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The Sidebar and Bottombar can be individually hidden or revealed by options in menu {{man menu|[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Navigation#View|View]]}} or the relevant [[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Keybindings#17|keybinding]].
[[File:Main-window-searchbar-annotated-42.png|750px|thumb|left|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} People Category View - showing Search Bar after Sidebar has been hidden]]
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'''Elements of Gramps main window''' or '''A Visual Guide to the Gramps Interface'''. Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) are a way of arranging information on a computer screen that is easy to understand and use because it uses icons, menus, and a mouse rather than only text. While a GUI is much more intuitive than memorizing keyboard commands, it is hard to learn from the feature documentation without knowing the feature’s name to lookup. Many elements are not labeled in Gramps to reduce clutter and maximize space for displaying Genealogical information. There are even [[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Display| preference options]] to not show text labels for the buttons (icons) in the Category Navigator panel. So this section of the Wiki Manual gives the standardized names of Gramps screen elements. Armed with the standard names, you can more efficiently use a search engine (like Google) to find pages in the online manual that discuss that element. As an example, to search for Gramps Wiki Manual pages on the "Category Navigator Mode" phrase, use following the Google search terms: "category navigator mode" site:gramps-project.org/wiki If a particular screen element does not appear among the images below, look through the [[screenshot| Gramps Screenshot Gallery]]. This page shows the Gramps thumbnail screenshots that are used throughout the documentation. Click the thumbnail image to show the full sized image and variants of that image, then scroll down to the "File usage" section to find Wiki pages that illustrate the features within that [[screenshot]]. Likewise, the [[Gramps_icon_set| Gramps Icon Gallery]] identifies the proper names of icons used throughout Gramps. Once you are familiar with the screen elements, explore the [[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Keybindings| keybindings or hotkeys]] to learn the shortcuts for features used so frequently that keyboard shortcuts have been created.
== Main Window ==
When you open opening a (new or existing) Family Tree database (either existing or new), the main introductory Gramps [[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#What_is_a_Gramplet|Dashboard window is displayed ]] will be shown in the "Display Area" with the Sidebar and Bottombar hidden. Upon selecting the [[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Categories_of_the_Navigator|People Category]] from the Navigator, the Main Window layout will updated to show the "Person (List) View" in the "Display Area". See Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}):
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[[File:MainMainWindow-PeopleCategory-windowPeopleTreeView-annotated-4250.png|800px|thumb|left|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Annotated Main Gramps Main Windowwindow parts, showing the People Category - People Tree View - example using the Grouped People option]]
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===Window Title Bar===
*Window Title Bar shows the name of selected Family Tree, the name of the Category view, Gramps application name and buttons to minimize, maximize and close Gramps. The window can also be dragged from the Title Bar.
=== Menubar ===
{{man tip| Visibility of elements |With Using the menu {{man label|[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Navigation#View|View]]}} you can hide or unhide several elements of Main Window.}}
=== Toolbar ===
=== Bottombar and Sidebar ===
The {{man label|Gramplet Bar}} is also known as the Bottombar and Sidebar.
*Bottombar: The bottombar is located below the display area.
*Sidebar: The sidebar is located to the right of the display area.
{{-}}The Bottombar and Sidebar can be individually hidden or revealed by options in menu {{man menu|[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Navigation#View|View]]}} or the relevant [[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Keybindings#17|keybinding]]. If the Sidebar is hidden the {{man label|[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Search_bar|Search bar]]}} will be displayed.{{-}} The Bottombar and the Sidebar allow [[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets|Gramplets]] and [[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Filters|filters]] to be displayed alongside a view.
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====Gramplet Bar Menu====
[[File:Bottombar-sidebar-drop-down-menu-50.png|450px|thumb|right|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Location of '''Gramplet Bar Menu''' unlabeled ''Down Arrowhead'' (∨) Add/Remove/Restore Gramplets Menu ]]
You can also add / remove and restore the default Gramplets by clicking the {{man button| ∨}} (''Down Arrowhead'' button) also known as the '''Gramplet Bar Menu''' at the far top right of the bars titles, and then using one of the options from the drop-down menu eg:*'''Gramplet Bar Menu'''** {{man button|Add a gramplet}} - Displays a list of Gramplets available for use on that '''Gramplet Bar'''** {{man button|Remove a gramplet}} - Displays a list of Gramplets currently shown on the '''Gramplet Bar''' available for removal.** {{man button|Restore default gramplets}} - Displays the {{man label|[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Restore_to_defaults.3F_dialog|Restore to defaults?]]}} confirmation dialog, that allows you to restores the Gramplet Bar to its default Gramplets.{{-}}=====Restore to defaults? dialog=====[[File:Grampletbar-restore-to-defaults-dialog-50.png|450px|thumb|right|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Restore to defaults? dialog ]] The {{man label|Restore to defaults?}} dialog, allows you to restore the Gramplet Bar to its default Gramplets. This action cannot be undone. Select {{man button|OK}} to confirm or select {{man button|Cancel}}.{{-}} ====Search bar====[[File:MainWindow-SearchBar-annotated-sidebar-hidden-example-50.png|450px|thumb|right|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} People Category View - showing Search Bar after Sidebar has been hidden]] If the Sidebar is not displayedin a Category view with a list, then the {{man label|Search bar}} is displayed instead. Available search options vary depending on Category View you are in. Not Available in the following Category Views: Relationships, Charts, Geography. Typing the characters into the {{man label|[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Search_bar|Search bar]]}} and clicking the {{man button|Find}} button will display only lines that match the text.
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== Switching Navigator modes ==
[[File:Navigator-mode-selection-dropdownlist-4250.png|right|thumb|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Navigator mode selection drop down list]]
You can choose the navigator mode from the sidebar {{man label|Category}} drop down list:
* '''"Category"'''(Default)
* Drop-Down
* Expander
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; '''Category''' navigator mode (default)
[[File:Navigator-mode-selection-category-default-4250.png|right|thumb|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Category (default) Navigator mode]]
Category Sidebar - A sidebar to allow the selection of view categories.
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; '''Drop-Down''' navigator mode
[[File:Navigator-mode-selection-drop-down-4250.png|right|thumb|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Drop-Down navigator mode]]
Drop-down Sidebar - Selection of categories and views from drop-down lists.
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; '''Expander''' navigator mode (default)
[[File:Navigator-mode-selection-expander-4250.png|right|thumb|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Expander navigator mode]]
Expander Sidebar - Selection of views from lists with expanders.
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{{man note|Note|In the Plugin Manager, Navigator modes are called Sidebar plugins, but this is inconsistent,because the {{man menu|View->Sidebar}} menu item removes the ''right-hand'' filter/gramplet sidebar, not the ''left-hand'' category sidebar.}}
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== Filters ==
[[File:People-categoryPeopleCategory-sidebar-filter-enabled-4250.png|right|thumb|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Filter Controls Displayed]]
Genealogical databases can contain information on many people, families, places, and objects. It is therefore possible for a View to contain a long list of data that is difficult to work with. Gramps gives you two different means for controlling this condition by allowing you to filter a list to a more manageable size.
A search will search the text displayed in list, whereas filters display people whose data match the criteria of the filter.
Search is a simple but fast method of searching the columns displayed on the screen. When the [[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Bottombar_and_Sidebar|sidebar]] is '''not''' displayed, the {{man label|[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Search_bar|Search bar]]}} is displayed. Typing the characters into the {{man label|[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Search_bar|Search bar]]}} and clicking the {{man button|Find}} button will display only lines that match the text.
Alternatively, you can enable a filter in either the [[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Bottombar_and_Sidebar|bottombar or the sidebar]]. When the filter sidebar is displayed, the {{man label|Search bar}} is not displayed. The Filter allows you to interactively build a set of filter rules that can be applied to the display. The filter is applied based on the rules and the data, not on the screen display. Filters of the displayed category can also be constructed by clicking on the corresponding 'editor' button in the {{man menu|Edit}} menu.
When Gramps opens a Family Tree, no filtering is in effect. In People View, for example, all people in the Family Tree are listed by default.
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