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Summary of all the information you need about how to use Gramps. Includes an introduction to the main features of Gramps, the User Manual, reviews, tips, tutorials and much more.
=== Features ===
* [[GRAMPSGramps:About|About]]
* [[Features]]
* [[Screenshots]]
A comprehensive [[User manual]] is available in English, and many other languages.
There is You can also a read about the most [[FAQ|Frequently asked questions]].
== Existing users ==
'''Tips''' : [[Keyboard shortcuts]] - '''[[:Category:Tips|More]]'''
'''Tutorials''' : [[Recording UK Census data]] - [[Howto: Make a genealogy website with GRAMPSGramps|Make a website with Gramps]] - [[Howto: Change the language of reports|Reports in another language]]- [[Add Table of Contents or Index to reports|Add Table of Contents to reports]] - '''[[:Category:Tutorials|More]]'''
'''Examples''' : [[Example filters|Filters]] - '''[[:Category:GRAMPS Gramps Examples|More]]'''
'''Gramps logic''' : [[Merging people]] - '''[[:Category:GRAMPS Gramps Logic|More]]'''
'''Troubleshooting''' : [[Known issues]] - [[Common problems]]
=== Gramps terminology ===
Gramps uses the language of genealogists. Sometimes this might be a bit daunting. What follows gives an overview of terms used, with the meaning as used in Gramps, and with suggestions on how to work with these objects.
* [[Events in GRAMPSGramps|Events]] - What is an event, how to use it, which events are predefined?* [[Sources in GRAMPSGramps|Sources]] - What is meant by a source, how to use a source reference?* [[Repositories in GRAMPSGramps|Repositories]] - Is your home a repository? The web?
* [[Places in Gramps|Places]] - How should you organize your places?
* [[Attributes in Gramps|Attributes]] - What is an attribute, how to use it, which attributes are predefined?
* [[:Category:GRAMPS Gramps terminology|Overview of terms]] - Address, call name, ...
== I can't find what I'm looking for ==
== Other references ==
'''[[GRAMPSGramps:About|Gramps]]''' is an open source genealogical software program. It requires the help of it's users to make manuals and tutorials. Fortunately, many users have contributed to the project, by adding tips, tutorials, user guides and examples to this wiki. Your continued involvement to this wiki is required to allow new users to quickly understand Gramps, and find answers to their usability questions.
* If there is a particular point that you feel should be documented (or where the existing documentation should be improved) then please look at [[How you can help]]. Perhaps you can write a tutorial on a specific aspect, or improve this wiki, or help with the User Manual.
* [[Contact|Contacting us]] Reporting bugs, requesting enhancements, the mailing lists, IRC and the Gramps Forum.
* [[:Category:Documentation|All documentation]] 
[[Category:Documentation]]

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