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+.. _quickstart:
+
+==========
+Quickstart
+==========
+
+This section will go over the basics of terminaltables.
+
+Make sure that you've already :ref:`installed <install>` it.
+
+Table with Default Settings
+===========================
+
+Let's begin by importing AsciiTable, which just uses ``+``, ``-``, and ``|`` characters.
+
+.. code-block:: pycon
+
+    >>> from terminaltables import AsciiTable
+
+Now let's define the table data in a variable called ``data``. We'll do it the long way by creating an empty list
+representing the entire table. Then we'll add rows one by one. Each row is a list representing table cells.
+
+.. code-block:: pycon
+
+    >>> data = []
+    >>> data.append(['Row one column one', 'Row one column two'])
+    >>> data.append(['Row two column one', 'Row two column two'])
+    >>> data.append(['Row three column one', 'Row three column two'])
+
+Next we can use AsciiTable to format the table properly and then we can just print it. ``table.table`` gives you just
+one long string with newline characters so you can easily print it.
+
+.. code-block:: pycon
+
+    >>> table = AsciiTable(data)
+    >>> print table.table
+    +----------------------+----------------------+
+    | Row one column one   | Row one column two   |
+    +----------------------+----------------------+
+    | Row two column one   | Row two column two   |
+    | Row three column one | Row three column two |
+    +----------------------+----------------------+
+
+By default the first row of the table is considered the heading. This can be turned off.
+
+Changing Table Settings
+=======================
+
+There are more options available to change how your tables are formatted. Say your table doesn't really have a heading
+row; all rows are just data.
+
+.. code-block:: pycon
+
+    >>> table.inner_heading_row_border = False
+    >>> print table.table
+    +----------------------+----------------------+
+    | Row one column one   | Row one column two   |
+    | Row two column one   | Row two column two   |
+    | Row three column one | Row three column two |
+    +----------------------+----------------------+
+
+Now you want to add a title to the table:
+
+.. code-block:: pycon
+
+    >>> table.title = 'My Table'
+    >>> print table.table
+    +My Table--------------+----------------------+
+    | Row one column one   | Row one column two   |
+    | Row two column one   | Row two column two   |
+    | Row three column one | Row three column two |
+    +----------------------+----------------------+
+
+Maybe you want lines in between all rows:
+
+.. code-block:: pycon
+
+    >>> table.inner_row_border = True
+    >>> print table.table
+    +My Table--------------+----------------------+
+    | Row one column one   | Row one column two   |
+    +----------------------+----------------------+
+    | Row two column one   | Row two column two   |
+    +----------------------+----------------------+
+    | Row three column one | Row three column two |
+    +----------------------+----------------------+
+
+There are many more settings available. You can find out more by reading the :ref:`settings` section. Each table style
+pretty much shares the same settings but there are a few minor exceptions. Refer to each table style's documentation on
+the sidebar.
+
+Other Table Styles
+==================
+
+Terminaltables comes with a few other table styles than just ``AsciiTable``. All table styles more or less have the same
+API.
+
+.. code-block:: pycon
+
+    >>> from terminaltables import SingleTable
+    >>> table = SingleTable(data)
+    >>> print table.table
+    ┌──────────────────────┬──────────────────────┐
+    │ Row one column one   │ Row one column two   │
+    ├──────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
+    │ Row two column one   │ Row two column two   │
+    │ Row three column one │ Row three column two │
+    └──────────────────────┴──────────────────────┘
+
+You can find documentation for all table styles on the sidebar.