GeneWeb manual

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Starting

• Installing GeneWeb
  • on a personnal computer: under GNU/Linux, OSX, Windows
  • on a distant server: Linux 1&1 hosting
• Creating or importing a GEDCOM or GeneWeb base:
  • with gwsetup ;
  • with commande lines.

Use

• Enter or edit data.
• Use of wikitext syntax in notes.
• Use of macros.
• Create links to persons in a base.
• Use of keyboard shortcuts.

Managing bases

• Recover a base for a new version of GeneWeb
• Merge two bases.
• Split a base.
• Clean, rename, save bases.

Technical annex

• Personalize:
  • with cascade style sheets (CSS);
  • with templates.
• Modify the text dictionary.
• Configure the parameter file (.gwf) for a base.
  • Configure passwords for friends and wizards.
  • Configure access restrictions to bases.
  • Templm specific configuration.
• Explore GeneWeb file format (.gw).
• Understand consanguinity.
• Make a CD-ROM to share your datas.