# Tools: Manage places

This tool puts in order all references to geographical locations in a database: adds to a reference index, reduces different forms to one, assign coordinates, and so on.

The tool scans the entire database and creates a list of all locations mentioned in events and facts. Then it orders the list and calculates the number of references to each location. If a location already has an entry in the reference index, it will have the "[*]" symbol next to its name.

To create a new entry in the reference index, you would select a location without the "[*]" symbol and double-click it. A standard dialog appears where you select an entry from an index (in case this location already exists but has different name), or a dialog where you can add a new location. After you have completed entering data, all references to the location will be modified according to the reference index.

The list of places can be filtered in the usual way by name mask.

The "Location Expert" functionality is experimental and unfinished, and will be documented in this guide once completed.

See also: location records, Maps.