Latest revision as of 01:02, 1 July 2019
This is the wiki manual for Gramps version 5.0. All users are encouraged to edit this manual to help improve its readability and usability.
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Abstract
The Gramps Manual details all aspects of the Gramps software application.
Table of Contents
- What's new?
- Getting started
- Main Window
- Categories
- Categories of the Navigator
- Dashboard Category
- People Category
- Relationships Category
- Families Category
- Charts Category
- Events Category
- Places Category
- Geography Category
- The different views
- Usage
- The configuration
- How to zoom and move around the map ?
- The mouse actions on the map
- The menu popup
- Click on a marker
- Adding or Linking to a place
- Adding places from KML files
- How to change the map provider ?
- Can we change the marker's color ?
- How to get/remove the crosshair ?
- How to lock/unlock the map ?
- Prerequisites to see the geography view
- Possible problems
- Geography Category Bottombar tabs
- Geography Category Sidebar tabs
- Filter
- Sources Category
- Citations Category
- Repositories Category
- Media Category
- Notes Category
- Manage Family Trees
- Starting a new Family Tree
- Opening a Family Tree
- Opening a GEDCOM or XML database
- Deleting a Family Tree
- Renaming a Family Tree
- Backing up a Family Tree
- Archiving a Family Tree
- Extracting a Family Tree Archive
- Unlocking a Family Tree
- Repairing a damaged Family Tree
- Saving changes to your Family Tree
- Importing data
- Exporting data
- CSV Import and Export
- Probably Alive
- Entering and editing data: brief
- Entering and editing data: detailed
- Entering and editing data: detailed - part 1
- Entering and editing data: detailed - part 2
- Entering and editing data: detailed - part 3
- Navigation
- Plugin Manager
- Gramplets
- What is a Gramplet
- Gramplets
- 2-Way Fan Chart
- Age on Date
- Age Stats
- Ancestors
- Attributes
- Calendar
- Children
- Citations
- Descendant Fan Chart
- Descendants
- Details
- Events
- Fan Chart
- FAQ
- Filter
- Gallery
- Given Name Cloud
- Image Metadata
- Locations
- Notes
- Pedigree
- Preview
- Quick View
- Records
- References
- Relatives
- Residence
- Session Log
- SoundEx
- Statistics
- Surname Cloud
- To Do
- Top Surnames
- Uncollected Objects
- Welcome
- What's Next
- Reports - Index and Summary.
- Generating Reports
- Substitution Values
- Books
- Graphical Reports
- Graphs
- Text Reports
- Common options
- Ahnentafel Report
- Birthday and Anniversary Report
- Complete Individual Report
- Database Summary Report
- Descendant Report
- Detailed Ancestral Report
- Detailed Descendant Report
- End of Line Report
- Family Group Report
- Kinship Report
- Note Link Report
- Number of Ancestors Report
- Place Report
- Records Report
- Tag Report
- Web Pages
- Quick Views
- Tools
- Settings
- Filters
- Filter vs. Search
- Regular Expressions
- Custom Filter Editor
- Which filters in which Category?
- Ancestral filters
- Child filters
- Citation/sources filters
- Descendant filters
- Event filters
- Family filters
- Father filters
- General filters
- Mother filters
- Position filters
- Source filters
- Relationship filters
- Tagging
- Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions
2 Installation 2.1 What is needed to install Gramps under Linux, Solaris, or FreeBSD? 2.2 Does Gramps work on Windows? 2.3 Does Gramps work on the Mac? 2.4 What are the Minimum Specs to run Gramps? 2.5 How do I upgrade Gramps? 3 Preferences 3.1 Can I change the dates in reports to 'day month year'? 4 Collaboration-Portability 4.1 Is Gramps compatible with other genealogical software? 4.2 Can Gramps read files created by other genealogy programs? 4.3 Can Gramps write files readable by other genealogy programs? 4.4 What standards does Gramps support? 4.5 How do I import data from another genealogy program into Gramps? 4.6 Can I install Gramps on a Linux Web Server and use it via a web browser? 5 Reports 5.1 Can Gramps print a genealogical tree for my family? 5.2 In what formats can Gramps output its reports? 5.3 How can I change the default language in reports? 5.4 Is Gramps compatible with the Internet? 5.5 Can I create custom reports/filters/whatever? 5.6 Why are non-Latin characters displayed as garbage in PDF/PS reports? 5.7 I would like to contribute to Gramps by writing my favorite report. How do I do that? 6 Database - Gramps file formats 6.1 What is the maximum database size (bytes) Gramps can handle? 6.2 How many people can Gramps database handle? 6.3 My database is really big. Is there a way around loading all the data into memory? 6.4 Can I run Gramps from a database on a NFS share? 6.5 What does "portable" mean? 6.6 Why is the database format (GRDB) not portable? 7 Bugs and requests 7.1 What do I do if I have found a bug? 7.2 Requests 8 Adding to and editing my database 8.1 What is the difference between a residence and an address? 8.2 How do I change the order of children? 8.3 How do I change the order of spouses?
- Appendix B: Keybindings reference
- Appendix C: Command line reference
- Appendix D: User Directory
- Appendix E: Error and Warning Reference
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