Answers.Body: <p>What follows are steps to download and view the User Guide offline using the MkDocs software. </p>
  
  <p><em>Caveats: this solution (a) requires some technical skill to set up, and (b) still requires a web browser to read (though not an Internet connection).</em></p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>Install <a href="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip" rel="nofollow noreferrer">pip</a> (python package manager)</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>OS X: <code>brew install python</code></li>
  <li>Debian/Ubuntu: <code>sudo apt-get install python-pip python-wheel</code></li>
  </ul></li>
  <li><p>Install <a href="http://mkdocs.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MkDocs</a></p>
  
  <pre><code>sudo pip install mkdocs
  </code></pre></li>
  <li><p>Download the source files for the guide from GitHub. </p>
  
  <pre><code>git clone https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-user-guide.git
  cd civicrm-user-guide
  </code></pre></li>
  <li><p>Run MkDocs</p>
  
  <pre><code>mkdocs serve
  </code></pre></li>
  <li><p>View through your browser at <a href="http://localhost:8000" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://localhost:8000</a></p></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>More information about the process is available on the <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/dev/en/master/documentation/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">documentation</a> page within the CiviCRM Developer Guide. </p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I'm not sure how you can get a download version of the Admin Guide other than to Copy and Paste.</p>
  
  <p>On the CiviCRM Documentation wiki page at <a href="https://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/CiviCRM+Documentation" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/CiviCRM+Documentation</a>, in the bottom left hand corner, there is reference to some CiviCRM books that are available for purchase.  I believe that if you use a discount code PACKT20, you can get a 20% discount but I haven't personally tested this out.</p>
  
  <p>Hope this helps.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am a new admin user of CiviCRM and want to know how to download a copy of the latest <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/stable/" rel="noreferrer">Admin Guide</a> rather than view online? This is referred to in the introduction and refers to the chapter 'History of this Guide' but I can't find a link to a file anywhere.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: What is the preferred format for your local guide. You can find the markdown source of the documentation on [GitHub](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-user-guide) but I suppose that is not convenient.
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ThreadText: # How to download a copy of the CiviCRM User and Administrator Guide?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-01-16)
  
  I am a new admin user of CiviCRM and want to know how to download a copy of the latest [Admin Guide](https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/stable/) rather than view online? This is referred to in the introduction and refers to the chapter 'History of this Guide' but I can't find a link to a file anywhere.
  
  **Tags:** documentation
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: What is the preferred format for your local guide. You can find the markdown source of the documentation on [GitHub](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-user-guide) but I suppose that is not convenient.  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-01-18. Score: 3
  
  What follows are steps to download and view the User Guide offline using the MkDocs software.
  
  *Caveats: this solution (a) requires some technical skill to set up, and (b) still requires a web browser to read (though not an Internet connection).*
  
  1. Install [pip](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip) (python package manager)
  
     * OS X: `brew install python`
     * Debian/Ubuntu: `sudo apt-get install python-pip python-wheel`
  2. Install [MkDocs](http://mkdocs.org/)
  
     ```
     sudo pip install mkdocs
  
     ```
  3. Download the source files for the guide from GitHub.
  
     ```
     git clone https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-user-guide.git
     cd civicrm-user-guide
  
     ```
  4. Run MkDocs
  
     ```
     mkdocs serve
  
     ```
  5. View through your browser at <http://localhost:8000>
  
  More information about the process is available on the [documentation](https://docs.civicrm.org/dev/en/master/documentation/) page within the CiviCRM Developer Guide.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2017-01-16. Score: 1
  
  I'm not sure how you can get a download version of the Admin Guide other than to Copy and Paste.
  
  On the CiviCRM Documentation wiki page at <https://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/CiviCRM+Documentation>, in the bottom left hand corner, there is reference to some CiviCRM books that are available for purchase. I believe that if you use a discount code PACKT20, you can get a 20% discount but I haven't personally tested this out.
  
  Hope this helps.
  
  
  ---
  
  