> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/llms.txt
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# Getting Started

> Everything you need to get going.

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      <span className="pplx-coll-article-desc">Get better answers, images, videos, and documents from Perplexity — no technical skills required. This guide covers simple tips to help you write prompts that work.</span>
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      <span className="pplx-coll-article-desc">We've curated some great examples on how to use a combination of Pro Search, Sessions, Projects, File Uploads or IFS and Custom Web Sources.</span>
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