Section 1: Getting Started with Mermaid

This section introduces Mermaid to the readers, where they will understand about effective documentation, what Mermaid is and why it came into being, and how to use it. It also covers all the important concepts needed to understand and use different configuration options, and how to change the default styles and override the theme to make their diagram look better.

This section comprises the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, The Art of Documentation with Mermaid
• Chapter 2, How to Use Mermaid
• Chapter 3, Mermaid Versions and Using the Live Editor
• Chapter 4, Modifying Configurations with or without Directives
• Chapter 5, Changing Themes and Making Mermaid Look Good