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The different Categories of the [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Navigator|Navigator]]: The navigator is located at the left of the window and allows selection of the different categories.

*{{man tip|By default, the Navigator is configured to select Views by main Category|New users may find that re-configuring to the Drop-Down option would make selecting the alternate View modes more intuitive. The Drop-down and Expander options create mode selectors in close proximity to the Category iconand those interface options will not change with context.}}[[File:Navigator-mode-selection-dropdownlist-50.png|gramright|thumb|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}} '''Dashboard'''.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr: Displays different general purpose Gramplets, small widgets that can help in your genealogical research.{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Navigator mode selection drop down list]]

*{{man label|{{icon|peopgram}} '''People[[#Dashboard_Category|Dashboard]]'''}}: Displays the people different general purpose Gramplets, small widgets that can help in the family tree without their connections. This Category contains the PeopleListView and the PeopleTreeViewyour genealogical research.

*{{man label|{{icon|relapeop}} '''Relationships[[#People_Category|People]]'''}}: Shows the relationships between the Active Person and other List of people in a textual way. This includes parents, spouses, and childrenthe family tree.

*{{man label|{{icon|famirela}} '''Families[[#Relationships_Category|Relationships]]'''}}: Shows Displays the relationships between the families Active Person and other people in a textual way. This includes the family treeparents, siblings, spouses, and children of that person.

*{{man label|{{icon|ancefami}} '''Charts[[#Families_Category|Families]]'''}}: Displays graphical trees for List of families in the selected personfamily tree.

*{{man label|{{icon|evenance}} '''Events[[#Charts_Category|Charts]]'''}}: Displays graphical trees for the events in the family treeselected person.

*{{man label|{{icon|placeven}} '''Places[[#Events_Category|Events]]'''}}: Displays the places List of events in the family tree.

*{{man label|{{icon|geogplac}} '''Geography[[#Places_Category|Places]]'''}}: Displays data List of your places in the family tree on a map.

*{{man label|{{icon|sour34geog}} '''[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Sources_CategoryGeography_Category|SourcesGeography]]'''}}: Displays the sources in the place data of your family treeon a map.

*{{man label|{{icon|citesour34}} '''Citations[[#Sources_Category|Sources]]'''}}: Displays the citations List of sources in the family tree.

*{{man label|{{icon|repocite}} '''Repositories[[#Citations_Category|Citations]]'''}}: Displays the repositories List of citations in the family tree.

*{{man label|{{icon|medirepo}} '''Media[[#Repositories_Category|Repositories]]'''}}: Displays the media objects List of repositories in the family tree.

*{{man label|{{icon|medi}} '''[[#Media_Category|Media]]'''}}: List of media objects in the family tree. *{{man label|{{icon|note}} '''[[#Notes_Category|Notes]]'''}}: Displays the List of notes in the family tree. [[File:Navigator-mode-selection-drop-down-51.png|284px|thumb|right|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Drop-Down_navigator_mode|Drop-Down navigator mode]] showing People Category view modes]]

* Categories{{icon|peop}} '''People''' ''view category''** View (1)'''Grouped People''' ''default hierarchical list mode''** View (2)'''People''' ''alternate flat list mode''

Two Gramplets are shown by default on start-up (the [[File:DashboardCategoryViewGramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-example-50.png_Gramplets#Top_Surnames|right|thumb|450px|FigTop Surname]] and [[Gramps_5. {{1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#var:chapter}}Welcome|Welcome to Gramps!]] Gramplets) in two column configuration.{{(The number of columns can be changed with the [[#vardefineecho:figureGramplet_Layout|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Dashboard Category viewGramplet layout]]"Configure" controls provided in the toolbar and view menu.)

This contains You can change the {{icon|gram}} '''Dashboard''', which shows a number of widgets, called [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#What_is_a_Gramplet|Gramplets]], that can help you in your research. Two Gramplets are shown by default on start-up (the [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Welcome|Welcome]] and [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Top_Surnames|Top Surname]] Gramplets). When you have an open Family Tree you can Dashboard by using the context menu (right-clicking) on an empty area of the Dashboard View, to see . This will show a popup pop-up menu to "{{man menu|Add a gramplet}}" that shows , populated with a list of the possible Gramplets you may add and usewith this particular view. (Some Gramplets are only available in particular category views.) It is better to have a Family Tree open when changing out Gramplets. The added feedback of some tree data in the Gramplets will help make choices about configuring the layout.

*{{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Age_on_Date|Age Statson Date]]}} Gramplet - list age span statistics in the people alive and their ages on a number of graphsparticular date*{{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Age_Stats|Age on DateStats]]}} Gramplet - list the people alive and their ages on age span statistics in a particular datenumber of graphs*{{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Calendar|Calendar]]}} Gramplet - see people's events on a particular date, or in a month in the past*{{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#FAQ|FAQ]]}} - Frequently asked questions about Gramps.*{{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Given_Name_Cloud|Given Name Cloud]]}} Gramplet - most popular given names*{{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Quick_View|Quick View]]}} - run a Quick View on the current person*{{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Records|Records Gramplet]]}} - see world's records of your data*{{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Session_Log|Session Log]]}} Gramplet - keep track of what you have done, and what records you have visited*{{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#SoundEx|SoundEx Gramplet]] Gramplet}} generates [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Soundex|SoundEx codes ]] for the names of people in the database. *{{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Statistics|Statistics]]}} Gramplet - see stats on the database*{{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Surname_Cloud|Surname Cloud]]}} Gramplet - most popular surnames as a "text cloud"*{{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#To_Do|To Do]]}} Gramplet - a notepad to keep tabs on your research*{{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Top_Surnames|Top Surnames]]}} Gramplet - top 10 most popular surnames''(default)''*{{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Welcome|Welcome]]}} Gramplet - a Gramps welcome message''(default)''*{{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#What.27s_Next|What's Next]]}} Gramplet - what needs to be done next

 *{{man label|[[Addon:HeadlineNewsGramplet|Headline News Gramplet]]}} - current, breaking news from Gramps*{{man label|[[Addon:DataEntryGramplet|Data Entry Gramplet]]}} - edit active person's name, birth date and place, death date and place, and add people*{{man label|[[Addon:Python_Shell_Gramplet|Python Gramplet]]}} - a Python shell*{{man label|[[Addon:NoteGramplet|Note Gramplet]]}} - see and edit active person's primary Person Note

In the {{man label|People Category}} the {{man label|[[#People_List_View|People List view]]}} or {{man label|[[#Tree_View_-_Grouped_People|Grouped People]]}}(default) views display a list of all people in the databasefamily tree without their connections. From this view, you may add, edit, remove, or merge people. Each view (List or Grouped) display several columns of information about each person.

By default, the view displays the <code>Name</code>, <code>ID</code>, <code>Gender</code>, <code>Birth Date</code> and <code>Death Date</code> of the columns for each Person. Additional columns for <code>Birth Place</code>, <code>Death Place</code>, <code>Spouse</code>, <code>Number of Parents</code>(in the [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Reorder_Relationships_dialog|topmost or Primary family]]), <code>Number of Marriages</code>, <code>Number of Children</code>, <code>Number of To Do Notes</code>, <code>Private</code>, <code>Tags</code> and <code>Last Changed</code> may be displayed.The People view also defaults to showing the [[#People_Category_Sidebar|Sidebar]] tabs and [[#People_Category_Bottombar_tabs|Bottombar]]

{{man note|Column counts for <code>Number of xxxxxx</code>|For <code>Number of Marriages</code> only relationships of type ''Married'' are counted. For <code>Number of Children</code> only children with a ''Birth'' relationship are counted. However, for <code>Number of Parents</code> any parent in the [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Reorder_Relationships_dialog|Primary relationship ]] (even those with a relationship of 'None') will be included in the parent count.}}

===People List View======Tree View - People List View===<!-- keep as items link to this -->

[[File:People-tree-view-people-list-view-50.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} People Category - Tree View - People List View]]

Both Tree Views (Grouped People/People List View) share have the following [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Bottombar_and_Sidebar|Bottombar]] tabs. The configuration is independent between modes.

Both Tree Views (Grouped People/People List View) share have the following [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Bottombar_and_Sidebar|Sidebar]] tab by default. The configuration is independent between modes.

You may edit an existing parents by selecting the {{man button|[[ImageFile:Gramps-notes.png|13px]]Edit}} button next to the parents. If you select the {{man button|-}} button next to a set of parents, then the Active Person will be removed as a child from the parents. This button does not delete the parents' relationship.

{{man warn|Warning|If you are not careful, it is possible to create multiple families with the same parents. This is rarely what the user wants to do. If you attempt to add a new family that has the same parents as an existing family, Gramps will issue a {{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Error_and_Warning_Reference#Duplicate_Family_warning_dialog|Duplicate Family]]}} warning dialog. If you get this dialog, you should probably Cancel the edit, and then use the {{man button|Select}} button to select the existing family.}} 

The Sibling section show the active persons shows brothers and sistersof the Active Person plus the Active Person themself.  

Similar to the Parents section is the Family section, which displays families where the Active Person is a parent. Because it is possible for a Person to have been a partner in multiple families, it is possible to have Gramps allows multiple Family sectionsto describe that. Each family section displays the spouse and any children. Children who were biological offspring of both partners in one Family might be a stepchild or adopted child for one partner of a subsequently formed family.

{{man note | Spouse |We use the term spouse for sake of simplicity. However, please note that spouse may in fact be a domestic partner, a partner in a civil union, or various other similar relationships between two people. Spouse relationships are ''not '' required to be only between a male and female.}}

Select the [[file:Stock_reorder.png]]{{man button|Change order of parents families}} button to display the {{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Reorder_Relationships_dialog|Reorder Relationships]]}} dialog that will allow you to reorder the families. The topmost family is considered the '''Primary family''' and is the family used for charts, graphs and summaries.

You can control how much information is displayed by using .  Use the {{man menu|View -> &#x27a1; Configure...}} menu or click on the toolbar [[File:Gramps-config.png|34px]]{{man button|Configure the active view...}} buttonin the [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Toolbar|Toolbar]].

If you can also right-click on Additional options are available by selecting a family from the list and from using the context /pop-up menu, select "shown by right-clicking:*{{man menu|Back}}*{{man menu|Forward}}*{{man menu|Add&hellip;}}*{{man menu|Edit&hellip;}}*{{man menu|Delete}}*{{man menu|Merge&hellip;}}*{{man menu|Make Mother Active Person" or "}}*{{man menu|Make Father Active Person"}}*{{man menu|Quick View}}**{{man menu|All Family Events}}**{{man menu|Family References}}

 [[File:ChartsCategory-PedigreeView-ConfigureCharts-dialog-default-50.png|right|thumb|250px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Charts Category - Pedigree View - Configure the active view - dialog - showing Defaults on Layout tab]]Use the {{man menu|View &#x27a1; Configure...}} menu or click the [[File:Gramps-config.png|34px]]{{man button|Configure the active view}} button in the [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Toolbar|Toolbar]].

* {{man label|Tree size:}} slider range 2 to 9generations. Set to <code>5</code>(by default)

 [[File:ChartsCategory-FanChartView-ConfigureCharts-dialog-default-5051.png|right|thumb|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Charts Category - Fan Chart View - Configure the active view - dialog - showing Defaults Defaults on Layout tab]]Use the {{man menu|View &#x27a1; Configure...}} menu or click the [[File:Gramps-config.png|34px]]{{man button|Configure the active view}} button in the [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Toolbar|Toolbar]].

* See also[https: [[Gramps_5//gramps-project.1_Wiki_Manual_org/blog/2012/09/descendant-_Gramplets#Descendant_Fan_Chart|fanchart/ Descendant Fan Chart Gramplet]View]

[[File* {{man label|Max ancestor generations:}} ''4'' (default)* {{man label|Max descendant generations:ChartsCategory-2-WayFanChartView-ConfigureCharts-dialog-}} ''4'' (default-50.png)* {{man label|rightText Font:}} ''Sans'' (default)* {{man label|thumbBackground:}}** Gender colours** '''Generation based gradient''' (default)** Age (0-100) based gradient** Single main (filter) colour** Time period based gradient** White** Colour scheme classic report** Colour scheme classic view* {{checkbox|400px1}} {{man label|Fig. Add global background coloured gradient}}* {{#varman label|Start gradient/Main colour:chapter}}.''#ef2929'' (default)* {{man label|End gradient/2nd colour:}} ''#vardefineecho:figure|3d37e9'' (default)* {{man label|Colour for duplicates:}} ''#expr:888a85'' (default)* {{#varman label|Fan chart distribution:figure}}+** Homogeneous children distribution** '''Size proportional to number of descendants''' (default)* {{checkbox|1}} {{man label|Show names on two lines}}* {{checkbox|1} Charts Category - 2-Way Fan Chart View - Configure } {{man label|Flip name on the left of the active view fan}}* {{checkbox|0}} {{man label|Show gramps id}}====See also====* [https://github.com/gramps- dialog project/gramps/pull/222 Feature: Gep- showing Defaults on Layout tab]030 FanChart2Way]{{stubfan_charts}}

[[File:Toolbar-Place-Options_51.png|center|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Configure Relationships Places Category - Content (tab)Toolbar Place Options]]

{{man notewarn|This feature is limitedneeds a set of coordinates (Longitude and Latitude) in Places|And may If the enclosed Place record does not yet have coordinates information, then Gramps will not always produce request a map service marker for the results you desirePlace associated with that person or event.}}

* '''{{man label|OpenStreetMap}}'''(default) - Uses longitude and latitude coordinates if present, otherwise uses city and country, or uses description of the place.* ''{{man label|EniroMaps}}'' - Valid for places within Sweden and Denmark, only if longitude and latitude are available, otherwise uses city and country, or uses description of the place.* ''{{man label|GoogleMaps}}'' - Uses longitude and latitude coordinates if present, otherwise uses city and country, or uses description of the place.

* [[Map_ServicesAddon:MapService-GoogleEarth|Map Services - Google Earth]] - addon allows you to use Google Earth.

from From Gramps 4.2.2, for performances reason, by default, the view show only the place related to the places history or the filtered places.

[[File:Geography_MiddleButton.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Zoom rectangle drawn with middle button]]The only usage for this the center button is to select an area draw a rectangular region on the mapvia click and drag.

You must use the A left-click (button 1 ) will zoom-in the Geography view to validate fit the selected region when finishedrectangle.{{-}}

Note that Virtualearth is now Bing maps}}

The {{man label|Sources Category}} offers two view modes ({{man label|[[#Citation_Tree_View|Citation Tree]]}} View and {{man label|[[#Sources_List_View|Sources List]]}} View(default)) that list the sources of certain information stored in the family tree. The record selection, column configuration and Gramplet selections are independent for each view mode.

The default ({{man label|[[#Citation_Tree_View|Citation Tree ]]}} View mode) list will also show all the sources. In addition, it allows the user to see the [[#Citations_Category|Citations ]] associated with each source by clicking on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclosure_widget disclosure triangle] node {{man button|&#x25B6;}}expand or {{man button|&#x25BC;}}collapse disclosure triangular widget.  All the nodes of the tree view mode can be simultaneously collapsed or expanded from the context/pop-up menu shown by right-clicking:

The alternative view default, {{man label|Sources View}} mode only shows the Sources as a listand displays the {{man label|Title}}, {{man label|ID}}, and {{man label|Author}} of the source, as well as any {{man label|Publication}} information that may be associated with it. The list of Sources can be re-sorted by clicking on a different column heading.Clicking the header the first time sorts the rows in ascending order based on that column. Clicking again reverses to descending order.  Additional options are available by selecting a source from the list and using the context/pop-up menu shown by right-clicking:*{{man menu|Back}}*{{man menu|Forward}}*{{man menu|Add&hellip;}}*{{man menu|Edit&hellip;}}*{{man menu|Delete}}*{{man menu|Merge&hellip;}}*{{man menu|Quick View &#x25B6; Source References}}

* {{man labelmenu|Back}}* {{man labelmenu|Forward}}* {{man labelmenu|View}} - show the media item using an external program.* {{man labelmenu|Open Containing Folder}} - which opens to the folder containing the media item.* {{man labelmenu|Add...&hellip;}}* {{man labelmenu|Edit...&hellip;}}* {{man labelmenu|Delete}}* {{man labelmenu|Merge...&hellip;}}* {{man labelmenu|Quick View}}** {{man menu|Media References}}

 Selecting a Note item from the list and using the context menu (right-clicking) offers the following options*{{man menu|Back}}*{{man menu|Forward}}*{{man menu|Add&hellip;}}*{{man menu|Edit&hellip;}}*{{man menu|Delete}}*{{man menu|Merge&hellip;}}*{{man menu|Quick View}}**{{man menu|Link References}}**{{man menu|Note References}} Double-clicking on a Note item in the list will bring up a the [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_2#New_Note_editor_dialog|Note editor]] window where you can edit the Note. You can change fonts, font color and background color. A spellchecker [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#General_Gramps_settings|spelling checker]] is available for ''English'' and your local language.