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* [[Gramps {{man version}} Wiki Manual - Entering and editing data: brief]]
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So, if you begin with yourself, you are ''interviewing'' yourself, which is a primary source on the subject. From this primary source you obtain events such as birth day, baptism day, graduation, ... . The source of the events allows you to deduce a person existed, as part of a family.
With this, we have our main terms for '''genealogy: sourcesSources, eventsEvents, persons Persons and familiesFamilies.''' Apart from these, Gramps allows you to store Notes, Places, Media (pictures, movies, documents), and [[Repositories in Gramps|RepositoryRepositories]].
So, let's now start with adding information into Gramps.
The family tree manager called Family Trees - Gramps will be shown if not in the toolbar click on the family tree icon to open the family tree manager.
[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Getting_started#Choosing_a_Family_Tree]]
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[[File:ManageFamilyTrees-51.png|right|thumb|450px|"Family Trees" manager window]]
(Ver. 3.3.1-1)
Before you begin, you should know that Gramps does '''not''' store your media(pictures, videos, sounds, and documents etc..), it only stores a link to where the media is on your hard disk. So decide where you will store your pictures, videos, sounds, and documents. Then on the menu bar select {{man menu|Edit->Preferences}} and the '''General''' tab. Set the value of {{man label|Base path for relative media paths}} to this directory. Click on the {{man label|Close}} button to save your changes. Keep your media documents well structured in this directory.
Now let's continue with adding some more data to the source. Double click on it (or press {{Man key press|ENTER}}) to open the source 'Interview with John Doe'. Look at the tab pages at the bottom of the source editor: Notes, Gallery, Data, Repositories, References. Surely you have a picture of yourself! Let's add it to the Gallery of this source.
== What next?==
Gramps has many features, as you improve, take the time to go over the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual|user manual]] and learn more. Join and use the mailing list to discuss issues.
We advise everyone to read the manual to learn all about using Gramps. Genealogy takes time, so learning the tools is not wasted time.
However, if you really want the bare minimum to start, then read this:
* [[Gramps {{man version}} Wiki Manual - Entering and editing data: brief]]
==Screencasts==
* [[Add a godfather-godmother]]
* [[Add a witness]]
* [[Genealogy Glossary]]
* [[Gramps Glossary]]
