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==Connecting to the example Media Objects==
[[File:Broken Media Path.png|right|350px|thumb|Fig. {{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Media object with a broken filepath]]
There are seven example Media Objects (images in JPEG and PNG imagesfile format) provided but distributed with the '''example.gramps''' tree. The filepaths specified in the tree use a relative media path as the starting point (the {{man label|Base Pathpath for relative media paths:}}) hasn't been . The default directory (defined in the Preferences) uses a different starting point. So these images won't be displayed locatable until the media path has been re-defined. And the Preview thumbnails will display 'broken link' icon of a box with a red 'x'. 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 <abbr title="exempli gratia - Latin phrase meaning 'for example'">e.g.</abbr> On Linux <code>~/gramps/example/</code>)
# Copy the media files from the example directory (that you found in step 1, above) to this media path directory.
{{man note|The '''example.gramps ''' family tree data file| Alternately, a replacement Gramps ''[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gramps-project/gramps/maintenance/gramps51/example/gramps/example.gramps example.gramps]'' [[XML|{{man label|XML}}]] family tree database file (without the Media Objects) can be downloaded from the GitHub file store.}}
==See also==
* [https://youtu.be/L5fXrfETAUw Gramps Tutorial #2: Creating Backups & Updating your Software] YouTube video by [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVIYPTJ3MGttLICyJDBZeSw TechTutorials].<br />''Importing the [[Example.gramps]] Tree begins at 17 minutes 4 seconds.''