The links below go to pages that describe the basics of Stata. For more detailed information, see the help system in Stata.

To download Stata on to your computer, use the Application Installer. The icon for Stata is called Intercooled Stata.

 
• Description of a Stata Session
  • The Toolbar
  • The windows
• Structure of a Stata command
• Online Help
• Exiting Stata
• Getting Data into Stata
  • Using Stata-Format Datasets
  • Typing in a New Dataset
  • Using Non-Stata-Format Datasets
• Saving Data
• Saving, Editing and Printing your work
  • With a word processor running at the same time as Stata
  • When you can't run a word processor and Stata at the same time
    • Saving and Printing Output (Except Graphs)
    • Saving and Printing Graphs
• Command Summary
• About this document ...