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title: Guide for Data Users | OpenMetadata User Guide
slug: /how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users
---
# Guide for Data Users
This user guide will provide more information on the basics of OpenMetadata, the details of the landing page and the widgets for Activity Feeds, Data Insights, Announcements, and more. Youll also get more information about the data assets, and the details associated with it, like tags, tasks, conversations, announcements, versions, and more.
This section will deal with all the details related to data assets: how to change data ownership, how to add tags, glossary terms, announcements, how to follow data assets, how data assets versioning works, and so on.
Get quick access to all the data in your organization and the activities around it.
{% note noteType="Tip" %} **Tip:** Navigate to the My Data page from anywhere by clicking on OpenMetadata logo. {% /note %}
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{%inlineCallout
color="violet-70"
bold="Understanding the Basics of OpenMetadata"
icon="add_moderator"
href="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users/basics-openmetadata"%}
Learn about the OpenMetadata landing page and widgets
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
color="violet-70"
bold="Overview of Data Assets"
icon="MdTab"
href="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users/data-asset-tabs"%}
Learn about the data assets and the details associated with it.
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
color="violet-70"
bold="Add Description"
icon="MdDescription"
href="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users/description"%}
Describe your data assets using Markdown
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
color="violet-70"
bold="Request for Description"
icon="MdDescription"
href="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users/request-description"%}
Request for a description and discuss the same within OpenMetadata
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
color="violet-70"
bold="Data Ownership"
icon="MdPerson"
href="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users/data-ownership"%}
Learn how to assign or change data owners
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
color="violet-70"
bold="Follow a Data Asset"
icon="MdDone"
href="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users/follow-data-asset"%}
Learn how to follow data assets
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
color="violet-70"
bold="How to Add Tags"
icon="MdDiscount"
href="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users/tags"%}
Add tags to data assets and learn about auto-PII classification.
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
color="violet-70"
bold="Request for Tags"
icon="MdDiscount"
href="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users/request-tags"%}
Request for tags and discuss about the same, all within OpenMetadata.
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
color="violet-70"
bold="How to Add Glossary Terms"
icon="MdPushPin"
href="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users/glossary"%}
Add glossary terms to data assets making it easier for data discovery
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
color="violet-70"
bold="Custom Properties"
icon="MdDashboardCustomize"
href="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users/custom"%}
Learn how to create custom attributes for data assets
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
color="violet-70"
bold="Overview of Announcements"
icon="MdVolumeUp"
href="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users/announcements"%}
Learn more about the announcements in OpenMetadata
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
color="violet-70"
bold="Create an Announcement"
icon="MdVolumeUp"
href="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users/add-announcement"%}
Follow the steps to add an announcement
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
color="violet-70"
bold="Data Asset Versioning"
icon="MdChangeCircle"
href="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users/versions"%}
Review all the major and minor changes with version history
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
color="violet-70"
bold="Delete a Data Asset"
icon="MdCancel"
href="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users/delete"%}
Soft, or hard delete data assets
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
color="violet-70"
bold="Browser Extension"
icon="MdExtension"
href="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users/browser-ext"%}
Install a browser extension
{%/inlineCallout%}
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