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# Preparing to Use SMO
  This section contains information about getting started using [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Management Objects (SMO). The following list will help you to locate information about syntax styles in the documentation, system requirements for programming in SMO, files and version numbers, a description of what's new in SMO, and an installation guide.  
  
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|**Preparing to Use SMO**<br /><br /> -   [Syntax Conventions](../../relational-databases/server-management-objects-smo/smo-syntax-conventions.md) describes the syntax conventions used in this section.<br />-   [System Requirements](../../../2014/database-engine/dev-guide/system-requirements.md) specifies the system requirements for installing and using SMO.<br />-   [Files and Version Numbers](../../relational-databases/server-management-objects-smo/files-and-version-numbers.md) lists the SMO components and corresponding version numbers.|-   [Installing SMO](../../relational-databases/server-management-objects-smo/installing-smo.md) provides instructions to install SMO.|