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# Editing a person's data

A person's personal information can be edited in the Edit Person dialog.

## General Information Tab

Figure 5. General Information Tab

The General Information tab contains the basic information about the person. This includes the person's name, gender, birth information, and death information.

If images have been associated with the person, the primary image is displayed on the right side of the window.

## Alternate Names Tab

Figure 6. Alternate Names Tab

It is possible for people to use more than one name during their lifetime. These may be legal name changes, or just informal names. An example would be a person changing his or her name due to marriage or adoption. `GRAMPS` allows multiple alternate names to be specified for each person.

The Alternate Names tab allows additional names to be added or removed from list. Clicking the Add button allows a new name to be added to the list. The Edit/View allows the selected alternate name to be edited. The Delete button removes the selected name.

## Events Tab

The Events tab allows information about various events in a person's life to be recorded. `GRAMPS` provides a list of common events, but allows you to name an event anything that you choose.

An event consists of the name of an event (such as "Baptism" or "Education"), a date or date range on which the event occurred, the place where the event occurred, and a description of the event. A note or a source may also be attached to the event.

Events have the concept of privacy and confidence associated with them. An event may be marked as "Private". When generating reports or exporting to other formats, you will be allowed to either include or exclude private records. This will allow you to limit information provided to others.

`GRAMPS` allows you to specify your confidence in the information you have. By default, a confidence level of "Normal" is associated with each event. This can be increased ("High" or "Very High") or decreased ("Low" or "Very Low") to indicate the confidence you have in the information. For example, if Aunt Martha thinks that her grandmother was born in a particular year, you may wish to mark this with a lower level of confidence than if you had a copy of her grandmother's birth certificate.

Figure 7. Events Tab

The Event tab displays information about the currently selected event at the top of the window. Below this information is a list of the events that have been previously entered. Clicking on one of the events in the list selects the event, and displays its information at the top of the window.

An event may be added by clicking the Add button. This displays a form that allows you to enter the information about the particular event. The Edit/View button allows to view or to alter the information of the currently displayed event. The Delete button allows you to delete the currently displayed event.

## Attributes Tab

Attributes are similar to events, but are for information items that do not necessarily have the concept of a place or a date. An example would be a person's Social Security Number or national origin. Attributes consist of an attribute name and its value.

Like events, attributes may also have a note, source, privacy marker, and confidence level associated with them.

Figure 8. Attributes Tab

The Attribute tab displays information about the currently selected attribute at the top of the window. Below this information is a list of the attributes that have been previously entered. Clicking on one of the attributes in the list selects the attribute, and displays its information at the top of the window.

An attribute may be added by clicking the Add button. This displays a form that allows you to enter the information about the particular attribute. The Edit/View button allows to view or to alter the information of the currently displayed attribute. The Delete button allows you to delete the currently displayed attribute.

## Addresses Tab

Addresses are used to record information about where a person has lived. Addresses are different from `GRAMPS'` concept of a place. An address, as `GRAMPS` sees, it consists of an equivalent of a mailing address and the date or date range when the person lived at the address.

Like events and attributes, addresses may also have a note, source, privacy marker, and confidence level associated with them.

Figure 9. Addresses Tab

The Address tab displays information about the currently selected address at the top of the window. Below this information is a list of the addresses that have been previously entered. Clicking on one of the addresses in the list selects the address, and displays its information at the top of the window.

An address may be added by clicking the Add button. This displays a form that allows you to enter the information about the particular address. The Edit/View button allows to view or to alter the information of the currently displayed address. The Delete button allows you to delete the currently displayed address.

## Notes Tab

In addition to the notes that may be attached to any particular event, attribute, or address, `GRAMPS` has a generic note attached to the person.

Figure 10. Notes Tab

The note window is a free-form edit window, allowing you to enter any information that you want.

## Gallery Tab

Photographs and images are stored in the Gallery tab. Images of a wide variety of formats are stored, including JPEG and PNG.

`GRAMPS` can either refer to an existing file, or make its own copy. By default, `GRAMPS` will make its own copy. There are advantages and disadvatages to both approaches. Refering to an external copy reduces disk space. Allowing `GRAMPS` to make its own copy allows GRAMPS to still have the image if the original is altered, deleted, or moved. It also simplifies the transfer of a database from one machine to another.

Figure 11. Gallery Tab

The first image in the gallery is considered to be the primary image. This image will appear on the General Information tab, and will be the image used by report generators. An image can be made the default at any time by selecting the image, and clicking on the Make Prmimary button. Images may be added by clicking the Add button, and deleted by clicking the Delete button. If the image is a reference to another file, `GRAMPS` will remove the reference to the file. If the file is a copy maintained by `GRAMPS`, then `GRAMPS` will remove the file from the file system.

Right clicking on an selected image brings up a menu.

Menu options

View Image

  Allows you to view the image using the GNOME's default viewer for the file type.

Edit Image

  Launches the `gimp` program, allowing you to edit the image.

Edit Description

  Allows you to change the description attached to the image.

Convert to private copy

  This option is only displayed if the image is a reference to a file that is not controlled by `GRAMPS`. Selecting the option causes `GRAMPS` to make its own copy of the image.

## Internet Tab

Frequently, information about a person is available on the internet, frequently on someone else's web site. With multiple people researching the same family, it is desirable to keep track of internet sites that contain information about someone in your database. This allows you to keep track of the web sites you can periodically check them for any addition information.

Figure 12. Internet Tab

The Internet tab displays information about the currently selected internet address at the top of the window. Below this information is a list of the internet address that have been previously entered. Clicking on one of the events in the list selects the event, and displays its information at the top of the window.

Clicking on the internet address displayed at the top part of the window will cause `GRAMPS` to attempt to display the site using the GNOME default browser.

An internet address may be added by clicking on the Add button. This displays a form that allows you to enter the information about the internet address. This information consists of the web address (URL) and a description of the location. The Edit/View button allows to view or alter the information of the currently displayed internet address. The Delete button allows you to delete the currently displayed internet address.

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