<p>Joomla! is all about allowing you to create a site that matches your vision. The possibilities are limitless; this sample site will just get you started.</p>
<p>There are a few things you should know to get you started.</p>
<p>First, every Joomla! site has two parts the Site (which is what your site visitors see) and the Administrator (which is where you will want to do a lot of the site management). You need to log in to the Administrator separately. There is a link to the administrator on the top menu. </p>
<p>You can edit articles in the Site by clicking on the edit icon. You can create a new article by clicking on the Create Article link in the top menu.  </p>
<p>To do other things, like edit the contact form, edit the modules or change the site name you need to log in to the administrator. </p>
<p>Some quick tips for working in the Administrator:</p>
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<li>Change site name and tag line: Go to the Extensions, Template Manager and on the Styles tab click on Your Basic Template.</li>
<li>To edit the Header Module: Go to Extensions, Module Manager and click on Header Module.</li>
<li>To edit the Side Module: Go to Extensions, Module Manager and click on Side Module.</li>
<li>To edit the Contact Form: Go to Components, Contacts. Click on Your Name. </li>
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<p>Once you have your basic site you may want to install your own template (that controls the overall design of your site) and then, perhaps additional extensions. </p>
<p>There is a lot of help available for Joomla!. You can visit the <a href="http://forum.joomla.org">Joomla! forums</a> and the<a href="http://docs.joomla.org" target="_blank"> Joomla! documentation site</a> to get started. </p>