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title: "Getting started"
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Introduction
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Use Acquia DAM (Widen) to centralize, organize, and share your organization’s digital content. This guide helps new users and administrators get started with core tasks in Acquia DAM (Widen).

Note

For onboarding and training resources, visit the following Acquia Academy courses:

*   [DAM Administration Basics Learning Plan](https://www.acquiaacademy.com/learn/lp/117/dam-basics?generated_by=13029&hash=ffcf001e43041a6f579a26116f3d943fae94adf6 "https://www.acquiaacademy.com/learn/lp/117/dam-basics?generated_by=13029&hash=ffcf001e43041a6f579a26116f3d943fae94adf6") - Covers Intro to DAM, Apps and Features, Search, Download, and Share, Asset Digest, Tags Management, Upload and Tag, System Administration, Global Settings, Permission Settings, User Settings, Search Settings, Upload Settings, Order Settings, and Admin Best Practices.
    
*   [DAM Contributor Learning Plan](https://www.acquiaacademy.com/learn/lp/129/dam-contributor-learning-plan?generated_by=13029&hash=1b779d6c311d1c67043f82a45f004f5da9b71d58 "https://www.acquiaacademy.com/learn/lp/129/dam-contributor-learning-plan?generated_by=13029&hash=1b779d6c311d1c67043f82a45f004f5da9b71d58") - Covers Intro to DAM, Search, Download, and Share, Asset Digest, and Upload and Tag.
    
*   [DAM General User Learning Plan](https://www.acquiaacademy.com/learn/lp/130/dam-general-user-learning-plan?generated_by=13029&hash=2f54745cd2eca82d58e7f29bc08b2bb1b0e8be51 "https://www.acquiaacademy.com/learn/lp/130/dam-general-user-learning-plan?generated_by=13029&hash=2f54745cd2eca82d58e7f29bc08b2bb1b0e8be51") - Covers Intro to DAM, Search, Download, and Share, and Asset Digest.
    

For the full list of available DAM training, visit the [DAM Training page](https://www.acquiaacademy.com/pages/118/dam-classic-training "https://www.acquiaacademy.com/pages/118/dam-classic-training").

Product overview
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Acquia DAM (Widen) is a platform for managing digital content. Users can upload, store, and share images, videos, documents, and other digital files. Acquia DAM (Widen) integrates with tools such as Adobe, HubSpot, and Drupal to ensure access to current assets.

For a full list of benefits and applications, visit the Acquia DAM (Widen) overview.  
For information about legal terms, support scope, and working with Acquia Support, visit the following:

*   [Product Legal Guide and Support Scope](/service-offerings/dam-product-guide "DAM Product Guide")
*   [Support User's Guide](/service-offerings/support-users-guide "Support Users Guide")