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This is the wiki manual for GRAMPS version 3.0. All users are encouraged to edit this manual so as to improve its readability and usability.

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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.

Table of Contents

Preface

Why use GRAMPS?

Typographical conventions

1. Getting Started
2. Main Window
   1. Introduction
   2. The Different Views
   3. Switching Views and Viewing Modes
   4. Gramplets View
   5. People View
   6. Relationships View
   7. Family View
   8. Pedigree View
   9. Events View
   10. Sources View
   11. Places View
   12. Media View
   13. Repositories View
   14. Notes View
3. Manage Family Trees
   1. Starting a New Database
   2. Opening a Database
   3. Saving Changes to Your Database
   4. Importing Data
   5. Exporting Data
4. Entering and Editing Data: Brief
5. Entering and Editing Data: Detailed
6. Navigation
7. Gramplets
   1. Welcome Gramplet
   2. Top Surnames Gramplet
   3. Surname Cloud Gramplet
   4. TODO Gramplet
   5. Statistics Gramplet
   6. Python Gramplet
   7. News Gramplet
   8. Session Log Gramplet
   9. Calendar Gramplet
   10. Relatives Gramplet
8. Reports
9. Tools
   1. Analysis and Exploration
      1. Compare Individual Events
      2. Interactive Descendant Browser
   2. Database Processing
      1. Calculate Estimated Dates
      2. Database Owner Information
      3. Extract Information from Names
      4. Find Possible Duplicate People...
      5. Fix Capitalization of Family Names...
      6. Rename Event Types
      7. Reorder GRAMPS ID
   3. Database Repair
      1. Check and repair database
      2. Rebuild Reference Maps
      3. Rebuild Secondary Indices
      4. Remove Unused Objects...
   4. Debug
      1. Python Evaluation window...
      2. Reload Plugins
      3. Show uncollected Objects
   5. Utilities
      1. Generate SoundEx codes
      2. Media Manager...
      3. Relationship calculator
      4. Verify the Data
10. Settings
    1. Preferences
    2. Name Format Editor
    3. Other settings
    4. Advanced manipulation of settings
11. Filter rules reference
    1. General filters
    2. Event filters
    3. Family filters
    4. Ancestral filters
    5. Descendant filters
    6. Relationship filters
    7. Miscellaneous filters

Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions

Appendix B: Keybindings reference

Appendix C: Command line reference

Available options

Format options

Opening options

Import options

Export options

Action options

List options

Operation

Examples

Environment variables

Appendix D: About GRAMPS