# User guide

The guide explains H5Col one concept at a time. The chapters build on each
other in the order listed, but each one opens with enough context to be read
on its own.

```{toctree}
:maxdepth: 1

data-model
column-types
missing-values
list-columns
filters
indexes
```

If you have not yet written your first table, the
[quickstart](../start/quickstart.md) is the better entry point; if you are
looking for the details of row selection, they live in their own
[queries](../queries/index.md) section.