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GRAMPS Manual V2.9 Alex Roitman, GRAMPS Project <[email protected]> Donald N. Allingham, GRAMPS Project <[email protected]> Donald N. Allingham GRAMPS Project <[email protected]> GRAMPS Manual V2.9 by Alex Roitman and Donald N. Allingham Donald N. Allingham GRAMPS Project <[email protected]> Copyright © 2001 Donald N. Allingham Copyright © 2003-2006 Alex Roitman Abstract The GRAMPS Manual is the user manual helping users to find their way around GRAMPS software. All aspects are covered, including the general details, subtle tips, preferences, tools, reports, etc. This manual is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This manual is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MER- CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Table of Contents Preface ............................................................................................................................................ ix 1. Why use GRAMPS? .............................................................................................................. ix 2. Typographical conventions ...................................................................................................... ix 1. Getting Started ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. To Start GRAMPS ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Choosing a database ............................................................................................................. 1 1.3. Obtaining Help .................................................................................................................... 2 2. Main Window ................................................................................................................................ 3 2.1. Views ................................................................................................................................. 3 2.1.1. Switching Views and Viewing Modes ........................................................................... 4 2.1.2. People View ............................................................................................................. 5 2.1.3. Relationships View .................................................................................................... 7 2.1.4. Family List View ....................................................................................................... 9 2.1.5. Pedigree View ......................................................................................................... 10 2.1.6. Events View ............................................................................................................ 12 2.1.7. Sources View .......................................................................................................... 13 2.1.8. Places View ............................................................................................................ 14 2.1.9. Media View ............................................................................................................ 15 2.1.10. Repositories View ................................................................................................... 16 3. Usage .......................................................................................................................................... 17 3.1. Starting a New Database ...................................................................................................... 17 3.2. Opening a Database ............................................................................................................ 17 3.3. Saving Changes to Your Database ......................................................................................... 17 3.4. Importing Data ................................................................................................................... 18 3.5. Exporting Data ................................................................................................................... 19 3.5.1. Exporting into the GEDCOM format ........................................................................... 19 3.5.2. Export into GRAMPS formats .................................................................................... 21 3.5.3. Export into other formats ........................................................................................... 22 3.6. Entering and Editing Data: Quick Start Overview ..................................................................... 22 3.6.1. To Add or Edit a Person ........................................................................................... 22 3.6.2. To Specify a Relationship .......................................................................................... 23 3.6.3. To Specify Parents ................................................................................................... 24 3.6.4. To Specify Children ................................................................................................. 26 3.6.5. Adding Photos and Other Media Objects ...................................................................... 26 3.6.6. To Edit Events, Sources, Places, and Repositories .......................................................... 27 3.7. Entering and Editing Data: Complete Description ..................................................................... 27 3.7.1. Editing Information About People ............................................................................... 28 3.7.2. Editing Dates ........................................................................................................... 37 3.7.3. Editing Information About Relationships ...................................................................... 40 3.7.4. Editing Information About Sources .............................................................................. 42 3.7.5. Editing Information About Places ................................................................................ 44 3.7.6. Editing Information About Media Objects ..................................................................... 46 3.7.7. Editing Information About Events ............................................................................... 48 3.7.8. Editing Source References ......................................................................................... 50 3.7.9. Names .................................................................................................................... 51 3.7.10. Attributes .............................................................................................................. 52 3.7.11. Addresses .............................................................................................................. 54 3.7.12. Merging records ..................................................................................................... 55 3.8. Navigation ......................................................................................................................... 58 3.8.1. Using the People View .............................................................................................. 58 3.8.2. Using the Family View ............................................................................................. 58 v GRAMPS Manual V2.9 3.8.3. Using the Pedigree View ........................................................................................... 59 3.8.4. Setting the Home Person ........................................................................................... 59 3.8.5. Using history-based tools ........................................................................................... 60 3.8.6. Bookmarking People ................................................................................................. 60 3.8.7. Finding records ........................................................................................................ 60 3.9. Generating Reports ............................................................................................................. 61 3.9.1. Substitution Values ................................................................................................... 61 3.9.2. Books ..................................................................................................................... 62 3.9.3. Code Generators ...................................................................................................... 63 3.9.4. Graphical Reports ..................................................................................................... 64 3.9.5. Text Reports ........................................................................................................... 64 3.9.6. View Reports .......................................................................................................... 66 3.9.7. Web Page ..............................................................................................................