Adding user-written commands to Stata

Many resources are available, including new commands and procedures, to enhance Stata. You can access some of these from a web browser but many more from within Stata itself.

You can access four main types of resources through Stata:

• Programs that accompany articles from the Stata Journal and the Stata Technical Bulletin
• Programs submitted to Statalist
• Programs presented at Users Group meetings
• Program archives maintained by individuals and institutions

The quickest way to access these resources is to type search keywords, all at the command prompt. You can also click on Help > Search from Stata’s toolbar and enter the keywords in the dialog box. (See example.) You will get back a list of all official commands, user-written commands, FAQs, and Stata Journal articles that match your search criteria. From there, you can click on any search result to find out more. Once you’ve found a program of interest, you can learn more about it by clicking on its accompanying help files. (See example.)