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+Getting started
+===============
+
+
+Importing archives
+------------------
+
+Place your archives in the ``content/`` directory and import them using the
+command-line interface:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   $ hircine import
+
+As **hircine** can identify an archive by its contents, subsequent import jobs
+won't import the same archive again. Archives may also be renamed or moved
+freely within the ``content/`` directory; the next import job will recognize
+these changes automatically. Symbolic links will **not** be followed.
+
+.. note::
+
+   For a more technical breakdown see :doc:`/advanced/import-process`.
+
+Adding comics
+-------------
+
+Once the import job has finished, navigate to the archive tab in the web
+application and hit the refresh button [#f1]_ to load the newly added archives.
+Next, navigate to the archive that contains the comic you want to add. You'll
+be presented with an tabbed pane on the left and all the pages in the archive
+on the right.
+
+.. image:: /_images/archive.jpg
+   :align: center
+   :alt: The archive view
+
+By default, the pane shows the *Details* tab. Here you can see basic
+information on the archive and, once added, a list of comics from this archive.
+Clicking on a page will open the reader interface.
+
+.. note::
+
+   Once a comic has been added, you may specify its reading direction and page
+   layout. However, in archive view, the reader always defaults to
+   left-to-right single-page. For more information on the reader interface, see
+   :doc:`/usage/reading`.
+
+To add a new comic, navigate to the *Edit* tab and click the button to enter
+selection mode. Now, instead of opening the reader interface, clicking on a
+page adds it to the current selection.
+
+.. tip::
+
+   When in selection mode you may use Ctrl+Click to access the reader interface
+   instead.
+
+Select all pages that you want to add to a new comic and click the *Add* button
+that has appeared. The newly added comic will appear below and the selection
+mode exits. You may now add further comics by the same process, or add pages to
+an already existing comic by clicking on the *Add* button that appears over
+each comic.
+
+.. tip::
+
+   Once all relevant pages from an archive have been allocated, you may mark
+   the archive as "organized". This will automatically happen once the last
+   page has been added to a comic.
+
+Next, click on the newly added comic.
+
+Editing comics
+--------------
+
+Comics use the same layout as archives - a tabbed pane on the left and comic
+pages on the right. Just like before, clicking a page will open the reader.
+Navigate to the *Edit* tab to start annotating the comic with metadata.
+
+.. image:: /_images/comic-edit.jpg
+   :align: center
+   :alt: Editing a comic
+
+The top section of the edit form controls basic information about a comic,
+whilst the bottom section contains dropdown fields for the user-managed
+metadata categories. The picture above shows two categories that already have a
+selection, but for you these lists will be empty.
+
+Adding metadata
+---------------
+
+To add new metadata entities, navigate to the respective tab in the web
+application and hit the *Add* button in the top right corner. Alternatively,
+new entities may be added *at any time* using :ref:`shortcuts
+<shortcut-metadata>`.
+
+Let's add a new character. Hit ``nh`` on your keyboard, type in the character's
+name in the modal that appears and confirm by clicking on *Save* or hitting the
+``Enter`` key. The character is now available in the *Characters* dropdown.
+Select it there and save your changes - the comic is now tagged with this
+character.
+
+Removing comic pages
+--------------------
+
+Comic pages may be removed in the *Edit* tab by entering selection mode,
+selecting the pages that should be removed, and clicking the *Remove selected
+pages* button or hitting ``Delete``. Removed pages will be available again for
+allocation in the archive.
+
+Setting the cover
+-----------------
+
+The cover of a comic or an archive may be set at any time outside of selection
+mode by control clicking a page.
+
+|
+
+.. rubric:: Footnotes
+
+.. [#f1] This is the only time you need to refresh something manually in the
+   web application. Care has been taken that all other elements update
+   automatically.