# 6. Help & additional resources
# Help & support
You can get help with using PRIMER 8 software and diving deeper into your analyses in a variety of ways:
#### Learn the software
- Get **context-specific help** inside the software itself (click **Help** > **View Help...**).
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- Go to PRIMER-e's [**Learning Hub**](https://learninghub.primer-e.com/) (click **Help** > **PRIMER-e Learning Hub...**) to access extensive manuals and books (like this one!), that include a host of worked examples.
- Attend one of our **international courses** in multivariate analysis. Details of [**upcoming courses**](https://www.primer-e.com/courses), offered both online and in person around the world, are always published on our website: [https://www.primer-e.com](https://www.primer-e.com).
#### Get advice on your analysis
- Contact our [**statistical consulting team**](https://www.primer-e.com/consulting) to ask a specific question or get tailored advice, using PRIMER with PERMANOVA+ and other statistical software tools.
#### Contact us
- If you have questions about licensing, subscriptions, or any other general enquiries, check out the [Support page](https://www.primer-e.com/support) on our website. If you can't find the answer to your question there, contact our admin team at: ***primer@primer-e.com***.
- Please report any bugs or technical problems to: ***tech@primer-e.com***.
# Further reading
This guide is fairly succinct and is designed to get you rather quickly up and running with PRIMER 8 software. For detailed information about all of the ***new features in PRIMER 8 with PERMANOVA+***, check out the following key resource:
- Anderson, M.J. (2026). ["**What's New in PRIMER 8**."](https://learninghub.primer-e.com/books/whats-new-in-primer-8) *PRIMER-e Learning Hub*. PRIMER-e, Auckland, New Zealand.
For additional details regarding the methods and tools available in the software produced by PRIMER-e, please consult the following ***historical books and manuals***, available in the [PRIMER-e Learning Hub](https://learninghub.primer-e.com):
- Clarke KR, Gorley RN, Somerfield PJ & Warwick RM. (2014). ["***Change in Marine Communities, 3rd edition***."](https://learninghub.primer-e.com/books/change-in-marine-communities) PRIMER-E Ltd: Plymouth, UK.
- Clarke KR & Gorley RN. (2015). ["***PRIMER v7: User Manual / Tutorial***."](https://learninghub.primer-e.com/books/primer-v7-user-manual-tutorial) PRIMER-E Ltd: Plymouth, UK.
- Anderson MJ, Gorley RN & Clarke KR. (2008). ["***PERMANOVA+ for PRIMER: Guide to Software and Statistical Methods***."](https://learninghub.primer-e.com/books/permanova-for-primer-guide-to-software-and-statistical-methods) PRIMER-E Ltd: Plymouth, UK.