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== Introduction ==

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The Bottombar and the Sidebar allow gramplets to be displayed alongside a view. (''Details to be provided, based e.g. on [[GEPS_019:_Improved_Sidebar_and_Split_Views|GEPS 019]] and [[Gramps 3.4 Wiki Manual - What's new?#GrampsBar|Gramps bar]], with references to [[#Filters|Filters]], [[Gramps 3.4 Wiki Manual - Filters|Filters]] and [[Gramps_3.4_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Sidebar_and_bottombar|Sidebar and bottombar]]'')

The Navigator, Toolbar, Sidebar and Bottombar can be individually turned on or off by options in menu {{man menu|View}}. If the Sidebar is not displayed, then the {{man label|Search bar}} is displayed instead.

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== The different Categories ==

Genealogical information is very broad and can be extremely detailed. Displaying it poses a challenge that Gramps takes on by dividing and organizing the information into a series of Categories, each with their own Views. Each View displays a portion of the total information, selected according to a particular category. This will become clearer as we explore the different Categories.

*{{icon|gram}} '''Gramplets''': Displays different Gramplets, small widgets that can help in your genealogical research.

*{{icon|geog}} '''Geography''': Displays data of your family tree on a map.

*{{icon|repo}} '''Repositories''': Displays the repositories in the family tree.

== Switching Views and Viewing Modes ==

When you are in the Sidebar Viewing Mode, you can select the Category you want by clicking one of the sidebar icons.

== Gramplets Category ==

This contains the Gramplet View, which shows a number of widgets, called Gramplets, that can help you in your research. Two Gramplets are shown on start-up (the Welcome and Top Surname Gramplets). By right-clicking on the Gramplet View, a popup comes up with the possibility of adding other Gramplets.

=== TreeView and ListView ===

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=== Configuration ===

The People View lists the people stored in the database(See Fig. People ListView). People are grouped according to their family names. To the left of each family name is typically either an arrow or some other type of indicator (eg: ''+''). Clicking it once will reveal the entire list of people sharing that name. Clicking the indicator again will "roll up" the list and show only the family name.

=== Filters ===

Genealogical databases can contain information on many people, families, places, and objects. It is therefore possible for a View to contain a long list of data that is difficult to work with. Gramps gives you two different means for controlling this condition by allowing you to filter a list to a more manageable size.

=== Sorting columns ===

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== Relationships Category ==

The Relationships View displays all the relationships of the Active Person (the selected person). Specifically, it shows his or her parents, siblings, spouses, and children.

The Relationships View displays the following sections:

*Parents: The next section, the Parents section, displays the families in which the person is a child. Since it is possible for a person to have multiple sets of parents, it is possible to have several Parents sections.

You may add a set of parents by either selecting the {{man button|Add Parents}} or the {{man button|Share Parents}} buttons. The {{man button|Add Parents}} button will create a new family with the Active Person listed as a child. The {{man button|Share Parents}} button will allow you to choose from a list of existing families, and then add the person as a child to that family.

{{man warn| Warning |If you are not careful, it is possible to create multiple families with the same parents. This is rarely what the user wants to do. If you attempt to add a new family that has the same parents as an existing family, Gramps will issue a warning dialog. If you get this dialog, you should probably Cancel the edit, and then use the {{man button|Select}} button to select the existing family.}}

{{man note | Spouse |We use the term spouse for sake of simplicity. However, please note that spouse may in fact be a domestic partner, a partner in a civil union, or various other similar relationships between two people. Spouse relationships are not required to be only between a male and female.}}

You may add a family by selecting the {{man button|Add Spouse}} button in the toolbar. This will create a new family with the Active Person listed as a father or mother.

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=== Configuration ===

You can configure the view from the display by calling up the {{man label|Configure}} dialog from the menu {{man menu|View -> Configure...}} or click on the toolbar {{man button|Configure View...}} button.

== Families Category ==

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=== Pedigree View===

To the left of the Active Person is a left arrow button. If the Active Person has children, clicking this button expands a list of the Active Person's children. Selecting one of the children makes that child the Active Person.

The right-hand side of the window shows two right arrow buttons. When the top button is clicked, the Father of the Active Person becomes the Active Person. When the bottom button is clicked, the Mother of the Active Person becomes the Active Person.

Right-clicking on any person's box in the Pedigree View will bring up the "context menu".

"Greyed-out" sub-menus indicate the absence of the data in the appropriate category. Similar to the children menu above, Childrens' and Parents' menus distinguish continuing lines from dead ends.

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=== Fan Chart View ===

This view shows the ancestry but as a pie chart. Clicking on a name in the chart will double the section of the pie allocated to that person. A second click brings the chart back to the original form. Right click brings up a context menu like in the pedigree view, allowing to navigate to other people.

You can rotate the view by click and drag outside the fan chart. You can move the view by click and drag inside the inner (white) region.

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== Events Category ==

Events can be shared between multiple people and multiple families. The Events View lists the all the events recorded in the database.

== Sources Category ==

Sources View lists the sources of certain information stored in the database.

== Citations Category ==

Citation View lists the citations for certain information stored in the database.

== Places Category ==

The Places Views lists the geographical places in which the events of the database took place. These could be places of birth, death, and marriages of people, as well as their home, employment, education addresses, or any other conceivable reference to the geographical location. The Places View lists the places' {{man label|Name}} , {{man label|ID}} , {{man label|Church Parish}} , {{man label|City}} , {{man label|County}} , {{man label|State}} , and {{man label|Country}} . All of these columns can be used for sorting by clicking on a column heading.

=== PlaceTreeView and PlaceListView ===

The two views in this category show the places grouped or ungrouped. The PlaceTreeView tries to group the places in logical groups: country, county, ... .

{{man tip|Note|The Geography category is only present if OsmGpsMap is present that Gramps can use.}}

This category is for showing data on a map. It contains the Geographic View, which allows you to see the people and their events placed on a map via an internet map provider (OpenStreetMap or Google maps).

== Media Category ==

The Media View is a list of Media Objects used in the database.

== Repositories Category ==

A repository can be thought of as a collection of sources.

== Notes Category ==

A Note is pure text, as stored in the other objects.