# User Guide ### First time here? Before diving into the docs, you may want to try out the [Live-Code Quickstart](/live-code-quickstart.md) to try out AndHow right in the browser window. If you are ready to move on from that, here is a suggested learning path: * [Key Concepts](/user-guide/key-concepts.md) - Key points to know about what AndHow is and does * [AndHow Properties](/user-guide/andhow-properties.md) - 90% of using AndHow is creating and using Properties * [Loaders & Load Order](/user-guide/loaders-and-load-order.md#default-configuration-source-loading-order) - The first section contains the order AndHow loads values from configuration sources * [Best Practices](/user-guide/best-practices.md) - Get the most out of AndHow and your application After that, try incorporating AndHow into a project, or fork one of the [sample projects](https://github.com/eeverman/andhow-samples). Two other user guide sections are foundational, but can be read after you've had some time to work with AndHow: * [AndHow Initialization](/user-guide/andhow-initialization.md) - How AndHow startup up, configures itself, and your application * [Configuring AndHow](/user-guide/configuring-andhow.md) - How to configure AndHow before AndHow configures you(r application) Other sections of the user guide are reference. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.andhowconfig.org/user-guide.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.