# User Documentation

This user documentation shows you how to use CIIM, and explains how it does what it does.

There are three different types of user documentation

- **Tutorials** take you step-by-step through a an individual process, using example content. 
- **How-tos** walk you through the different elements of the CIIM user interface and show you how to use them.
- The **Glossaries** define the language and terms that CIIM uses.

## How-tos

- [How to use your dashboard](/user-documentation/how-to/dashboard/dashboard-00-overview.md)
- [How to search your data](/user-documentation/how-to/search/search-00-search-overview.md)
- [How to view your records](/user-documentation/how-to/records/record-00-record-screen.md)
- [How to build templates](/user-documentation/how-to/templates/templates-00-overview.md)
- [How to create and manage users](/user-documentation/how-to/users/users-00-overview.md)

## Tutorials
- [Template tutorial](/user-documentation/how-to/tutorials/template-tutorial/template-tutorial-00-introduction.md)

## Glossaries 

- [General glossary](/user-documentation/glossary/glossary-01-general.md)
- [Data glossary](/user-documentation/glossary/glossary-02-data.md)
- [User management glossary](/user-documentation/glossary/glossary-03-users.md)
- [Endpoints glossary](/user-documentation/glossary/glossary-04-endpoints.md)