Install GeneWeb 6 on Windows
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! Screenshots are made under Windows 7 and may change a bit depending on your Windows version. !
Download and run setup
- Download GeneWeb for Windows and click on downloaded file.
- When you run the install program, the “Open file - Security Warning” dialog may appear as shown in the figure below. Click “Run”.
Select the setup language
- Click “Next”.
License Agreement
- Accept the License Agreement then click “Next”.
Destination folder
- Click “Browse” to select the destination location to install GeneWeb. Otherwise, leave the default setting and click “Next”.
Shortcurts location
- Select Start Menu Folder for GeneWeb's shortcuts location. By default all shortcuts are located in 'GeneWeb 6.00'.
Desktop icon
- Select “Create a Desktop Icon” to create a shortcut on your desktop, then click “Next”.
Ready to install
- Click “Install” to continue with the installation, or click “Back” if you want to review or change any settings.
Completing setup
- Click “Finish” to launch GeneWeb.
Allow firewall
- When you launch GeneWeb for the first time, you need to allow access to gwd and gwsetup programs to the firewall of your computer.
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GeneWeb is installed
- If you have checked last three options of the setup, gwd and gwsetup are launched and the following page will be shown in your default web browser.
GeneWeb Manual
- Download and install GeneWeb program under GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD; on Mac OS X, Linux or Windows using Docker; or in CGI mode behind a web server.
- Understand GeneWeb server, homonym, consanguinity.
Use and manage genealogical databases
- Import Gedcom
.gedor GeneWeb.gwfiles with gwsetup or in command-line. - Update datas (add/remove individuals and families), merge duplicates, type dates.
- Use wikitext syntax, macros, keyboard shortcuts.
- Clean, recover, rename, save, archive a database.
- Merge and split multiples databases.
Technical annex
- Personalize CSS, header and trailer, templates, lexicon and declension.
- Configuration file
.gwf(for templm), wizard notes, passwords for friends/wizards and access restrictions to databases. - Add images in notes, further remarks for experts.
