Get Started with Salesforce

Welcome to Salesforce, the award-winning cloud computing service designed to help you manage your customer relationships, integrate with other systems, and build your own applications! Here are some key concepts to help you understand the Salesforce products and editions and guide you through common tasks in Salesforce.

Note
Note Beginning in Summer ’26, Chatter is turned off by default in all new orgs. For any features in these orgs that require access to Chatter functionality or the Chatter APIs, turn on Chatter by going to Setup | Chatter Settings and selecting Enable. For details, see Chatter Is Turned Off by Default in New Orgs Beginning in Summer ’26.
  • What Is Salesforce?
    Salesforce is your customer success platform, designed to help you sell, service, market, analyze, and connect with your customers.
  • Log In, Navigate, and Search Salesforce
    New to Salesforce? Learn how to navigate, customize, and manage basic CRM features.
  • Verify Your Identity
    Use identity verification tools to secure and protect your data from unauthorized access.
  • Personalize Your Salesforce Experience
    Update your personal information, for example your email address. Change your password and security question. If you have administrator permissions, you can also customize your Salesforce org.
  • Salesforce Glossary
    This glossary defines terms that appear in the Get Started section of the Salesforce documentation.