# Using OpenRefine: a manual

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**Created:** [February 2, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/using-openrefine-a-manual/413 "2023-02-02T10:24:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/using-openrefine-a-manual/413/1 "2023-02-02T10:24:05Z")

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_“How do I get started?”_ is the question we received most during our hands-on workshops on data&nbsp;cleaning and enhancing. OpenRefine is a&nbsp;very powerful tool in the hands of a&nbsp;skilled user, but how do you become one?

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://openrefine.org/blog/2013/11/05/using\_openrefine](https://openrefine.org/blog/2013/11/05/using_openrefine)