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# Creating a NOTES.txt File
In this section we are going to look at Helm's tool for providing instructions to your chart users. At the end of a `chart install` or `chart upgrade`, Helm can print out a block of helpful information for users. This information is highly customizable using templates.
To add installation notes to your chart, simply create a `templates/NOTES.txt` file. This file is plain text, but it is processed like as a template, and has all the normal template functions and objects available.
Let's create a simple `NOTES.txt` file:
```
Thank you for installing {{ .Chart.Name }}.
Your release is named {{ .Release.Name }}.
To learn more about the release, try:
$ helm status {{ .Release.Name }}
$ helm get {{ .Release.Name }}
```
Now if we run `helm install ./mychart` we will see this message at the bottom:
```
RESOURCES:
==> v1/Secret
NAME TYPE DATA AGE
rude-cardinal-secret Opaque 1 0s
==> v1/ConfigMap
NAME DATA AGE
rude-cardinal-configmap 3 0s
NOTES:
Thank you for installing mychart.
Your release is named rude-cardinal.
To learn more about the release, try:
$ helm status rude-cardinal
$ helm get rude-cardinal
```
Using `NOTES.txt` this way is a great way to give your users detailed information about how to use their newly installed chart. Creating a `NOTES.txt` file is strongly recommended, though it is not required.