# Getting started with Amazon SQS
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This topic guides you through using the Amazon SQS console to create and manage **standard queues** and **FIFO queues**. You'll learn how to navigate the console, view queue attributes, and distinguish between queue types. Key tasks include sending, receiving, and configuring messages, adjusting parameters such as visibility timeout and message retention, and managing queue access through policies.

**Topics**
+ [Setting up](sqs-setting-up.md)
+ [Understanding the Amazon SQS console](sqs-configure-overview.md)
+ [Queue types](sqs-queue-types.md)
+ [Creating a standard queue](creating-sqs-standard-queues.md)
+ [Creating a FIFO queue](creating-sqs-fifo-queues.md)
+ [Common tasks](get-started.md)