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# Welcome

*Are.na is a platform for connecting ideas and building knowledge.*

This is the place to find all help and documentation related to Are.na.

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**Just getting started?** Start with [Blocks](/docs/getting-started/blocks.md) and [Channels](/docs/getting-started/channels.md). These are the two building blocks of everything on Are.na. [Connections](/docs/getting-started/connections.md) link everything together.
{% endhint %}

### The Basics

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td><strong>Blocks</strong></td><td>Content on Are.na: images, links, text, and files.</td><td><a href="/pages/JgCNZgn9ATM4CM2aTDsQ#what-is-a-block">/pages/JgCNZgn9ATM4CM2aTDsQ#what-is-a-block</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><strong>Channels</strong></td><td>Collections where you group and arrange blocks.</td><td><a href="/pages/zaVTZlAnbHPT8siZ8dMD">/pages/zaVTZlAnbHPT8siZ8dMD</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><strong>Connections</strong></td><td>Join channels and blocks to each other.</td><td><a href="/pages/EiKYbcdwcDLR1YZQQdNv">/pages/EiKYbcdwcDLR1YZQQdNv</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><strong>Groups</strong></td><td>Shared spaces for collaborating with others.</td><td><a href="/pages/yVCbFPCfcNM00Ymo6GlI">/pages/yVCbFPCfcNM00Ymo6GlI</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><strong>Browser extension</strong></td><td>Save anything to Are.na as you browse the web.</td><td><a href="/pages/YMM4ES4RsPAwRLaZ6WX0">/pages/YMM4ES4RsPAwRLaZ6WX0</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Your account

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td><strong>Profile settings</strong></td><td>Manage your profile, privacy, and preferences.</td><td><a href="/pages/XZrvlROeXoq126sGptSc">/pages/XZrvlROeXoq126sGptSc</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><strong>Premium features</strong></td><td>Pinning, reader mode, table view, scoped search, and more.</td><td><a href="/pages/WYR0UNFSit5zPLEeO2ik">/pages/WYR0UNFSit5zPLEeO2ik</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><strong>Billing &#x26; subscriptions</strong></td><td>Plans, payments, and managing your Premium account.</td><td><a href="/pages/IPQzPLQIDVH1XMWzGivt">/pages/IPQzPLQIDVH1XMWzGivt</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><strong>Group billing</strong></td><td>Paying for and managing a group plan.</td><td><a href="/pages/YU2Ze3SyPPGeAnftKuBo">/pages/YU2Ze3SyPPGeAnftKuBo</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><strong>FAQ</strong></td><td>Answers to common questions about your account.</td><td><a href="/pages/m3ztcBebQCVR1AJKW1po">/pages/m3ztcBebQCVR1AJKW1po</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Go further

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td><strong>Guides</strong></td><td>Ways of thinking about and working with Are.na.</td><td><a href="/pages/OLpWyf8LlX1asl60I0YS">/pages/OLpWyf8LlX1asl60I0YS</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><strong>Partner guides</strong></td><td>Using Are.na alongside tools built by the community.</td><td><a href="/pages/vUE4lP936taKF42QWcBm">/pages/vUE4lP936taKF42QWcBm</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><strong>Case studies</strong></td><td>How people and institutions use Are.na in practice.</td><td><a href="/pages/EU0UP6YcXBIsGOj9RWK6">/pages/EU0UP6YcXBIsGOj9RWK6</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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