-[Mattermost](https://chat.civicrm.org) offers live discussion in chat rooms and direct messages. It's a great place to go for any technical questions. Here, with a bit of luck, you'll often find an instant answer to your question or a pointer in the right direction. Definitely go here if you feel like you are banging your head against a wall.
-[Mattermost](https://chat.civicrm.org) offers live discussion in chat rooms and direct messages. It's a great place to go for any technical questions. Here, with a bit of luck, you'll often find an instant answer to your question or a pointer in the right direction. Definitely go here if you feel like you are banging your head against a wall.
-[Stack Exchange](http://civicrm.stackexchange.com/) - Question & answer site covering a range of topics relevant to developers and users. It is a great place to find answers to the millions of questions that have already been asked about CiviCRM, and to ask ones that haven't been asked already.
-[Stack Exchange](http://civicrm.stackexchange.com/) - Question & answer site covering a range of topics relevant to developers and users. It is a great place to find answers to the millions of questions that have already been asked about CiviCRM, and to ask ones that haven't been asked already.
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## Guide books in MkDocs
## Guide books in MkDocs
We are using [MkDocs](http://www.mkdocs.org) to produce books, and have the following:
We are using [MkDocs](http://www.mkdocs.org) to produce books. The content for each of these books is written in [markdown](/markdownrules.md), stored in text files, and hosted in a repository on GitHub. Then, the books are automatically published to [docs.civicrm.org](https://docs.civicrm.org) using our custom [publishing system](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-docs).
| Book | English | French
| ---- | ------- | ------ |
| User Guide | **[latest][u-en-l]**,<br>[stable][u-en-s],<br>[4.7][u-en-47], [4.6][u-en-46]<br><br>*[repository][u-r-en]* | **[latest][u-fr-l]**, [stable][u-fr-s]<br><br>*[repository][u-r-fr]* |
The content for each of these books is written in [markdown](/markdownrules.md), stored in text files, and hosted in a repository on GitHub. Then, the books are automatically published to **docs.civicrm.org** using our custom [documentation infrastructure](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-docs).
### Languages
### Languages
As shown above, a book can have multiple languages, and we use separate repositories for different languages.
A book can have multiple languages, and we use separate repositories for different languages.
### Versions
### Versions
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1. When you are happy with your edits, use git to commit and push your changes up to your fork. Then submit a pull request on GitHub.
1. When you are happy with your edits, use git to commit and push your changes up to your fork. Then submit a pull request on GitHub.