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Let me ask you a few questions...
* Are you new to Selenium and not sure how to get started?
* Have you recorded some scripts but don't know how to edit them?
* Having a tough time moving your scripts into tools such as Selenium RC, SVN or NUnit?
* Not sure how to cross-browser test when Selenium runs in Firefox only?
* Is there an error in your script and you have no idea why?
* Not sure what you should automate first?
* No 'go-to' resources in your organization so not sure how to automate on your own?
Believe me, these are all questions we have all had while using Selenium. Soon after using Selenium, you find out it is not as easy as 'record and playback'. To get the full benefits of Selenium, you will be required to dive deeper into the tools. I know, I know, how do you do that? Don't be scared... I have done all the work for you. I'm going to direct you to tools, websites, blogs and training that can help!
Selenium Website - Get started here!
IDE - http://seleniumhq.org/projects/ide/
RC - http://seleniumhq.org/projects/remote-control/
Grid - http://selenium-grid.seleniumhq.org/
Support Groups - If you don't do anything else, become a member of a Selenium User Group. Post your question and you will get the help you need from other Selenium users and Selenium developers/support staff. Its a must have people! Here are two that I recommend:
http://groups.google.com/group/selenium-users/topics
http://wiki.openqa.org/display/SIDE/Home
Documentation - user manuals and simple instructions on how to get started.
http://seleniumhq.org/docs/
http://www.codediesel.com/php/selenium-ide-tutorial-part-1/
http://www.codediesel.com/php/selenium-ide-tutorial-part-2/
http://www.jroller.com/selenium/
http://www.testinggeek.com/index.php/testing-tools/test-execution/99-selenium-remote-control-introduction
Video Tutorials
http://agilesoftwaredevelopment.com/videos/functional-testing-selenium-ide
http://vimeo.com/4671653
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM4GldTw_Cw
http://www.testinggeek.com/index.php/testing-tools/test-execution/166-selenium-ide-rc-workshop-tutorial
http://www.mefeedia.com/watch/28363549
Add-ons and tools to use along with Selenium - you will need many of these tools so check them out!
http://agiletesting.blogspot.com/2006/01/useful-tools-for-writing-selenium.html
http://saucelabs.com/blog/index.php/tag/selenium-rc/
http://robfletcher.github.com/grails-selenium-rc/docs/manual/index.html
http://getfirebug.com/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1095/
http://www.kavinschool.com/Courses/Selenium/Day1/Selenium%20Tutorial%20Day%201-3%20-%20Useful%20Tools.pdf (its says for Ruby however the tools mentioned are great for all languages used)
Blogs - very helpful information
http://googletesting.blogspot.com/2007/09/seleniums-inventor.html
http://blog.karit.geek.nz/2010/07/selenium-grid-part-1-getting-started.html
NUnit and Selenium RC
http://thetestingblog.com/2009/09/10/selenium-rc-in-c-using-nunit-an-end-to-end-example/
http://devio.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/automated-web-application-testing-using-selenium-and-nunit/
http://www.theautomatedtester.co.uk/tutorials/selenium/selenium_csharp_nunit.htm
Selenium Training - I found out the hard way that there is not much in the way of formal training for Selenium. But here are a few that I would recommend.
http://www.rttsweb.com/training/courses/selenium.jsp
http://marakana.com/training/testing/selenium.html
http://www.kavinschool.com/Courses/Selenium/Index.html (you can download all training material free in either PDF or PPT format)
Let me know how helpful this information is to you and rate my blog!