Getting help with FreeBASIC

There are several options available for getting help with FreeBASIC.

The Manual
	This huge user's manual is full of information that can help you learn 
	to write programs using FreeBASIC.  

	The manual is available online at https://www.freebasic.net/wikihttps://www.freebasic.net/wiki.  There 
	is a search box at the top of every page to help you find what you're 
	looking for.

	If you are unfamiliar with FreeBASIC or the documentation, you may find 
	these pages a good place to start:
		* DocTocTable of Contents
		* CatPgProgrammerProgrammer's Guide
		* ExtLibTOCLibrary Headers Index
		* GlossaryIndexGlossary
		* CompilerFAQCompiler FAQ
		* FaqPggfxlib2Graphics Library FAQ
		* FaqPgrtlibRuntime Library FAQ

	A downloadable manual (in CHM format) is available from the sourceforge 
	project page at https://sourceforge.net/projects/fbchttps://sourceforge.net/projects/fbc which features a 
	full table of contents, searching capabilities, an index, plus all the 
	same content as the online version.

	Searching the manual on or offline is an excellent place to start 
	finding help about how to write and use FreeBASIC programs.

Examples and Source Code
	In the ./examples directory located where FreeBASIC was installed on 
	your system are hundreds of examples to be compiled and run.  Most of 
	the external library examples will need additional libraries to be 
	downloaded to allow them to work.  See ExtLibTOCLibrary Headers Index for a full 
	list.

Tutorials
	Community created tutorials about FreeBASIC can be found at 
	CommunityTutorialsCommunityTutorials.  Some selected tutorials are included in this 
	manual.

FreeBASIC Forum
	An active community forum can be found at https://www.freebasic.net/forumhttps://www.freebasic.net/forum
	with several sub-forums.  The forum has a search feature that can help 
	you find answers to questions or problems that may have already been 
	asked and solved.  First do a search for your problem, if you can't find 
	the answer then post a message in one of the sub-forums.

Chat
	IRC or Internet Relay Chat is a great way to chat with the developers 
	and other users, some of whom are very knowledgeable.  There are several 
	ways to connect to IRC, if you know what you're doing simply join 
	#freebasic on FreeNode.

	If you haven't the foggiest what IRC is and you have Java installed, you 
	can simply go https://www.freebasic.net/index.php/chat.htmlhere.

	If you're trying to get help, the most important thing is to be patient. 
	Sometimes you won't get a reply right away. Stick around or check back 
	and the Community will try and assist you.

