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The [User Voice](https://feedback.azure.com/forums/908035-sql-server) is also a great place to let the engineering team know what they could do better! If you have any recommendations or feature suggestions, please report it here as well.
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## I want to make a suggestion about SQL Server Management Studio
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The SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) team also closely monitors the SQL Server [User Voice](https://feedback.azure.com/forums/908035-sql-server) so if you have any issues to report, or suggestions to make, the User Voice is the best place to do so.
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## I want to access the SQL Server technical documentation offline
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If you would like to view the SQL Server documentation on an offline system, you have two options to do so. You can either create a PDF wherever you are in the SQL Server technical documentation, or you can download the offline content using [SQL Server offline Help Viewer](sql-server-help-installation.md).
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If you'd like to create a PDF, click the **Download PDF** link found at the bottom of every table of contents.
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![Download PDF](media/sql-server-get-help/download-pdf.png)
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## I want to make a suggestion about SQL Server Management Studio
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The SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) team also closely monitors the SQL Server [User Voice](https://feedback.azure.com/forums/908035-sql-server) so if you have any issues to report, or suggestions to make, the User Voice is the best place to do so.
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## I want to contact Microsoft Support
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If you're a business user, please review the [support options](https://support.microsoft.com/gp/support-options-for-business?forceorigin=esmc).
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- [MashaMSFT Twitter](https://twitter.com/mashamsft)
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## I want to provide feedback for SQL Docs content
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## I want to contribute to SQL Server documentation
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### ![edit content](../includes/media/edit-topic-pencil.png) Editing content
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Did you find something wrong with our documentation? Did you know that you could edit the content yourself? If you do so, not only will our documentation improve, but you'll also be credited as a contributor to the page! Find out more information at [https://aka.ms/editsqldocs](https://aka.ms/editsqldocs).
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###![edit content](../includes/media/edit-topic-pencil.png) Editing content
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Did you find something wrong with our documentation? Or do you have a contribution that can improve our documentation? Well, you can edit the content found on docs.microsoft.com yourself. If you do so, not only will our documentation improve, but you'll also be credited as a contributor to the page! Find out more information at [https://aka.ms/editsqldocs](https://aka.ms/editsqldocs).
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### Surveys
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All public contributions are reviewed by the SQL content team for technical accuracy and consistency.
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## I want to provide feedback for SQL Docs content
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If you've got some time to spare, and would like to share some thoughts on your SQL Docs experience, please take our survey! It can be found at [https://aka.ms/SQLDocSurvey](https://aka.ms/SQLDocSurvey) and should take you about 10-15 minutes.
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If you have something to share with the SQL content team, an idea, a suggestion, feedback, anything! You can do so at [https://aka.ms/SQLDocsFeedback](https://aka.ms/SQLDocsFeedback).

docs/sql-server/sql-server-help-installation.md

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## Access offline content on a system without internet access
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Once you've followed the steps mentioned previously to download the offline content using SQL Server Help Viewer, you can then migrate that content to a system that does not have internet access. You can do so with the following steps.
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>Software that supports the Help Viewer, such as SQL Server Management Studio must be installed on the offline system.
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1. Open Help Viewer (Ctrl + Alt + F1).
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1. The default location is: `C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\Extensions\Application`
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## Systems without internet access
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Once you've followed the [steps mentioned previously](#use-help-viewer-v2x) to download offline content using SQL Server Help Viewer on a system that has internet access, you can then migrate that content to a system that does not have internet access. You can do so with the following steps.
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1. The default location is: `C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\Extensions\Application`
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Online help always shows the most up-to-date content.

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