## Quick start

This part walks you through the process of using Element in a webpack project.

### Use Starter Kit

We provide a general [project template](https://github.com/ElementUI/element-starter) for you. For Laravel users, we also have a [template](https://github.com/ElementUI/element-in-laravel-starter). You can download and use them directly.

If you prefer not to use them, please read the following.

### Use Nuxt.js

We can also start a project using [Nuxt.js](nuxtjs.org):

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</div>

### Import Element

You can import Element entirely, or just import what you need. Let's start with fully import.

#### Fully import

In main.js:

```javascript
import Vue from 'vue';
import ElementUI from 'element-ui';
import 'element-ui/lib/theme-chalk/index.css';
import App from './App.vue';

Vue.use(ElementUI);

new Vue({
  el: '#app',
  render: h => h(App)
});
```

The above imports Element entirely. Note that CSS file needs to be imported separately.

#### On demand

With the help of [babel-plugin-component](https://github.com/QingWei-Li/babel-plugin-component), we can import components we actually need, making the project smaller than otherwise.

First, install babel-plugin-component:

```bash
npm install babel-plugin-component -D
```

Then edit .babelrc:

```json
{
  "presets": [["es2015", { "modules": false }]],
  "plugins": [
    [
      "component",
      {
        "libraryName": "element-ui",
        "styleLibraryName": "theme-chalk"
      }
    ]
  ]
}
```

Next, if you need Button and Select, edit main.js:

```javascript
import Vue from 'vue';
import { Button, Select } from 'element-ui';
import App from './App.vue';

Vue.component(Button.name, Button);
Vue.component(Select.name, Select);
/* or
 * Vue.use(Button)
 * Vue.use(Select)
 */

new Vue({
  el: '#app',
  render: h => h(App)
});
```

Full example (Component list reference [components.json](https://github.com/ElemeFE/element/blob/master/components.json))

```javascript
import Vue from 'vue';
import {
  Pagination,
  Dialog,
  Autocomplete,
  Dropdown,
  DropdownMenu,
  DropdownItem,
  Menu,
  Submenu,
  MenuItem,
  MenuItemGroup,
  Input,
  InputNumber,
  Radio,
  RadioGroup,
  RadioButton,
  Checkbox,
  CheckboxButton,
  CheckboxGroup,
  Switch,
  Select,
  Option,
  OptionGroup,
  Button,
  ButtonGroup,
  Table,
  TableColumn,
  DatePicker,
  TimeSelect,
  TimePicker,
  Popover,
  Tooltip,
  Breadcrumb,
  BreadcrumbItem,
  Form,
  FormItem,
  Tabs,
  TabPane,
  Tag,
  Tree,
  Alert,
  Slider,
  Icon,
  Row,
  Col,
  Upload,
  Progress,
  Badge,
  Card,
  Rate,
  Steps,
  Step,
  Carousel,
  CarouselItem,
  Collapse,
  CollapseItem,
  Cascader,
  ColorPicker,
  Transfer,
  Container,
  Header,
  Aside,
  Main,
  Footer,
  Loading,
  MessageBox,
  Message,
  Notification
} from 'element-ui';

Vue.use(Pagination);
Vue.use(Dialog);
Vue.use(Autocomplete);
Vue.use(Dropdown);
Vue.use(DropdownMenu);
Vue.use(DropdownItem);
Vue.use(Menu);
Vue.use(Submenu);
Vue.use(MenuItem);
Vue.use(MenuItemGroup);
Vue.use(Input);
Vue.use(InputNumber);
Vue.use(Radio);
Vue.use(RadioGroup);
Vue.use(RadioButton);
Vue.use(Checkbox);
Vue.use(CheckboxButton);
Vue.use(CheckboxGroup);
Vue.use(Switch);
Vue.use(Select);
Vue.use(Option);
Vue.use(OptionGroup);
Vue.use(Button);
Vue.use(ButtonGroup);
Vue.use(Table);
Vue.use(TableColumn);
Vue.use(DatePicker);
Vue.use(TimeSelect);
Vue.use(TimePicker);
Vue.use(Popover);
Vue.use(Tooltip);
Vue.use(Breadcrumb);
Vue.use(BreadcrumbItem);
Vue.use(Form);
Vue.use(FormItem);
Vue.use(Tabs);
Vue.use(TabPane);
Vue.use(Tag);
Vue.use(Tree);
Vue.use(Alert);
Vue.use(Slider);
Vue.use(Icon);
Vue.use(Row);
Vue.use(Col);
Vue.use(Upload);
Vue.use(Progress);
Vue.use(Badge);
Vue.use(Card);
Vue.use(Rate);
Vue.use(Steps);
Vue.use(Step);
Vue.use(Carousel);
Vue.use(CarouselItem);
Vue.use(Collapse);
Vue.use(CollapseItem);
Vue.use(Cascader);
Vue.use(ColorPicker);
Vue.use(Container);
Vue.use(Header);
Vue.use(Aside);
Vue.use(Main);
Vue.use(Footer);

Vue.use(Loading.directive);

Vue.prototype.$loading = Loading.service;
Vue.prototype.$msgbox = MessageBox;
Vue.prototype.$alert = MessageBox.alert;
Vue.prototype.$confirm = MessageBox.confirm;
Vue.prototype.$prompt = MessageBox.prompt;
Vue.prototype.$notify = Notification;
Vue.prototype.$message = Message;
```

### Global config

When importing Element, you can define a global config object. For now this object has only one property: `size`, which sets the default size for all components:

Fully import Element：

```js
import Vue from 'vue';
import Element from 'element-ui';
Vue.use(Element, { size: 'small' });
```

Partial import Element：

```js
import Vue from 'vue';
import { Button } from 'element-ui';

Vue.prototype.$ELEMENT = { size: 'small' };
Vue.use(Button);
```

With the above config, the default size of all components that have size attribute will be 'small'.

### Start coding

Now you have implemented Vue and Element to your project, and it's time to write your code. Start development mode:

```bash
npm run dev
```

Build:

```bash
npm run build
```

Please refer to each component's documentation to learn how to use them.