# 🚀 Get started

Here for the first time? Learn the basics of ChatBot. We’ll show you the ropes.

## Overview

Get access to past chats between your bots and users.

[Meet the ChatBot platform](https://www.chatbot.com/help/overview/meet-our-chatbot-platform/)

Learn the basics of ChatBot.

[ChatBot dashboard](https://www.chatbot.com/help/overview/meet-your-dashboard/)

Learn how to use the main elements of your dashboard.

[Set up your ChatBot for consent compliance](https://www.chatbot.com/help/overview/set-up-your-chatbot-for-consent-compliance/)

Adjust your ChatBot settings to provide your customers with detailed information about how their data is being processed and more.

[Chatbots](https://www.chatbot.com/help/overview/what-is-story/)

Discover what elements you can use to create a Chatbot.

[Supported languages](https://www.chatbot.com/help/overview/supported-languages/)

Check if ChatBot supports your language.

[Debug Mode](https://www.chatbot.com/help/overview/debug-mode/)

Enable Debug mode to see what is happening in the ongoing chat while you test the bot.

[Testing tool](https://www.chatbot.com/help/overview/testing-tool/)

Test out your chatbot before publishing it.

[Entities](https://www.chatbot.com/help/overview/what-is-entity/)

Learn how to validate and extract specific information from chats.

[What is ChatBot Designer Course](https://www.chatbot.com/help/overview/designer-course/)

Video explanation on how to build chatbots manually with no coding.

## Stories

[Duplicate your chatbot](https://www.chatbot.com/help/stories/clone-your-story/)

Duplicate your chatbot and develop a new one with a tested base.

[What is context](https://www.chatbot.com/help/stories/what-is-context/)

Learn how the bot proceeds during chat and how to understand context.

[Learn about Chatbots](https://www.chatbot.com/help/stories/learn-about-stories/)

See how to create and manage bots in ChatBot.

## Templates

[Customer Service Bot](https://www.chatbot.com/help/templates/customer-service-bot/)

Answer popular customer questions 24/7.

[Restaurant Bot](https://www.chatbot.com/help/templates/chatbot-templates-restaurant/)

Support your restaurant communication with a customizable chatbot template.

[How to import a template](https://www.chatbot.com/help/templates/import-templates/)

Discover how you can import a template to customize your bot.

[University Bot](https://www.chatbot.com/help/templates/university-bot/)

Automate your communication and admission process.

[Lead Generation Bot](https://www.chatbot.com/help/templates/lead-generation-bot/)

Generate new leads and qualify them automatically.

[What are templates](https://www.chatbot.com/help/templates/ready-to-use-templates/)

Launch your chatbot faster using task-oriented, ready-to-go bot flows.

## Artificial intelligence

[ChatBot AI Assist Guidelines](https://www.chatbot.com/help/artificial-intelligence/chatbot-ai-assist-guidelines/)

Frequently asked questions about the automatic way of creating chatbots.

[Train chatbot with files](https://www.chatbot.com/help/artificial-intelligence/train-chatbot-with-files/)

Add files to AI Knowledge and use them in your chatbot responses.

[Keywords](https://www.chatbot.com/help/artificial-intelligence/keywords-matching-system/)

Trigger chatbot replies on specific keywords.

[What is AI Knowledge](https://www.chatbot.com/help/artificial-intelligence/what-is-ai-knowledge/)

Learn how ChatBot AI Knowledge works, and how to use it to improve your chatbots.

[Machine Learning](https://www.chatbot.com/help/artificial-intelligence/machine-learning-matching-system/)

Learn how the chatbot analyzes user input.

[What is ChatBot AI Assist](https://www.chatbot.com/help/artificial-intelligence/what-is-chatbot-ai-assist/)

Learn how ChatBot AI Assist works, and how to use it to improve your chatbots.

[Matching systems](https://www.chatbot.com/help/artificial-intelligence/matching-interactions/)

Discover available matching systems in ChatBot.