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<chapter id="gramps-getting-started">
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User Manual for Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
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Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Alexander Roitman
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This document is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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(at your option) any later version.
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This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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GNU General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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-->
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<!-- $Id$ -->
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<title>Getting Started</title>
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<para>
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This chapter provides the most basic information on starting
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&app; and obtaining help. Please proceed to the following
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chapters for more information.
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</para>
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<!-- ================ Getting Started Subsection ====== -->
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<sect1 id="gramps-start">
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<title>To Start GRAMPS</title>
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<para>
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You can start &app; in the following ways:
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The method of starting &app; from the menus may vary
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from distribution to distribution. On default GNOME
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desktop, choose
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<menuchoice><guisubmenu>Other</guisubmenu>
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<guimenuitem>Gramps</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Command line</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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To start &app; from a command line, type
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<command>gramps</command>, then press
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<keycap>Enter</keycap>.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you would like &app; to open a specific database or to
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import a specific file on startup, you can use the
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filename as a command line argument:
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</para>
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<para>
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<filename>gramps filename.grdb</filename>
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</para>
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<para>
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where <filename>filename.grdb</filename> is the name of
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the file you want to open. The command line provides many
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more ways to start &app; and perform different tasks. The
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detailed reference to the command line options is found
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in <xref linkend="append-cmdline"/>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect1>
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<!-- ================ Getting Started Subsection ==== -->
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<sect1 id="run-1st-time">
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<title>Running GRAMPS for the first time</title>
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<para>
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The first time you run the program, GRAMPS will display the
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Getting Started dialogs. Follow the directions that guide you through
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<guilabel>Researcher information</guilabel>, <guilabel>Numerical date
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formats</guilabel>, <guilabel>Alternate calendar support</guilabel>,
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and <guilabel>the LDS extensions</guilabel> sections. Most of the dialogs
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are self-explanatory and will not be covered here.
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</para>
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<!-- ==== Figure: Getting Started Druid Window ==== -->
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<figure id="druid-fig">
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<title>GRAMPS Getting Started Window: Researcher Information</title>
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<screenshot>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/researcher.png" format="PNG"
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width="510" depth="369" scale="75"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Shows Researcher Information Window. </phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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<!-- ==== End of Figure ==== -->
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<para>
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Enter your personal information in the corresponding text entry
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fields. Although &app; requests information about you, this
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information is used only so that &app; can create valid GEDCOM
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output files. A valid GEDCOM file requires information about the
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file's creator. If you choose, you may leave the information
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empty, however all the GEDCOM files you export will be invalid.
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</para>
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<para>
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This information can be entered at any time in the
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<guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog, under the
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<guilabel>Database/Researcher Information</guilabel> category.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<!-- ================ Getting Started Subsection -->
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<sect1 id="choose-db-start">
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<title>Choosing a database on startup</title>
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<para>
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If &app; is started without a database selected, the following
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window will appear prompting you to choose one to open.
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</para>
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<!-- ==== Figure: Open existing/new database window ==== -->
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<figure id="first-open">
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<title>Open Database Window</title>
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<screenshot>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/first-open.png" format="PNG"
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width="311" depth="199" scale="80"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Shows Open Database Window.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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<!-- ==== End of Figure ==== -->
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<para>
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If you would like to open an existing database, check the top
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radio button and click the <guibutton>OK</guibutton>
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button. You will then be asked to specify the name of your
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existing database. If you would like to immediately create a
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brand new database from scratch right away, choose new
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database.
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</para>
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<note id="file-notdir-note">
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<title>Selecting file</title>
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<para>
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This version of &app; does not require selecting a directory
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for the database. Please select filename, as you would in any
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other application.
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</para>
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</note>
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</sect1>
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<!-- ================ Getting Started Subsection ==== -->
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<sect1 id="get-help">
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<title>Obtaining Help</title>
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<para>
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The following items are available from the
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<menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu></menuchoice> to provide
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immediate assistance:
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>User manual</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Select this item to access this manual in the help browser.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>FAQ</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Select this item to read the Frequently Asked Questions about
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&app; in the browser.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>GRAMPS home page</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Select this item to open the home page of &app; in your
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default web browser.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>GRAMPS mailing lists</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Select this item to direct your web browser
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to the &app; mailing list archives.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Report a bug</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Select this item to file a bug report regarding &app;
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with the bug tracking system.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Show plugin status</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Select this item to display the status of loaded plugins.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Open example database</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Select this item to load the example database shipped
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with &app;. This database is composed of fictitious
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people and serves as a useful example for learning how
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to work with &app;.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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