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<b>Contributing to GRAMPS</b>: Want to help with GRAMPS but can't program? Not a problem. A project as large as GRAMPS requires people with a wide variety of skills. Contributions can vary from writing documentation to testing development versions to helping with the web site. Start by subscribing to the gramps developers mailing list, gramps-devel and introducing yourself. Subscription information can be found at lists.sf.net.
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GRAMPS is the Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Program System. It is a full-featured genealogy program letting you store, edit, and research genealogical data. Gramps database back end is so robust that some users are managing genealogies containing hundreds of thousands of people.
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<b>Different Views</b>: There are six different views for navigating your family: People, Family, Pedigree, Sources, Places, Media. Each helps you to achieve one or more specific tasks.
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<b>Bookmarking Individuals</b>: The Bookmark menu at the top of the window is a convenient place to store the names of frequently used individuals. Clicking on a bookmarked individual will make that person the Active Person. To create a bookmark for a person, make them the Active Person, right click on their name and click on 'add bookmark'.
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<b>Incorrect Dates</b>: Everyone occasionally enters dates with a nonvalid format. Incorrect date formats will show up with the red button next to the date. Green means okay, and amber signifies acceptable. The Date Selection dialog can be invoked by clicking on the colored button.
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<b>Listing Events</b>: Events in the life of any individual may be added to the database via the <b>Person > Edit Person > Events</b> option. This space can be used to include a wide range of options ranging from adoptions, to baptisms (and other religious ceremonies), burials, causes of death, Census listings, degrees earned, elections, emigration, military service, nobility titles, occupations, ordination, property, religion, retirement, wills, etc.
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<b>Changing The Preferred Name</b>: It is easy to manage people with several names in GRAMPS. Make the person the Active Person, doubleclick on the record, and select the Names tab. Different types of names can be added. For example, Married Name, Birth Name, etc. Selecting a preferred name is just a matter of right-clicking on the name and choosing the only item in the menu.
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The Pedigree View displays a traditional pedigree chart. Hold the mouse over an individual to see more information about them or right click on an individual to view a menu to quickly access their spouses, siblings, children, or parents.
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The Sources View shows a list of all sources in a single window. Double-click on each to edit, add notes, and to see which individuals reference the source.
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The Places View shows a list of all places in the database. The list can be sorted by a number of different criteria, such as City, County or State.
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