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{{man tip|Before filing a bug report...|Is your Tree damaged? When you suspect that you have discovered an issue (aka 'bug') in Gramps, first try the same operation with the example family tree.<br />• If the problem happens there as well, then [[How_to_create_a_good_bug_report|file a bug report]]. <br />• If the problem cannot be recreated using the example family tree, then you may need to [[Recover corrupted family tree|fix a corruption in your data]].}}
==The purpose of an Example Tree==
[[File:Importfamilytree-dialogLinux-51.png|thumb|right|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Import Family Tree - Gnome for Ubuntu dialog example]][[File:Importfamilytree-dialog-51.png|thumb|right|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Import Family Tree - Windows dialog example]][[File:Importfamilytree-dialogMac-51.png|thumb|right|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Import Family Tree - macOS dialog example]]
Your installation of Gramps should include some example family tree data. This data is used for working through tutorials and for safely exploring tools or features.
#* on Apple macOS, the example database is located inside the application bundle at <code>/Applications/Gramps.app/Contents/Resources/share/doc/gramps/example/gramps/</code>
# Start Gramps
# Create a new family tree [[File:ManageDatabases-icon-toolbar-51.png|right|thumb|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Manage databases - icon on toolbar (Same as using menu {{man menu|Family Trees ➡ Manage Family Trees...}})]]
#* If the "Family Tree - Gramps" dialog did not appear automatically when starting Gramps, select the {{man menu|Family Tree ➡ Manage Family Trees...}} menu option or use the [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Keybindings|keybinding]] {{man key press|Ctrl|o}}
#* select the {{man button|New}} button.
#* Give it some name, such as ''example''
#* select the {{man button|Load Family Tree}} button to open this highlighted new family tree. ''With this empty tree, the interface will be distressingly bare.''
# Import [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Importing_data|import]] the example.gramps file
#* Use {{man menu|Family Trees ➡ Import...}} menu or use the [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Keybindings#2|keybinding]] {{Man key press|Ctrl|i}} to open the [[File Chooser|File Chooser]]
#* browse to the folder found in step 1<br />''The default file chooser navigation option for filepaths is to displaying each hierarchical level using clickable [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadcrumb_navigation breadcrumb navigation]. If you would rather type (or paste) in the path found above, press the {{man key press|Ctrl|L}} keybinding to swtch from breadcrumbs to an editable text box.''
#* [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Importing_data|import]] click the <code>example.gramps</code> file, select it item to highlight then (aka "select") the file#* click the highlighted file again to begin the import.
====Import Statistics of the example.gramps family tree====
{| class="wikitable"
the media directory you can set in the preferences,
or, if not set, relative to the user's directory.
|[[File:GEDCOM-ImportStatistics-dialog-50.png|right|200px|thumb|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Import Statistics - dialog]]
|}
==Connecting to the example Media Objects==
[[File:Broken Media Path.png|right|350px|thumb|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Media object with a broken filepath]]
There are seven example Media Objects (JPEG and PNG images) provided but the relative media path starting point (the Base Path) hasn't been defined in the Preferences. So these images won't be displayed until the media path has been re-defined. The media path can be reset now or if starting to experiment with images.
# In {{man menu|Edit > Preferences}}, change the {{man label|Base path for relative media paths:}} in the [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#General|{{man label|General}}]] tab. This could be in a new directory, to keep it separate to your own family tree media. (eg On Linux <code>~/gramps/example/</code>)
