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# <ol><li>Check the documentation for your the originating program to learn how to create a GEDCOM file with all your data. </li>{{man tip|1=Selecting <li>In Gramps, create a blank Tree database to accept the best GEDCOM option|2imported data.</li><ol style=Given the choice, export options listed as "GEDCOM 5.5 Standardlist-style-type:lower-alpha" tend to be ><li>Open the most broadly conformant type of GEDCOM.}}# In Gramps, choose Family Tree Manager by choosing the '''Family Trees''' {{icon|ance}} icon in the toolbar, or in the menu {{man menu|Family Trees -> Manage Family Tree}}, </li><li>Click the {{man button|New}} button to open create a new family tree</li><li>Select the Family Tree Manager. Create a new family tree, choose and click the {{man button|Rename}} button to enter a new name, and </li><li>click on the {{man button|Load Family Tree}} button to open.</li></ol># <li>Now that a blank family tree database is loadedready, select {{man menu|Family Trees -> Import}} from the menu.</li><li>Start the import</li><ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"># Locate <li>Use the File Selector to locate the GEDCOM file created by your originating program, and </li><li>select the GEDCOM file</li><li>click the {{man button|OpenImport}}.button</li></ol></ol>
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== Standard GEDCOM as transfer tool==
Most programs for storing family history data can export and import [[GEDCOM]] (<code>.ged</code>) files. But, because the 1996 vintage GEDCOM data file specification has not been updated since 1996remained in "''Draft''" status from Oct.1999 to Nov.2019, every genealogy tool has had to take liberties to shoehorn their data into something that has been long outgrown. You're would be unlikely to find anyone using a fully compliant and ''standard'' GEDCOM format. So (A ''new'' 7.0.2 revision was finally published in June of 2021. See [[GEDCOM_7_support|GEDCOM 7 support]] for the current state of development.) {{man tip|1=Selecting the best GEDCOM option|2=Given the choice, export options listed as "GEDCOM 5.5 Standard" tend to be the most broadly conformant type of GEDCOM.}}Due to these idiosyncrasies and dialects of GEDCOM, you should always [[How_to_make_a_backup|make a backup ]] before importing any GEDCOM file.
{{man warn| Verify the data |Check your data carefully once imported into Gramps. There are many things GEDCOM does not support that may be lost during transfer. In addition, many commercial programs do not create standard GEDCOM files. While effort is given to import as many files while preserving as much data as possible, Gramps aims to support the GEDCOM 5.5.1 standard.}}
Ensure that your media files are transferred too, and found by Gramps. In the menu {{man menu|Tools -> Utilities}}, you will find the {{man label|Media Manager}}. If needed, with which this allows you can to change the path of your media objects to the new path if needed.
== Spreadsheet import ==
