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<chapter id="gramps-getting-started">
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User Manual for Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
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Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Alexander Roitman
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This document is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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(at your option) any later version.
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This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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GNU General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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-->
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<!-- $Id$ -->
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<title>Getting Started</title>
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<para>
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In this chapter, we'll begin with the basics. We'll show you how
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to start &app; and how to get help when you need it.
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</para>
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<!-- ================ Getting Started Subsection ====== -->
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<sect1 id="gramps-start">
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<title>To Start GRAMPS</title>
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<para>
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You can start &app; in the following ways:
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>From the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Select &app; from the list of programs displayed in
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your computer's Applications menu. (The location and
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appearance of this menu vary slightly from one distribution
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of Linux to another. On the default GNOME desktop, you'll
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find &app; in the
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<menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Other</guisubmenu></menuchoice>
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menu. </para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>From the command line</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If you're adept with Linux and like to work from the command
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line, you can start &app; by calling up a terminal window,
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typing <command>gramps</command>, and then pressing
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<keycap>Enter</keycap>.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you would like GRAMPS to open a specific database or to
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import a specific file on startup, you can supply the filename
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as a command line argument:
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</para>
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<para>
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<filename>gramps filename.grdb</filename>
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</para>
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<para>
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where <filename>filename.grdb</filename> is the name of
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the file you want to open. The command line provides many
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more ways to start &app; and perform different tasks. The
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detailed reference to the command line options is found
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in <xref linkend="append-cmdline"/>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect1>
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<!-- ================ Getting Started Subsection ==== -->
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<sect1 id="run-1st-time">
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<title>Running GRAMPS for the first time</title>
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<para>
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The first time you run the program, GRAMPS will display the
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"Getting Started" dialogs. Follow the directions that
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guide you through <guilabel>Researcher information</guilabel>,
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<guilabel>Numerical date formats</guilabel>, <guilabel>Alternate
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calendar support</guilabel>, and <guilabel>the LDS
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extensions</guilabel> sections. You should find them to be
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self-explanatory.
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</para>
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<note id="note-dialog">
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<title>Dialog boxes</title>
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<para>We'll make frequent reference in this manual to
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dialogs. A dialog is simply a pop-up window into which you can
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enter information.</para>
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</note>
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<para>We recommend you enter your personal information when GRAMPS
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prompts you for it. GRAMPS uses this information strictly so it
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can create valid GEDCOM output files (which require information
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about the files' creator). If you wish, you can choose not to
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supply this information, but be aware that unless and until you
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do, any GEDCOM files you export will not be valid.</para>
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<!-- ==== Figure: Getting Started Druid Window ==== -->
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<figure id="druid-fig">
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<title>GRAMPS Getting Started Window: Researcher Information</title>
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<screenshot>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/researcher.png" format="PNG"
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width="510" depth="369" scale="75"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Shows Researcher Information Window. </phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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<!-- ==== End of Figure ==== -->
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<tip id="preferences-tip">
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<title>Entering personal information</title>
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<para>This information can be entered at any time in the
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Preferences dialog, under the Database/Researcher Information
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category.</para>
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</tip>
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</sect1>
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<!-- ================ Getting Started Subsection -->
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<sect1 id="choose-db-start">
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<title>Choosing a database on startup</title>
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<para>
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If &app; is started without a database selected, the following
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window will appear prompting you to choose one to open.
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</para>
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<!-- ==== Figure: Open existing/new database window ==== -->
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<figure id="first-open">
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<title>Open Database Window</title>
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<screenshot>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/first-open.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Shows Open Database Window.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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<para>To open a database that you have recently opened, choose the
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top selection, select your database from the menu and
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click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. &app; will then ask you to specify
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the name of the database you wish to open. </para>
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<para>To open an existing database you have not recently opened,
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choose the middle selection and click
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<guibutton>OK</guibutton>. &app; will then ask you to specify the
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name of the database you wish to open. </para>
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<para>As you might guess, to create a new database, choose
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"Create a new database"</para>
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<note id="file-notdir-note">
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<title>Selecting file</title>
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<para>
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If you're familiar with version 1.0.X of GRAMPS, you'll note
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that version 2.0 does not require you to select a directory in
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which to store the database.
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</para>
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</note>
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</sect1>
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<!-- ================ Getting Started Subsection ==== -->
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<sect1 id="get-help">
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<title>Obtaining Help</title>
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<para>
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GRAMPS has a <menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu></menuchoice> menu
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that you can consult at any time. It includes the following items:
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>User manual</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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An electronic version of the manual that you can access while you work in GRAMPS.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>FAQ</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>A list of Frequently Asked Questions about &app;.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>GRAMPS home page</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>A link to the GRAMPS' project web site.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>GRAMPS mailing lists</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Gives you direct access to GRAMPS' mailing list archives.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Report a bug</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Choose this item to file a bug report in our bug tracking
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system. (Remember, &app; is a living project. We want to
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know about any problems you encounter so we can work to
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solve them for everyone's benefit.)
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Show plugin status</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Use this item to display the status of any plugins you may have added.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Open example database</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Select this item to load the example database that is
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included in your GRAMPS package. This database is composed
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of fictitious people and serves as a useful example for
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learning how to work with GRAMPS.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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