The Construct 2 manual can be found HERE -- it's accessible from the top navigation bar of the website.
There's a download link in the left-hand sidebar on that page, or you can directly access it HERE.
Reading the manual is an excellent idea, but be sure to actually try out the software as well -- you'll learn much faster by actually doing things with the editor than by simply reading about it.
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