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Take special attention 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}}, with which you can change the path of your media objects to the new path if needed.
→Standard GEDCOM as transfer tool: Added spaces around arrow for consistency and readability. Reworded slightly.
# Check the documentation for your program to learn how to create a GEDCOM file with all your data.
#* If you have a choice, GEDCOM 5.5 Standard is usually the safest type of GEDCOM.
# In Gramps, choose the '''Family Trees''' icon in the toolbar, or in the menu {{man menu|Family Trees->Manage Family Tree}}, to open the Family Tree Manager. Create a new Family family tree, give it choose a good name, and click on the {{man button|Load Family Tree}} button to open.# Now that a Family family tree is loaded, choose in the menu select {{man menu|Family Trees -> Import}}from the menu.# Locate the GEDCOM file created by your program, and choose select {{man button|Open}}.
{{man warn| Check The Results 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.}}
== Spreadsheet import ==