Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can I have thousands of people in my database?
There is no limit to the number of records in the program's database. A large database size, about ten thousand records, may hinder program performance. This will be addressed in a future release.
2. Can I add source references to each person, family, and event?
You have no limits when attaching source references to person, family, and other objects—including all events and cases. All references to sources may be grouped by archives.
3. I need to record data about unrelated persons, which lived in a single community and were, at most, relatives of each other in the past, but this was not revealed quickly. Can I do this with GEDKeeper?
The program has no limits for storing unrelated persons. In fact, having unrelated persons in the database was an initial program requirement.
4. Can I print or export data from GEDKeeper to some commonly used formats?
The following are options available for data exporting:
5. Can I import data from other application using the GEDCOM format?
Yes, importing GEDCOM-formatted data is fully supported. GEDCOM is the native data format for GEDKeeper. GEDKeeper uses some extensions of the format, but all of them meet requirements for GEDCOM extensions. Therefore, you can also export data from GEDKeeper to other software supporting GEDCOM. We occasionally check such compatibility. Here is the list of out extensions: groups for quick and vivid joining unrelated persons, objects: "research", "task" and "communication" (to store correspondence archive, creating and tracking tasks, and researches).
6. How do I create a list or persons grouped by sex, age, place, or social status, as defined in a source?
To create such lists, you can use one of the following methods:
7. Can GEDKeeper shows empty dates on death and birth events as "?" in lists?
Currently this is not implemented. It may be implemented in the future as an optional feature. Numerous tests revealed that such behavior clutters main lists up. However, if we get enough number of requests for this feature, we will implement it.
8. Can you improve the new persons adding feature by implementing an "Apply and continue" button?
A similar feature is implemented by the plugin that can be accessed via the "Plugins\Stream input" menu. This plugin gives the ability to add minimal information about a person while you need to handle a large number of persons. You enter only some main information and put aside adding information about relationships and other secondary data.

Authors: Zhdanovskih Sergey Vladimirovich, Tarasova Oksana Vladimirovna.