Your new best friends...
Within Altium Designer, the F1 and Shift+F1 shortcuts are definitely worth getting acquainted with.
Hover the mouse over anything inside Altium Designer - a button, command, panel, or design object, and press F1 for info about it.
And if your running a command, say you're placing a component and you're not sure how to rotate it, press Shift+F1 for a list of command-dependent shortcuts.
Altium Designer supports all aspects of electronic product development, so there's plenty to learn!
You'll find the links on this page clustered into groups, each about a different area of the design process. Take a moment to skim through them all, then head off and explore. Each link will take you to a Wiki article or a training video. Since this Wiki is still shiny and new, not all of the knowledge about Altium Designer has been wiki-fied yet - so don't be shocked if the link you're chasing turns out to open a PDF.
Need more support?
As well all the articles and videos listed below, there are a number of other resources you'll find invaluable to help you build your proficiency in Altium Designer.
- Visit the SUPPORTcenter
- to search the solutions database and ask Altium's technical experts a question. (Log in required, follow the instructions to create a new account) - Join a User Forum
- and talk with your industry peers, including Altium Designer power users. (Log in required, follow the instructions to create a new account) - Watch the on-demand demo video
- it lasts for 30 minutes, and you can skip straight to to any of the focused, short sections with a click of the mouse. - Visit the TRAININGcenter
- where you can browse more than 100 training videos, each a short and snappy coffee-break entertainer. - Visit the DEMOcenter
- where you can enjoy a huge range of short videos that showcase Altium Designer's capabilities. - Speak to an Altium expert
- contact your local Altium Sales office or reseller, and get the low-down on how you solve that tricky challenge.
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