<pclass="lead">Before downloading, be sure to have a code editor (we recommend <ahref="http://sublimetext.com/2">Sublime Text 2</a>) and some working knowledge of HTML and CSS. We won't walk through the source files here, but they are available for download. We'll focus on getting started with our the compiled Bootstrap files.</p>
<p><strong>Fastest way to get started:</strong> get the compiled and minified versions of our CSS, JS, and images. No docs or original source files.</p>
<p>Once downloaded, unzip the compressed folder to see the structure of (the compiled) Bootstrap. You'll see something like this:</p>
<preclass="prettyprint">
bootstrap/
├── css/
│ ├── bootstrap.css
│ ├── bootstrap.min.css
├── js/
│ ├── bootstrap.js
│ ├── bootstrap.min.js
├── img/
│ ├── glyphicons-halflings.png
│ ├── glyphicons-halflings-white.png
└── README.md
</pre>
<p>This is the most basic form of Bootstrap: compiled files for quick drop-in usage in nearly any web project. We provide compiled CSS and JS (<code>bootstrap.*</code>), as well as compiled and minified CSS and JS (<code>bootstrap.min.*</code>). The image files are compressed using <ahref="http://imageoptim.com/">ImageOptim</a>, a Mac app for compressing PNGs.</p>
<p>Bootstrap comes equipped with HTML, CSS, and JS for all sorts of things, but they can be summarized with a handful of categories visible at the top of the <ahref="http://getbootstrap.com">Bootstrap documentation</a>.</p>
<p>Styles for common HTML elements like typography, code, tables, forms, and buttons. Also includes <ahref="http://glyphicons.com">Glyphicons</a>, a great little icon set.</p>
<p>Similar to Components, these Javascript plugins are interactive components for things like tooltips, popovers, modals, and more.</p>
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<h3>List of components</h3>
<p>Together, the <strong>Components</strong> and <strong>Javascript plugins</strong> sections provide the following interface elements:</p>
<ul>
<li>Button groups</li>
<li>Button dropdowns</li>
<li>Navigational tabs, pills, and lists</li>
<li>Navbar</li>
<li>Labels</li>
<li>Badges</li>
<li>Page headers and hero unit</li>
<li>Thumbnails</li>
<li>Alerts</li>
<li>Progress bars</li>
<li>Modals</li>
<li>Dropdowns</li>
<li>Tooltips</li>
<li>Popovers</li>
<li>Accordion</li>
<li>Carousel</li>
<li>Typeahead</li>
</ul>
<p>In future guides, we may walk through these components individually in more detail. Until then, look for each of these in the documentation for information on how to utilize and customize them.</p>
<p>With a brief intro into the contents out of the way, we can focus putting Bootstrap to use. To do that, we'll utilize a basic HTML template that includes everything we mentioned in the <ahref="#file-structure">File structure</a>.</p>
<p>Now, here's a look at a <strong>typical HTML file</strong>:</p>
<p><strong>And you're set!</strong> With those two files added, you can begin to develop any site or application with Bootstrap.</p>
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<h2>What next?</h2>
<pclass="lead">Head to the docs for information, examples, and code snippets, or take the next leap and customize Bootstrap for any upcoming project.</p>
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<p>Designed and built with all the love in the world <ahref="http://twitter.com/twitter"target="_blank">@twitter</a> by <ahref="http://twitter.com/mdo"target="_blank">@mdo</a> and <ahref="http://twitter.com/fat"target="_blank">@fat</a>.</p>
<p>Code licensed under the <ahref="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0"target="_blank">Apache License v2.0</a>. Documentation licensed under <ahref="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC BY 3.0</a>.</p>
<p>Icons from <ahref="http://glyphicons.com">Glyphicons Free</a>, licensed under <ahref="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC BY 3.0</a>.</p>
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