To access the Ushahidi documentation offline, download it as PDF to your local device.
The setup in this guide is demonstrated in the videos below as well. You can watch and follow the guide at the same time!
Stable Internet Connection: Ensure you have a reliable internet connection to avoid interruptions during the download.
Free Space of 40MB: Ensure your device has at least 40MB of free space to accommodate the PDF file.
PDF Reader Installed: You should have a PDF reader already installed on your device. An example is Adobe Acrobat Reader or any other software that can open
To download the Ushahidi User Manual as PDF on your local machine, you can download individual pages (sections) or the entire documentation.
Click on Platform User Manual or [Mzima] User Manual to open the documentation.
Open the page/section of the documentation you want to download e.g. Setting up a deployment. Click Export as PDF.
Click the Print or Save as PDF button in the upper right corner to open your browser's Print menu.
Preview the page, customize the print options as preferred, and click the Save button.
Type your preferred file name and save it to your local machine by clicking the Save button.
Click on Platform User Manual or [Mzima] User Manual.
Note: You can download the entire documentation even if you are on any page of the documentation by following the steps below.
Click Export as PDF.
Click the All pages button in the bottom left and wait for the document to load.
Click the Print or Save as PDF button in the upper right corner to open your browser's Print menu.
Customize the print options as preferred, and click on the Save button.
Type your preferred file name and save it to your local machine by clicking the Save button.
