There are two primary ways to specify relationships between people:
* # By family:<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">: <li> using the {{icon|rela}}{{man label|Relationships}} View. The {{man label|Relationships}} View is usually used to build multiple relationships to around a single person.</li> * : <li> 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. </li></ol># By Association<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">: <li> using the {{man label|[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_1#Associations|Associations]]}} tab of the {{man label|[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_1#Edit_Person_dialog|Edit Person]]}} dialog. Adding a Person and specifying the type of Association (godparent, coworker, pallbearer, childhood friend, etc.) identifies an interpersonal relationship. </li>: <li> using the {{man label|[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_2#Link_Editor|Link Editor]]}} feature of the {{man label|[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_2#New_Note_editor_dialog|Edit Note]]}} dialog. Cross-referencing a person via a Person link in a Note will associate that linked person to the person where the note is attached.</li>: <li> Persons who share a reference (sources, notes, colocated in the same places, etc.) have an indirect or proximal relationship.</li></ol>
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===Specifying a relationship using the Relationship View===
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To specify a new relationship to the [[Gramps_Glossary#active_person|Active Person]], switch to the {{icon|rela}}{{man label|Relationships}} View and you will see this individual indicated as the "Active Person". Next to the {{man label|Family}} label is a {{man label|Add}} button (typically represented by a {{man button|+}} sign).
