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= Welcome to JOSM online help system =

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''' Beware: This help might get outdated from time to time! Please help improving it by fixing parts that are missing or outdated - this is a wiki! '''

== Table of Contents ==

=== Getting Started ===
 * [wiki:Introduction Introduction to JOSM]
 * JOSM Page on the OSM wiki: [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Josm]
 * [wiki:HowTo How Tos] about JOSM
 * [wiki:Relations Working with Relations]
 * [wiki:Help/HowTo/AudioMapping Audio mapping:] playing voice notes and synchronizing them with your GPS tracks in JOSM
 * [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/FAQ FAQ about OSM in general]
 * [wiki:Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts]

=== Concepts ===
 
 * [wiki:Help/Concepts/Object Objects] - explains what '''objects''' maps consist of and how these objects are described in detail 
 * [wiki:Help/Concepts/Conflict Conflict] - explains the basics of '''conflicts''', why they occur, how they are detected and how you can resolve them 

 * [wiki:Help/Concepts/Changeset Changeset] - explains why you create a '''changeset''' when you upload data to the OSM server 


=== JOSM interface ===

[[Image(josm-screen-commented.png)]]


 * [wiki:Help/MapView Map View] - The main area, where editing takes place

 * '''[wiki:/Help/MainToolbar 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.
  

 * '''Edit Toolbar''' (the toolbar down the left hand side of the main JOSM window)
   * [[Image(source:/trunk/images/mapmode/move/move.png)]] [wiki:Help/Action/Move/Move Select Move Rotate]
   * [[Image(source:/trunk/images/mapmode/node/autonode.png)]] [wiki:Help/Action/Draw Draw Nodes]
   * [[Image(source:/trunk/images/mapmode/extrude/extrude.png)]] [wiki:Help/Action/CreateAreas Create Areas By Extrusion]
   * [[Image(source:/trunk/images/mapmode/zoom.png)]] [wiki:Help/Action/Zoom Zoom]
   * [[Image(source:/trunk/images/mapmode/delete.png)]] [wiki:Help/Action/Delete Delete]
   * ''...buttons below the delete tool affect the display of dialog windows described under 'views' below''

 * '''Toggle Dialogs''' (lower left part of JOSM window)
   * [[Image(source:/trunk/images/dialogs/layerlist.png)]] [wiki:Help/Dialog/LayerList Layer List Dialog] 
   * [[Image(source:/trunk/images/dialogs/propertiesdialog.png)]] [wiki:Help/Dialog/Properties Properties/Memberships Dialog] 
   * [[Image(source:/trunk/images/dialogs/history.png)]] [wiki:Help/Dialog/History History Dialog] 
   * [[Image(source:/trunk/images/dialogs/selectionlist.png)]] [wiki:Help/Dialog/SelectionList Current Selection Dialog]
   * [[Image(source:/trunk/images/dialogs/filter.png)]] [wiki:Help/Dialog/Filter Filter Dialog]
   * [[Image(source:/trunk/images/dialogs/userlist.png)]] [wiki:Help/Dialog/UserList Authors Dialog]
   * [[Image(source:/trunk/images/dialogs/conflict.png)]] [wiki:Help/Dialogs/ConflictListDialog Conflict List Dialog] - displays the list of [wiki:/Help/Concepts/Conflict conflicts] in the current data layer
   * [[Image(source:/trunk/images/dialogs/commandstack.png)]] [wiki:Help/Dialog/CommandStack Command Stack Dialog]
   * [[Image(source:/trunk/images/dialogs/relationlist.png)]] [wiki:Help/Dialog/RelationList Relations List Dialog]
   * ''(... other buttons depending on the Plugins loaded)''

 * '''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/Tools Tools]
   * [wiki:Help/Menu/Audio Audio]
   * [wiki:Help/Menu/Presets Presets]
   * [wiki:Help/Menu/WMS WMS] ''(shown when wmsplugin plugin is installed)''
   * [wiki:Help/Menu/Help Help]
=== JOSM Plugins ===

   * A list of available plugins can be found at the [wiki:Plugins Plugin page].
   * Information and Documentation about various JOSM plugins can be found here: [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/JOSM/Plugins]

=== JOSM error messages ===
   * [wiki:Help/ErrorMsg/something_general Something General]
   * [wiki:Help/ErrorMsg/ErrorParsing Error while parsing] '''outdated'''