# Getting Started
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The Amazon Toolkit for Visual Studio makes your Amazon services and resources available from the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE).

To assist you with getting started, the following topics describe how to install, set up, and configure the Amazon Toolkit for Visual Studio.

**Topics**
+ [Installation and set up](setup.md)
+ [Connecting to Amazon](connect.md)
+ [Troubleshooting installation issues](setup-troubleshoot.md)
+ [Profiles and Window Binding](basic-use.md)