# Tutorial videos **URL:** \ **Category:** User Manual\ **Tags:** novice\ **Created:** [January 8, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/tutorial-videos/126 "2020-01-08T05:17:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
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A [List of Gramps 5.1 Tutorial videos](https://www.reddit.com/r/gramps/comments/dres4l/updated_gramps_tutorial_video_tutorials_by/f6hmz62) was posted to the [r/Gramps](https://www.reddit.com/r/gramps) Reddit discussion community by [NoBunchOfCoconuts](https://www.reddit.com/user/NoBunchOfCoconuts/). (That was the foundation of this posting. Although the generic genealogy videos and Review videos have been excised.) New users may find the [Offline Manual download](https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/User_manual_translations#Gramps_5.1.x_Manual) to be helpful in getting started. Searching a single document is easier than a wiki with a multiple separate articles. Additional videos have been collated into that list as follows: * * * Oct 2019 Gramps YouTube videos by [**TechTutorials**](https://youtube.com/channel/UCVIYPTJ3MGttLICyJDBZeSw) the suggested [Playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTsnHZgQEXwwi3cGVeBT1KHIviZazzUCg) - [Gramps {5.1} Tutorial #1: Downloading, Installing, & Uninstalling](https://youtu.be/RUFULVnWqvQ) (Windows 10) - [Gramps {5.1} Tutorial #2: Creating Backups & Updating your Software](https://youtu.be/L5fXrfETAUw) _skip to 17:00 to learn how to import the [example.gramps](https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Example.gramps) into a blank tree_ - [Gramps {5.1} Tutorial #3: Program Overview](https://youtu.be/K4NZksuLCBY) - [Gramps {5.1} Tutorial #4: Creating a tree & adding people & relationships](https://youtu.be/5XSMIfP-T_w) - [Gramps {5.1} Tutorial #5: Repositories, Sources, & Citations](https://youtu.be/oY6nn3Eobb4) - [Gramps {5.1} Tutorial #6: Creating Events (Personal & Family)](https://youtu.be/S1cOWxzBoZc) - [Gramps {5.1} Tutorial #7: Places & Addresses](https://youtu.be/m4iWgVvjQdg) 2023 Gramps YouTube videos by [**TechTutorials**](https://youtube.com/channel/UCVIYPTJ3MGttLICyJDBZeSw) the suggested [Playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTsnHZgQEXwwi3cGVeBT1KHIviZazzUCg) Exploration of specific Features, not tutorials: - [Gramps {5.1.5} Tutorial #8: Adding Media](https://youtu.be/9gbb9Jff2RI), 15 Apr 2023 - [Gramps {5.1.5} Tutorial #9.1: Ahnentafel Reports](https://youtu.be/AvW6PN9kq8s), 21 Apr 2023 - [Gramps {5.1.5} Tutorial #9.2: Birthday & Anniversary Reports](https://youtu.be/M4h_mrF_nDo), 24 Apr 2023 * * * Feb 2025 YouTube channel by [Dezza Gramps](https://youtube.com/@DezzaGramps) - [1939 Register Example tutorial](https://youtube.com/watch?v=10zR64OZKFY) - [GRO Index of Births tutorial](https://youtube.com/watch?v=10zR64OZKFY) * * * Sep 2021 YouTube video by [uberdorf](https://www.youtube.com/@uberdorf). - [use Gramps (5.1.4 version from Debian 10 flatpak) to import a genealogy file with media attached (gpkg)](https://youtu.be/2I-kxbOgv98) - 00:00-01:29 Introduction - 01:30-02:39 importing - 02:40-04:05 People - 04:05-10:00 Relationship - 10:00-14:21 Miscellaneous * * * Apr 2021 YouTube video by Chris Waite ([CWtek1](https://www.youtube.com/@cwtek1)). This is a about downloading and installing with a brief import of a GEDCOM file. - [Gramps Genealogy Software](https://youtu.be/JW6Ko71IpCU) - Alternative to Family Tree Maker - 00:00-05:27 Download and Install (for Windows) - 05:27-08:45 configuring backups _and lots of stuff that will not make sense until you’re more familiar with using Gramps._ - [08:45](https://youtu.be/JW6Ko71IpCU?t=525)-09:13 setting up a blank tree - 09:13-11:26 exporting a GEDCOM (from Family Tree Maker, making certain to export with the **UTF-8 encoding** if your tree includes any names with accents/diacritical marks. e.g., Hänsel Schrößler or François Sébastien Würgöître) and importing into an empty Gramps tree - 11:27-11:45 blurred screens showing the import worked - 11:46-09:13 credits * * * 2016 Gramps YouTube videos by [Photo Restorations by Tim G.](https://youtube.com/channel/UC737C6ERoTF1poKwAFRKjzg/videos?view=0&sort=da&flow=list): - [GRAMPS {4.x} Video 0: Installing](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fC3ykH7YJ58&t=426s) (Debian-based Linux), [17 Mar 2015](https://blog.genealogybytim.com/?p=1124) - [GRAMPS {4.x} Video 1: Installing](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AVpKEU8m9JI) (Windows), [17 Mar 2015](https://blog.genealogybytim.com/?p=1124) - [GRAMPS {4.x} Video 2: Getting Started with Your Family Tree](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9mU2zBpMrO8) - [GRAMPS {4.x} Video 3: Upgrading GRAMPviews](https://youtube.com/watch?v=icvNUN-BMdw) - [GRAMPS {4.x}: Using the Form Gramplet](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y5hijkAF6eE) - [GRAMPS {4.x}: Defining Custom Forms for the Form Gramplet](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NQL5shB9NzQ) - [Genealogy Tip 1: Census Pages are Sometimes Out of Order](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KRS6SOoJ6v8) - [Tutorials: Upgrading GRAMPS {4.1.3}](https://youtu.be/icvNUN-BMdw) (on Debian Jessie), [14 Jun 2015](https://blog.genealogybytim.com/?p=1132) YouTube by [Michel Vuijlsteke](https://www.youtube.com/@MichelVuijlstekeAKZ) - [Adding marriages - video tutorial for Gramps 4.2.x - aimed at new users.](https://youtu.be/LeNw-Y0eABs), _ **no sound** _ , 2016-03-03 * * * Richard Suthern’s - video tutorials for Gramps 4.1.1 - aimed at new users. , Richard Suthern on Youtube, 2015-02-16 - [Gramps (4.1.1) Overview of the interface](https://youtu.be/44EZ1Dzirwc) - [Gramps (4.1.1) Part 1: Start a new tree](https://youtu.be/ato3n0ZQ6hY) - [Gramps (4.1.1) Part 2: Start a new tree](https://youtu.be/irNEaIR_vak) - [Testing Options](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYUBZuWhjfM) - [Gramps Genealogy - Using places in version 4.1.3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_Svav0tV1w) * * * 2015 - [Gramps Genealogy Software Demo, Part Two: Creating a Printable Family Tree](https://youtu.be/IDE_MFRod_8), Clare Walker on Youtube, 2015-09-11 - [Gramps Genealogy Software Demo: Adding Births, Marriages and Deaths](https://youtu.be/0ODQ6s0fx9Y), Clare Walker on Youtube, 2015-09-11 * * * 2014 - [How to install uninstall backup and import Gramps Genealogical Software on Linux Mint or Debian](https://youtu.be/vh4UkVId35g), Linux Review How-To’s, [Compulayne.com](http://Compulayne.com) on Youtube, 2014-11-10 Check the [Reviews](https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Reviews) page on the [Gramps wiki](https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Gramps_6.0_Wiki_Manual#Table_of_Contents) for an expanded history of Gramps-related videos that also includes these Video tutorials. (This forum message strips that overwhelmingly long list to [tutorial videos](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/tutorial-videos/126) only. _Reviews are not the objective of this thread and are **not** included._) These videos have been published by talented users on both introductory and advanced topics. --- _[View the full topic](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/tutorial-videos/126)._