---
title: Getting Started
description: Begin your cloud spreadsheet journey with this essential setup and navigation guide
url: "https://malgrabooks.co.uk/docs/getting-started-2/"
updated: "2026-02-18"
---

# Getting Started

This article relates to our legacy cloud spreadsheets.
[If you're on Pulse, click here for our help guides and videos](https://support.malgrabooks.co.uk/article-categories/cloud-accounting-system/).

When you first load the spreadsheet, you'll be presented with a welcome screen, and taken to the setup screen.

![Image 2 1 1024x578](https://malgrabooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image-2-1-1024x578.png)

This screen provides some important information about your spreadsheet and details of the features enclosed. Once you're ready to start, click the 'Lets Begin' button.

## Finding your way around...

This new screen provides links to our Tax Knowledgebase (you're here!) as well as some common questions about the spreadsheet and self employment

![Image 3 1](https://malgrabooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image-3-1.png)

You can click any of the icons to view further information on the knowledgebase. Once ready, click the blue button to go to the next step, [Customise Your Spreadsheet](https://tax.malgrabooks.co.uk/knowledge-base/customise-your-spreadsheet).