# VxSuite User Manual - v4

## VxSuite User Manual - v4.0

- [VotingWorks Overview](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/readme.md): Open-source software, rugged hardware, and paper ballots.
- [VxAdmin Hardware Setup](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxadmin-system-setup/vxadmin-hardware-setup.md): Part of the VotingWorks Central System, VxAdmin is used by local election administrators to program elections and aggregate results on election night.
- [Configure VxAdmin](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxadmin-system-setup/configure-vxadmin.md)
- [Save Election Package](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxadmin-system-setup/save-election-package.md)
- [Smart Cards and User Roles](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxadmin-system-setup/programming-cards.md)
- [USB Formatting](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxadmin-system-setup/usb-formatting.md)
- [VxAdmin Diagnostics](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxadmin-system-setup/vxadmin-diagnostics.md)
- [Unlocking & Locking](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxadmin-system-setup/unlocking-locking-hardware.md)
- [VxAdmin Printer FAQs](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxadmin-system-setup/printer-faqs.md): VxAdmin prints reports with the HP LaserJet Pro 4001dn printer.
- [VxAdmin Error Messages](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxadmin-system-setup/vxadmin-error-messages.md)
- [Configure VxScan](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxscan/configure-vxscan.md)
- [Printer Management](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxscan/printer-management.md)
- [Scanner Management](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxscan/scanner-management.md)
- [VxScan Diagnostics](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxscan/vxscan-diagnostics.md)
- [VxScan Error Messages](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxscan/vxscan-error-messages.md)
- [Additional Poll Worker Actions](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxscan/additional-poll-worker-actions.md)
- [Additional VxScan Settings](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxscan/additional-vxscan-settings.md)
- [L\&A Overview](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/logic-and-accuracy-pre-election-testing/l-and-a-overview.md)
- [L\&A Cleanup](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/logic-and-accuracy-pre-election-testing/prepare-for-election-day.md)
- [Setup Inspection](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/logic-and-accuracy-pre-election-testing/setup-inspection.md)
- [VxScan Setup](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/election-day-guides/vxscan-setup.md): Part of the Precinct System, the VxScan scans, stores, and tabulates paper ballots hand marked by voters or ballots printed by voters via a ballot marking device.
- [Opening Polls](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/election-day-guides/opening-polls.md)
- [Assisting Voters](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/election-day-guides/assisting-voters.md)
- [Closing Polls](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/election-day-guides/closing-polls.md)
- [Packing Up VxScan](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/election-day-guides/packing-up-vxscan.md)
- [Tally Results](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/election-night-guides/tally-results.md)
- [Adjudication](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/election-night-guides/adjudication.md)
- [Manual Tallies](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/election-night-guides/manual-tallies.md)
- [Reports](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/election-night-guides/reports.md)
- [Mark Results as Official](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/election-night-guides/mark-results-as-official.md)
- [Retaining & Removing Election Files](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/after-election-night/retaining-and-removing-election-files.md)
- [Post-Election Audit Resources](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/after-election-night/post-election-audit-resources.md)
- [Overview](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/checklists/overview.md)
- [Pre-Election Setup Checklist](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/checklists/pre-election-setup-checklist.md): Checklists for New Hampshire customers can be found here: https://docs.voting.works/nh-checklists
- [L\&A Testing Checklist](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/checklists/l-and-a-testing-checklist.md): Checklists for New Hampshire customers can be found here: https://docs.voting.works/nh-checklists
- [Poll Worker Checklist](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/checklists/checklist.md): Checklists for New Hampshire customers can be found here: https://docs.voting.works/nh-checklists
- [Election Night Checklist](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/checklists/election-night-checklist.md): Checklists for New Hampshire customers can be found here: https://docs.voting.works/nh-checklists
- [Signed Hash Validation](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/miscellaneous/signed-hash-validation.md)
- [Setting Date & Time](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/miscellaneous/setting-date-and-time.md)
- [Operational Environment](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/miscellaneous/operational-environment.md)
- [Seal Recommendations](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/miscellaneous/seal-recommendations.md)
- [Supply List](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/miscellaneous/supply-list.md)
- [VxCentralScan Hardware Setup](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxcentralscan/vxcentralscan-hardware-setup.md): Part of the Central System, VxCentralScan is used by election administrators to rapidly scan ballots.
- [Configure VxCentralScan](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxcentralscan/configure-ballot-scanner.md)
- [Central Scanning](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxcentralscan/scanning-ballots.md)
- [Election Night Checklist - VxCentralScan](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxcentralscan/election-night-checklist-vxcentralscan.md)
- [Retaining and Removing Files - VxCentralScan](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxcentralscan/retaining-and-removing-files-vxcentralscan.md)
- [VxCentralScan Diagnostics](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxcentralscan/vxcentralscan-diagnostics.md)
- [VxCentralScan Error Messages](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxcentralscan/vxcentralscan-error-messages.md)
- [VxMarkScan Hardware Setup](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxmarkscan/vxmarkscan-hardware-setup.md)
- [Configure VxMarkScan](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxmarkscan/configure-vxmarkscan.md)
- [Open and Close Polls](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxmarkscan/open-and-close-polls.md)
- [Voting Sessions](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxmarkscan/voting-sessions.md)
- [Voting Session Language & Accessibility Settings](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxmarkscan/voting-session-language-and-accessibility-settings.md)
- [Packing Up VxMarkScan](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxmarkscan/packing-up-vxmarkscan.md)
- [VxMarkScan Error Messages](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxmarkscan/vxmarkscan-error-messages.md)
- [VxMarkScan Diagnostics](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxmarkscan/diagnostics.md)
- [Retaining and Removing Files - VxMarkScan](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxmarkscan/retaining-and-removing-files.md)
- [VxMarkScan Checklist](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxmarkscan/vxmarkscan-checklist.md)
- [Maintenance Overview](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/system-maintenance/maintenance-overview.md)
- [VxAdmin & VxCentralScan Maintenance Manual](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/system-maintenance/vxadmin-and-vxcentralscan-maintenance-manual.md)
- [VxScan Maintenance Manual](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/system-maintenance/vxscan-maintenance-manual.md)
- [VxMarkScan Maintenance Manual](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/system-maintenance/vxmarkscan-maintenance-manual.md)
- [Approved Parts List](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/system-maintenance/approved-parts-list.md)


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