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GRAMPS is an acronym for the
- Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System.
- It was conceived under the concept that most genealogy programs
- were designed to provide the researcher the capability to input
- information related to a particular family tree. Most of these
- programs have allowed for the arranging and storing of information
- consistent with the GEDCOM standards. They usually provide a
- means for displaying descendant or ancestral relationships by
- means of graphical displays, charts, or reports. These may be
- augmented with pictures or other media to enhance the data. Most
- provide for inputting data on unconnected individuals/families
- that may or may not have a relationship to the primary surname
- being researched. Various other enhancements may also be provided
- in the genealogical program that allows for different degrees of
- importing and exporting data from other programs and printing of
- the data contained in the various reports. GRAMPS, on the other
- hand, attempts to provide all of the common capabilities of these
- programs, but, more importantly, to provide a capability not
- common to these programs. This is the ability to input any bits
- and pieces of information directly into GRAMPS and
- rearrange/manipulate any/all data events in the entire data base
- (in any order or sequence) to assist the user in doing research,
- analysis and correlation with the potential of filling
- relationship gaps. In short, a tool that provides a way to input
- all your research into one place and do your analysis and
- correlation using the speed, power, and accuracy of your computer
- instead of pencils and unmanageable reams of paper.
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To run GRAMPS, select
- ->Programs+
-+ ->Applications+
-+ ->gramps+
-+ + + + + +
- from the Main Menu, or type
- gramps on the command line.
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This document describes version 0.7.3 of
- GRAMPS.
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GRAMPS is an acronym for the
- Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System.
- It was conceived under the concept that most genealogy programs
- were designed to provide the researcher the capability to input
- information related to a particular family tree. Most of these
- programs have allowed for the arranging and storing of information
- consistent with the GEDCOM standards. They usually provide a
- means for displaying descendant or ancestral relationships by
- means of graphical displays, charts, or reports. These may be
- augmented with pictures or other media to enhance the data. Most
- provide for inputting data on unconnected individuals/families
- that may or may not have a relationship to the primary surname
- being researched. Various other enhancements may also be provided
- in the genealogical program that allows for different degrees of
- importing and exporting data from other programs and printing of
- the data contained in the various reports. GRAMPS, on the other
- hand, attempts to provide all of the common capabilities of these
- programs, but, more importantly, to provide a capability not
- common to these programs. This is the ability to input any bits
- and pieces of information directly into GRAMPS and
- rearrange/manipulate any/all data events in the entire data base
- (in any order or sequence) to assist the user in doing research,
- analysis and correlation with the potential of filling
- relationship gaps. In short, a tool that provides a way to input
- all your research into one place and do your analysis and
- correlation using the speed, power, and accuracy of your computer
- instead of pencils and unmanageable reams of paper.
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To run GRAMPS, select
- ->Programs+
-+ ->Applications+
-+ ->gramps+
-+ + + + + +
- from the Main Menu, or type
- gramps on the command line.
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This document describes version 0.7.3 of
- GRAMPS.
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A person's personal information can be edited in the
- Edit Person dialog.
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The General Information tab contains the basic information about
- the person. This includes the person's name, gender, birth
- information, and death information.
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If images have been associated with the person, the primary
- image is displayed on the right side of the window.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Like events, attributes may also have a note, source, privacy
- marker, and confidence level associated with them.
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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.
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The first time you run the program,
- GRAMPS will display its Getting Started
- screens.
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GRAMPS will guide you through a few pages
- that prompt you for some setup information. The information it requests
- includes information about yourself and your preferences.
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Although GRAMPS requests information about
- your, this information is used only so that it can create valid GEDCOM
- output files. A valid GEDCOM file requires information about the files
- creator. If you chose, you may leave the information empty.
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Starting GRAMPS opens the
- Main window, shown in . You will be prompted to either open an
- existing database, or to create a new
- database. GRAMPS requires that a
- database always be open.
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If you already have a family file created using another
- genealogy program you can import your GEDCOM file into GRAMPS.
- To do this you select +File+
-+ + + + + + ->Import+ ->Import from
- GEDCOM+ . The GEDCOM
- Import box will open. Select New
- Database and click the
- Browse... button to select your saved
- GEDCOM file (filename.ged). Click
- OK to select the file and then click
- OK to import the file. The
- GEDCOM Import Status will tell you what
- the importer is doing and a little bit about your file (file
- location, which program created it, the version, Encoding,
- Number of Families, Number of People, and the Number of Errors).
- Once the Importer is done, you can click
- Close and start editing/adding to your
- file.
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If you have never used a genealogy program or you do not have a
- GEDCOM file to import, you can start creating your database
- right away. From the main window click the Add
- Person button and the Edit
- Person dialog will open. Enter in the information
- you have on the first person. Start with their general
- information (Name, Birth and Death Date/Place) and then move on
- to the Names,
- Events,
- Attributes,
- Addresses, Notes,
- Gallery, and
- Internet tabs and fill in the known
- information you have. Some of the information you enter has a
- Source button and/or a
- Note button. These buttons are there to
- add more information (Source button to
- add the source of where you acquired the information and the
- Note button to add more detail to the
- information)
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The People View window is the initial view seen on the main
- window. It displays the name, gender, birth date, and death
- date of all individuals in the database. At any time, you can
- return to this view either by pressing the
- People button at the top of the screen, or
- by choosing the
- + + + + + + + +View+
-+ + + + + + + + ->People+ +
-+ + + + + +
- entry from the menus.
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The People View lists the individuals in the database. An
- individual can be selected as the active person by clicking on
- an entry in the list. Once a person has been selected as the
- active person, the person's name appears in the status bar in
- the lower left hand corner of the window.
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Once the active person has been selected, pressing the
- Edit Person button will display the
- Edit Person dialog allowing you to edit
- the individual's personal information. If the Edit
- Person button is pressed without an active person
- being set, a blank Edit Person dialog is
- presented, allowing you to enter a new person.
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Double-clicking on a entry in the list will set the active
- person and bring up the individual in the Edit
- Person dialog.
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Pressing the Add Person button will
- display a blank Edit Person dialog,
- allowing you to add a new person to the database.
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If the Delete Person button is pressed,
- the active person and all of the personal information related to
- the active person are removed from the database.
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GRAMPS allows you to apply filters to
- the People View. When a filter is applied, the People View will
- only display the entries matching the filter. All of the entries
- remain in the database, but some entries may be temporarily hidden.
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There are up to three parts to a filter. The first part is the
- selection of the filter to be applied. A filter is selected from
- the option menu directly above the People View. The second part
- is an optional argument. This qualifier provides more specific
- information for the filter. Many filters do not require the
- argument, and it will not be displayed if it is not needed. If
- the argument is required, a text box with a descriptive label
- will appear. The third part of the filter is the invert
- selection. When this option is selected,
- GRAMPS will display the entries that
- do not match the filter.
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A filter is not applied until the Apply
- button is pressed. The filter will remain in effect until the
- next time the Apply button is pressed.
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Four columns are shown in the People View display. The entries
- in the list can be sorted by three of the fields: Name, Birth
- Date, or Death Date. Clicking on the column label will cause
- the list to be re-sorted by that column. Arrows on the label
- indicate whether the list is sorted by ascending or descending
- order.
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If the list is already sorted by a particular column, clicking
- on the same column label will switch the sorting order. For
- example, if the list is currently sorted in ascending order by
- Name, clicking on the Name column header will re-sort the list
- in descending order.
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