Research Guides: Stata Resources: Stata Documentation

StataCorp makes available to its users both electronic and PDF versions of Stata's documentation. It also furnishes a selection of expedient "Quick Starts," which demonstrate command usage in context.

Stata 17 Documentation

Stata 17 Electronic Documentation
Fully interactive, the electronic documentation allows users to follow links among and between various topics. Further, each topic (e.g., Bayesian Analysis, Choice Models, Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models, etc.) features its own interactive table of contents.
Stata 17 PDF Documentation
The company also makes the documentation available for download in PDF format. This benefits users who wish to maintain a copy for offline reference.

The documentation is extensive. Altogether it includes over 17,000 pages of content. This also should signal the scope and capability of the software package itself.

Bravely risking infinite regress, StataCorp provides a brief manual to its manual:

Quick Starts
StataCorp also publishes a streamlined version of its documentation. "Quick Starts" furnish examples of common Stata commands in context. StatCorp suggests this reference format "helps new users get started and reminds experienced users of common options."