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This page is intended to provide links to places where Slicer Users can get help.
 
This page is intended to provide links to places where Slicer Users can get help.
  
=Mailing List=
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=Discourse Forum=
This is one of the most effective ways to get help from the community. When you have a question, please post it to the slicer-users mailing list.
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The most effective way to get help from the community is through [https://discourse.slicer.org the 3D Slicer community page on Discourse]. Categories:
* In order to ask a question, send an email to slicer-users at bwh. harvard.edu.
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* [mailto:slicer+support@discoursemail.com Support]: usage related questions
* In order to join the mailing list, go to http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/slicer-users and sign up.
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* [mailto:slicer+dev@discoursemail.com  Development]: programming related questions
* Archives of past postings are available  [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/public-archives/slicer-users here].
 
  
When you have a programming related questions, please post it to the slicer-devel mailing list.
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=Frequently Asked Questions FAQs=
* In order to ask a question, send an email to slicer-users at bwh. harvard.edu.
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We maintain a curated list of questions and answers for both users and developers:
* In order to join the mailing list, go to http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/slicer-devel and sign up.
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* [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/FAQ | Users FAQ]]
* Archives of past postings are available  [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/public-archives/slicer-devel here].
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* [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/Developers/FAQ | Developers FAQ]]
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=Downloading Slicer=
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*Slicer is free open source software and is distributed under a BSD license. Please read the [[Projects/slicerWeb:LicenseText| Slicer License Agreement]], if you use Slicer.  
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*Compiled binaries are accessible through the [http://download.slicer.org Slicer Download] page.
  
 
=Bug Reports and Feature Requests=
 
=Bug Reports and Feature Requests=
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Please file your reports in mantis and send an email about the report to the slicer-users mailing list.
 
Please file your reports in mantis and send an email about the report to the slicer-users mailing list.
 
* In order to file a feature request or a bug report, please sign up on http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/signup_page.php, then click on the '''Report Issue''' link in your browser.
 
* In order to file a feature request or a bug report, please sign up on http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/signup_page.php, then click on the '''Report Issue''' link in your browser.
* See [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Report_a_problem|here]] for additional tips on reporting issues.
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* See [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/Report_a_problem|here]] for additional tips on reporting issues.
 
 
=Downloading Slicer=
 
*Slicer is free open source software and is distributed under a BSD license. Please read the [[Projects/slicerWeb:LicenseText| Slicer License Agreement]], if you use Slicer.
 
*Compiled binaries are accessible through the [http://download.slicer.org Slicer Download] page.
 
  
 
=Training and Documentation=
 
=Training and Documentation=
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*Reference manual style [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}|documentation]] for Slicer4 can be found on the Slicer Wiki.
 
*Reference manual style [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}|documentation]] for Slicer4 can be found on the Slicer Wiki.
  
=Frequently Asked Questions FAQs=
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=Mailing List (discontinued) Archives=
We maintain a curated list of questions and answers for both users and developers:
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Prior to Discourse, support and development discussions were conducted on several mailing lists, for which 10+ years of archives are available:
* [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/FAQ | Users FAQ]]
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* [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/public-archives/slicer-users slicer-users (usage questions) archive ].
* [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/Developers/FAQ | Developers FAQ]]
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** ([http://slicer-users.65878.n3.nabble.com/ searchable Nabble mirror])
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* [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/public-archives/slicer-devel slicer-devel (programming questions) archive]
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** ([http://slicer-devel.65872.n3.nabble.com/ searchable Nabble mirror])

Revision as of 15:50, 6 June 2017

Home < Help

Introduction

This page is intended to provide links to places where Slicer Users can get help.

Discourse Forum

The most effective way to get help from the community is through the 3D Slicer community page on Discourse. Categories:

Frequently Asked Questions FAQs

We maintain a curated list of questions and answers for both users and developers:

Downloading Slicer

  • Slicer is free open source software and is distributed under a BSD license. Please read the Slicer License Agreement, if you use Slicer.
  • Compiled binaries are accessible through the Slicer Download page.

Bug Reports and Feature Requests

We have a data base of bug reports and feature request which is based on a software package called "Mantis". Please file your reports in mantis and send an email about the report to the slicer-users mailing list.

Training and Documentation

  • The Training page provides a series of courses for learning how to use Slicer4. The portfolio contains self-guided presentation and sample data sets.
  • Reference manual style documentation for Slicer4 can be found on the Slicer Wiki.

Mailing List (discontinued) Archives

Prior to Discourse, support and development discussions were conducted on several mailing lists, for which 10+ years of archives are available: