Getting Started

What resources are available for learning about CiviCRM?

Descriptions of CiviCRM - what CiviCRM does

• CiviCRM 2.0 Product Sheet (.pdf file) - A three-page handout describing what CiviCRM is, who is using it, and how they are using it.

• Presentations

Terminology

• Basic Terminology

• Glossary

Tutorials and demos

• Screencasts

• Exploring Sample Data

• Simple demo – Maintain contact database

• Training Presentations

• User Training Exercises - Part 1

Try out CiviCRM

CiviCRM has demo installs where you can "click around" and try things out:

• Drupal at http://demo.civicrm.org/drupal/
• Joomla at http://demo.civicrm.org/joomla/

Login as demo with password demo.

Read about how CiviCRM is being used

• Case studies
• CiviCRM Showcase on the forums

Read detailed instructions

Read the Documentation . You can download all available documentation in either PDF or zipped HTML format from our SourceForge Downloads site

Read about problems people have had and how they were resolved

You can learn about both common and unusual uses of CiviCRM by reading the questions people ask and the replies.

• Frequently Asked Questions
• The forums
• The developers mailing list has a searchable archive