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= Welcome to the JOSM online help system =

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== Getting Started ==
=== Within this help/wiki ===
* [wiki:Introduction Introduction to JOSM]
* [wiki:HowTo How Tos] about JOSM
* [wiki:Help/AudioMapping Audio mapping:] playing voice notes and synchronizing them with your GPS tracks in JOSM

=== OSM-wiki resources ===
* [osmwiki:JOSM JOSM] page and [osmwiki:JOSM/Guide JOSM Guide]
* [osmwiki:Get_help Where to get help?] - more general articles and resources (including [osmwiki:Map_Features Map features])

== Concepts ==
* [wiki:Help/Concepts/Object Objects] - explains what '''objects''' maps consist of and how these objects are described in detail 
* [wiki:Help/Concepts/Changeset Changeset] - explains why you create a '''changeset''' when you upload data to the OSM server 
* [wiki:Help/Preferences Preferences] - some of the setting are not acceptable via settings menu or just spread everywhere in the editor
* **EVERY** "button" and menu item may be assigned with hot-key (including menu items provided with [wiki:Plugins plugins]; popular [wiki:Presets presets] and [wiki:Help/Action/Search#AddSearchToMainToolbar saved search queries]). Some [wiki:Shortcuts default hotkeys] may surprise editors from iD and Poltrach. All shortcuts will be present [Help/Preferences/Shortcuts "Hotkeys" tab in F12 menu] you can adjust and fine-tune them or reset at any moment.

== JOSM tools ==

Selection:
* [Help/Action/Select#Selecttool Select] (S) - contain many modifiers, including [Help/Action/LassoMode lasso mode]
* [Help/Action/Search Search] (CTRL+F) - a very powerful tool with mini query language
* [[Help/Plugin/UtilsPlugin2#Selection]]

== JOSM interface ==

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|| [[Image(9229-en.png, 300px)]] || [[Image(9229-en-expert-false-Moscow Kremlin.png, 300px)]] || [[Image(9229-en-expert-true-Moscow Kremlin.png, 300px)]] || [[Image(9229-en-expert-true-Moscow Kremlin-terminology.png, 300px)]] ||
|| Starting screen may be confusing for newcomers, you need to get data first using [Help/Action/Download Download menu] || Here is what you will see if you choose Moscow Kremlin || Additional and more complex tools may be activated with [Help/ExpertMode Expert mode] (pay attention to the left side of the screen) || [[wiki:JOSM interface]]: 1 - '''[[wiki:JOSM interface|main menu]]''', 2 - [Help/MainToolbar main toolbar], 3 - [Help/EditToolbar edit toolbar], 4 - [Help/StatusBar status bar], 5 - ..., 6 - [Help/ToggleDialogs toggle dialogs], 7 - Search menu items, 8 - [Help/MapView map view]. See also [[Help/JOSM interface customization]] ||

== JOSM Plugins ==
* A list of available plugins can be found at the [wiki:Plugins plugin page]
* [wiki:Help/Plugins Plugin descriptions] within JOSM help
* Information and Documentation about various JOSM plugins can also be found starting from the [osmwiki:JOSM/Plugins JOSM-Plugin page] in the OSM-wiki

== JOSM error messages ==
* [wiki:Help/ErrorMessages Error messages]