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This section is designed to give you provides the basic knowledge necessary to start putting entering your genealogical information into Gramps. It will explain how to enter people into the your family tree (also called a database ) and how to specify their family relationships. (A more detailed explanation will follow in the next chapter: [[Gramps 5.0 Wiki Manual - Entering and editing data: detailed]].)
First, let us identify the types of information you can enter into your family tree using Gramps database. These include:
* Personal information about an individual (names, addresses, birth and death dates, etc.)
* Information about an individual's relationships (marriages, divorces, civil unions, etc.)
* Sources that document your research
{{man note| Keybindings (Keyboard Shortcutsor Hotkeys) |In addition to interacting with Gramps through menu items and buttons, you can use its extensive set of "keybindings." For more information, see [[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Keybindings|Appendix B: Keybindings reference]].}}
Now let us take a quick look at explore how you can enter and edit these various types of genealogical information.
== To add or edit a person ==
There are multiple ways to add a new person to your family tree. We will cover some of them as we proceed.
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===Add a new person===
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The simplest way to enter a person to add them from the {{icon|peop}}{{man label|People}} View. While you are in the {{icon|peop}}{{man label|People}} View, click the Toolbar {{man button|+}} button.
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There are multiple ways to add a ===Edit an existing person===[[File:Edit-person-window-example-existing-person to the database-50. We will cover some of them as we proceedpng|450px|right|thumb|Fig. The simplest way to enter a person to add them from the {{icon|peop#var:chapter}}.{{man label#vardefineecho:figure|People}} View. While you are in the {{icon|peop}}#expr:{{man label|People#var:figure}} View (see ''side-nofilt-fig'' ), click the Toolbar {{man button|+1}}}} button. Enter any data you know about this person into the {{man label|Edit Person}} dialog (see ''edit-perswindow -fig'' for details).Existing person example]]
To edit information about a person already present in the databasefamily tree, select the person from the {{man label|People}} View and click the Toolbar {{man button|[[Image:Gramps-notes.png|13px]]Edit}} button.
{{man note|1=Alternate ways of adding or editing a person from the {{icon|peop}}People View |2=You can also use the Menu {{man menu|Edit->Add...}} and other items available under {{man menu|Edit}}. Or you can right-click on the person and select {{man label|Add...}} or {{man label|Edit...}} from the context menu that pops up.}}
People can also be added to the database family tree in the {{icon|rela}}{{man label|Relationships}} View, {{man label|Edit Family}} dialog, and other places where it makes sense.
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== To specify a relationship ==
There are two primary ways to specify relationships between people - :* using the {{icon|rela}}{{man label|Relationships}} View and . The {{man label|Relationships}} View is usually used to build multiple relationships to a single person.* using the {{man label|Edit Family}} dialog from the {{man label|Family List}} View. The {{man label|Family List}} is usually used to build all the {{icon|rela}}Relationships within a single family at a time. The {{man label|Relationships}} View is usually used to build multiple relationships to a single person. 
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[[File:Family-editorFamilyEditor-dialog-example-family-4250.png|right|thumb|350px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Editing a family]]
Clicking the {{man button|+}} button will display the {{man label|Edit Family}} dialog with the Active Person set as either the father or the mother.
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[[File:SelectSelectMother-selector-example-mother50.png|thumb|right|350px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Select Person Mother - dialog]]
Now a question ?: Does the person who will form the relationship with the Active Person already exist in the databasefamily tree? If yes, click the {{man button|Select}} button to the other person. You will then be able to browse through the list of people in the database family tree to select the one you want. If not, click the {{man button|+}} button. This will allow you to add a new person to the database family tree and to specify the relationship this person has to the Active Person.
{{man note|1=Filtering|2=By default, Gramps filters the displayed list to show only those people who could theoretically have a relationship with the Active Person. That is, Gramps only shows those people whose birth dates and death dates fit within the lifetime of the Active Person. If you wish, you can add a person to the list by clicking the {{man button|+}} button. To completely override the filter and display all people from the databasefamily tree, check the '''Show all''' box.}}
{{man tip|To search a person on dialog selector|Remember that you can get an entry on the list by typing the first letter on your keyboard. (see [[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Navigation#Finding_records|Finding records]])}}
== To specify parents ==
You can specify Active Person's parents in the {{icon|rela}}{{man label|Relationship}} View (See {{man label|[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Select_Family_selector|Select Family]]}} - selector). A little care is required to prevent the creation of {{man label|[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_brief#Duplicate_Family_warning_dialog|duplicate families]]}}. If you wish to add the Active Person to an already existing family, you should click the {{man button|Select}} button. If the family including the parents does not already exist, you should click the {{man button|+}} button. {{-}}[[File:SelectFamily-dialogSelectorDialog-example-4150.png|thumb|right|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Select Family - selector dialogexample]]
You can specify Active Person's parents in the {{icon|rela}}{{man label|Relationship}} View (See ''Select Family - dialog''). A little care is required to prevent the creation of duplicate families. If you wish to add the Active Person to an already existing family, you should click the {{man button|Select}} button. If the family including the parents does not already exist, you should click the {{man button|+}} button.
If you click on the {{man button|Select}} button, you are presented with the {{man label|Select Family}} dialog. This will allow you to select the existing family, and then the Active Person will be added as a child to the family.
If you click on the {{man button|+}} button, a new {{man label|Edit Family}} dialog is presented with the Active Person listed a child of the new family. You can add the parents to the family by either adding new people as the parents or selecting existing people as the parents.
{{-}}You can also specify the parents of a person in the {{icon|fami}}{{man warn| Warning label|Family List}} View. If you create a new the family and select parents that are already in an existing familyexists, click on the Toolbar {{man button|[[Image:Gramps will issue -notes.png|13px]]Edit}} button and add the person as a warning messagechild when the {{man label|Edit Family}} dialog is displayed. If you proceed by saving the new familydoes not already exist, you will have click the {{man button|+}} button to create a duplicate new family, and add the appropriate parents and children.}}
[[Image:===Duplicate Familywarning dialog===<!-- move the following out of the brief section to make it brief! -->{{man warn.png|thumb|right|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapterman label|Duplicate Family}}.Warning |If you create a new family and select parents that are already in an existing family, Gramps will issue the {{#vardefineecho:figureman label|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1Duplicate Family}}warning message. If you proceed by saving the new family, you will have a duplicate family.}} Duplicate family]]
You can also specify the parents of a person in the {{icon|fami}}{{man label|Family List}} View. If the family already exists, click on the Toolbar {{man button|[[ImageFile:GrampsDuplicateFamily-warning-dialog-notes50.png|13px]]Edit}} button and add the person as a child when the thumb|right|450px|Fig. {{man label|Edit Family#var:chapter}} dialog is displayed. If the family does not already exist, click the {{man button#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}} button to create a new family, and add the appropriate parents and children.} Duplicate Family - warning dialog]]
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== To specify children ==
 
[[File:Child-reference-editor-gramps-42.png|thumb|right|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Child reference editor]]
Adding children to a relationship is done through a similar procedure. From the {{icon|rela}}{{man label|Relationships}} View or the {{icon|fami}}{{man label|Family List}} View, select the existing family or create a new family. Children can be added by selecting the {{man button|+}} button or {{man button|Select}} button to the right of the child list.
Clicking the {{man button|+}} button will display the {{man label|Edit Person}} dialog, allowing you to enter a new person. Clicking on the {{man button|Select}} button, will allow you to select an existing person from a list. By default, the child is added with a the relationship type of '''birth ''' to both parents.
If you wish to change the parent/child relationship from the default setting of '''Birth''', select the child and click on the {{man button|-}}[[ImageFile:GrampsChildReferenceEditor-notesdialog-example-50.png|13px]]Editthumb|right|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}. This will display the {{man label#vardefineecho:figure|[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data{{#expr:_detailed_-_part_1{{#Child_Reference_Editor|Edit var:figure}}+1}}}} Child Referencereference editor]]}} dialog.
If you wish to change the order parent/child relationship from the default setting of '''Birth''', from the children in {{man label|Edit Family}} dialog select the family, use the arrows or child and click on the {{man button|[[httpImage://enGramps-notes.wikipediapng|13px]]Edit}}.org/wiki/Drag_and_drop ''drag and drop''] function on This will display the {{man label|Family Editor[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_1#Child_Reference_Editor|Edit Child Reference]]}}dialog.
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If you wish to change the order of the children in the family, use the arrows or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_and_drop ''drag and drop''] function on {{man label|[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_1#Family_Editor_dialog|Family Editor]]}}s {{man label|Children}} tab.
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You can add photos and other media objects to individual people, events, sources, and places. You can also add images that might not be limited to a single person or event (for example, group family photos).
 
{{man note|Note|The first image in the Gallery will be the default ''(displayed)'' image}}
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[[File:People-tree-view-people-list-view-50.png|right|thumb|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} People Category - Tree View - People List View ( mainwin-fig)]]
[[File:Edit-person-window-example-existing-person-window-50.png|thumb|right|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} edit-pers-fig]]
If you want to add an image to a single person, switch to the {{icon|peop}}{{man label|People}} View (mainwin-fig), select a person, and then click the {{man button|[[Image:Gramps-notes.png|13px]]Edit}} icon on the toolbar. This will bring up the {{man label|Edit Person}} dialog (edit-pers-fig). Next, select the {{man label|Gallery}} tab, and click the {{man button|+}} button to call up the {{man label|Select a media object}} dialog. Type a filename or browse to find the image file you want and then provide a title for that image. Keep adding images until you are done.
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[[File:MediaMediaCategory-categoryMediaListView-listexample-view-4250.png|thumb|right|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} media-fig]]
Finally, to add images that you want to include in the databasefamily tree, but hare are not limited to any particular person, relationship, source or place, switch to the {{icon|medi}}{{man label|Media}} View (media-fig). Then click the {{man button|+}} icon on the toolbar to add an image. If you have already added any images to any individual galleries, you will also find them listed in the {{icon|medi}}{{man label|Media}} View.
{{man note| Alternate way of adding images to galleries |An image can always be added to any gallery by using drag-and-drop. Items can be dragged from the {{icon|medi}}Media View, any gallery, the desktop, the file manager or a web browser and dropped on the target gallery, adding the image to the gallery.}}
In any gallery, you can also use the {{man button|[[Image:Gramps-notes.png|13px]]Edit}} to edit image information and the {{man button|-}} button and to remove the image reference from that gallery.
{{man note| Removing an image from a gallery |Removing a media object from a gallery does not remove the image from the databasefamily tree. To completely remove the image from the databasefamily tree, delete it from {{icon|medi}}{{man label|Media}} View by first selecting it and then clicking the {{man label|Remove}} icon on the toolbar.}}
== To edit events, citations/sources, places, and repositories ==
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[[File:EventsEventsCategory-categoryEventsListView-viewexample-4250.png|thumb|right|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} events-fig]]
[[File:PlacesCategory-PlaceListView-50.png|thumb|right|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} places-fig]]
[[File:RepositoriesRepositoriesCategory-categoryRepositoriesListView-listexample-view-4250.png|thumb|right|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} repository-fig]]
To add an event, a citation/source, a place, or a repository to the databasefamily tree, switch to the appropriate {{icon|even}}{{man label|Events}} View ( events-fig), {{icon|cite}}{{man label|Citations}} View, {{icon|sour34}}{{man label|Sources}} View (sources-fig), {{icon|plac}}{{man label|Places}} View (places-fig), or {{icon|repo}}{{man label|Repositories}} View (repository-fig). Then click the {{man button|+}} icon on the toolbar to add the corresponding object. Enter the information into the {{man label|Event Editor}} ( {{man label|Source Editor}}, {{man label|Citation Editor}}, {{man label|Place Editor}} , or {{man label|Repository Editor}} ) dialog.
To edit information about events, sources, places, and repositories already present in the databasefamily tree, switch to the appropriate view, select an entry you would like to view/modify, and then click the {{man button|[[Image:Gramps-notes.png|13px]]Edit}} icon on the toolbar. Alternatively, you may double-click on the entry to edit it.
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