# Introduction

A brief overview of Help+Manual, what you need to know and what you can do with it.

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The topics in this section provide some basic information about Help+Manual, what it is for and what you can do with it.



## _(./images/tipbulb.gif)_How to get started

- See [Getting help](hm_intro_gettinghelp.md) for details on using this help and getting more information about Help+Manual. 

- Study this Introduction chapter and [The User Interface](hm_qs_userinterface.md) sections to familiarize yourself with the program. 

- Then work through the [Quick Start Tutorials](hm_quickstart.md) to familiarize yourself with using Help+Manual.

- If you are upgrading from a previous version see [Converting old projects](hm_intro_converting.md) for information on editing your existing projects in Help+Manual.

## Learning more

- See the [Basic Working Procedures](hm_working.md) section for detailed instructions on using Help+Manual.

- See [More Advanced Procedures](hm_advanced.md) for, you guessed it, instructions on more advanced procedures\!

- See the [Reference](hm_ref.md) section for more detailed background information.

- Check out the [online user forum](hm_intro_gettinghelp.md) and the Examples folder for more information.