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== Table of Contents ==

=== Getting Started ===
 * [wiki:Introduction Introduction to JOSM]
 * [wiki:HowTo How Tos] about JOSM
 * [wiki:Relations Working with Relations]
 * [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/FAQ FAQ about OSM in general]
 * [wiki:Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts]

=== JOSM interface ===
 * Main Menu (''note: depending on which [wiki:Help/Preferences/Plugins plugins] you have installed you may have more options on this menu'')
   * [wiki:Help/Menu/File File]
   * [wiki:Help/Menu/Edit Edit]
   * [wiki:Help/Menu/View View]
   * [wiki:Help/Menu/WMS WMS] ''(shown when wmsplugin plugin is installed)''
   * [wiki:Help/Menu/Tools Tools]
   * [wiki:Help/Menu/Presets Presets]
   * [wiki:Help/Menu/Help Help]

 * Main Toolbar (the toolbar above the main JOSM window).  This toolbar is highly customisable, with the ability to add and remove menus items from the [wiki:Help/Action/Preferences preferences] dialog.
  * [wiki:Help/Action/Download Download from OSM]
  * [wiki:Help/Action/Upload Upload to OSM]
  * [wiki:Help/Action/New New]
  * [wiki:Help/Action/Open Open]
  * [wiki:Help/Action/Save Save]
  * [wiki:Help/Action/GpxExport GPX]
  * [wiki:Help/Action/Undo Undo]
  * [wiki:Help/Action/Redo Redo]
  * [wiki:Help/Action/Preferences Preferences]

 * Edit Toolbar (the toolbar down the left hand side of the main JOSM window)
   * [wiki:Help/Action/Zoom Zoom]
   * [wiki:Help/Action/Move/Move Select Move Rotate]
   * [wiki:Help/Action/Draw Draw Nodes]
   * [wiki:Help/Action/Delete Delete]
  buttons below the delete tool affect the display of dialog windows described under 'views' below

 * Views
   * [wiki:Help/MapView Map View]
   * [wiki:Help/Dialog/LayerList Layer List Dialog] 
   * [wiki:Help/Dialog/Properties Properties Dialog] 
   * [wiki:Help/Dialog/History History Dialog] 
   * [wiki:Help/Dialog/SelectionList Selection List Dialog]
   * [wiki:Help/Dialog/UserList Authors Dialog]
   * [wiki:Help/Dialog/Conflict Conflicts Dialog]
   * [wiki:Help/Dialog/CommandStack Command Stack Dialog]
   * [wiki:Help/Dialog/RelationList Relations List Dialog]


=== JOSM Plugins ===

Information and Documentation about various JOSM plugins can be found here: [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/JOSM/Plugins]

=== JOSM Preferences ===

You can set your [wiki:Help/Action/Preferences preferences] for display and other options.

=== JOSM error messages ===
   * [wiki:Help/ErrorMsg/ErrorParsing Error while parsing]