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Gramps is a free, open source program that has been designed to be a flexible and powerful genealogy tool. It is a framework for collecting genealogical data, noting how each piece of data interrelates and presenting those relationships.  One can largely generally use Gramps anyway you wishany way one wishes. There is no onesingle, correct method of working with or recording your data. However, if you wish to interact collaborate with other researchers or programs, it helps to get an idea of conform to some common guidelines. Even if you are familiar with common genealogy research practices, you still need to understand how Gramps works before jumping . Then you can jump into how to use the Gramps programin a way that complements a particular genealogical research style.

Each of these is composed of stand-alone items. That means that you can enter into your family tree one item at a time, and in any order that you want. For example, you might want to enter each Person item first, and then connect them together by creating Family items later. Or, you can start with a Family, anchor the family by adding a new Person as a child or parent, then add relatives, events & source materials in the prepared slots of the Family framework. Or, you might start with Source items, and only create a Person item as when your research warrants itincludes a mention of someone. Or, you can mix these styles of entering data by adding some Note and Source items, then Family items, then later return to Notes and Sources. In a wordshort, you do your genealogical research however you wish.

If you have additional questions, Gramps has a community of users and developers. There is a [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_FAQ|FAQ]] (frequently asked question list); a [[Contact#Mailing_lists|mailing list]]; [[Using_the_bug_tracker|a bug, feature request, and issue tracker]]; and an you can interact using on-line [[Contact#Chat_Room|chat roomrooms]] or [[Contact#Forum|community forums]].