> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.talkie.se/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.talkie.se/getting-started.md).

# Getting started

- [Building a Chatbot](https://help.talkie.se/getting-started/building-a-chatbot.md)
- [Chatbot Appearance](https://help.talkie.se/getting-started/chatbot-appearance.md): Customize the look and feel of the chat widget.
- [Custom CSS](https://help.talkie.se/getting-started/chatbot-appearance/custom-css.md): You can customize the CSS of the chat widget to suit your needs
- [Testing a Chatbot](https://help.talkie.se/getting-started/testing-a-chatbot.md)
- [Publishing your bot](https://help.talkie.se/getting-started/publishing-your-bot.md): Launching your chatbot on a desired channel.
- [Installation using HTML](https://help.talkie.se/getting-started/publishing-your-bot/installation-using-html.md)
- [Installation on Facebook](https://help.talkie.se/getting-started/publishing-your-bot/installation-on-facebook.md)
- [Deploying a Chatbot](https://help.talkie.se/getting-started/deploying-a-chatbot.md): Go-Live with the Chatbot and start interacting with the visitors
- [Utility Tools](https://help.talkie.se/getting-started/utility-tools.md): Talkie offers a set of tools on the left of the canvas which you can use while building the bot
- [Variables](https://help.talkie.se/getting-started/variables.md): Variables are reusable objects containing a user-submitted value.


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