Welcome to Haiku's User Guide

Below, you'll find the documentation of the most important aspects of Haiku. Naturally, completing and extending the documentation is a continuing process. If you find errors or would like to suggest topics or maybe even contribute yourself, please file a bugreport or get in touch on the documentation mailing list.

Boot Loader	Set safe boot options to solve configuration problems.
Filesystem layout The system folder The common folder The home folder	Understand the filesystem hierarchy and get familiar with important file locations and folders.
Haiku's GUI Open and save panels - Keyboard shortcuts - Favorites and recent folders	Learn about the basic elements of the graphical user interface.
Workspaces The Workspaces Applet Switching workspaces Moving windows between workspaces	Use virtual desktops for an uncluttered work environment.
Twitcher	Switch between running applications.
Team Monitor	Kill unresponsive applications or system components.
Tracker Mounting volumes Navigating Appearance Tracker preferences Working with files Transaction status Tracker Add-Ons	Learn all about navigating, working with files and folders and how to configure Haiku's file manager.
Shortcuts and key combinations General shortcuts Shortcuts for Tracker navigation Other key combinations	The most common shortcuts to speed up your workflow.
Deskbar The Deskbar Menu The Tray The list of running programs	Use and configure Haiku's version of the "Start" menu and taskbar.
Filetypes The File Type The Preferred Application The Icon Global settings with the Filetypes Preferences Special settings for applications	Set default applications, change file types and create your own.
Attributes Attributes in Tracker Attributes in Terminal	One of Haiku's main features lets you add and manage any kind of data to any file.
Index	Use indexing to be able to search for attributes.
Queries The Find window Basic queries - "by Name" Advanced queries - "by Attribute" Even more advanced queries - "by Formula" The result window	Use Haiku's lightning fast queries to quickly find what you're looking for.
Workshop: Filetypes, Attributes, Index and Queries	Learn to use some of Haiku's key features by organizing your DVDs.
Preferences	Configuring and setting up your system.