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All along your daily activities administrating your shop, you will have to browse through the many pages and options of the back-office.
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By default, the menu system in PrestaShop 1.6 are displayed on the left side of the page. You can switch the menu to the top of the page by using the "Display admin menu" option in your user preference page. The content of each menu is displayed either when you click in down arrow in vertical format, or when the mouse hovers the menu label in horizontal format, thus reducing the necessity to load new screens just to access menu options. In addition to that, the vertical format can be minimize to only its icons by clicking on the icon at the top of it. In that case, the menu options are display when the mouse hovers the menu label |
Each menu applies to a given set of tasks:
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- Stock. This menu gives you access to a whole new feature of PrestaShop 1.5, where you can handle warehouses, stock movement and supply orders.
It can be made available through the "Products" preference page: activating the "Enable advanced stock management" option (in the "Products stock" section).
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In beta versions of PrestaShop 1.5, the multistore feature had its own menu, called "Shops". It has been moved to the "Multistore" page, under the "Advanced parameters" menu, and can be made available through the "General" preference page, by activating the "Enable Multistore" option. The "Multistore" page gives you access to another new feature of PrestaShop 1.5, which enables you to manage several online shops with a single installation of PrestaShop. Learn more in the "Managing multiple shops" chapter of this guide. |
All the default standard menus, including the "Stock" menu, are explained in depth in this user guide.
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Let's now explore the content of the Dashboard itself. It can feel crowded to first-time user, but you will find it gives an excellent summary your shop's daily activities at a glance.
The dashboard is divided in 4 zones: an horizontal bar, and three columns.
The horizontal bar
At the top of the Dashboard is a single bar which helps you choose the period of time for the currently displayed dashboard statistics. Three sets of options are available:
- Current day, month or year.
- Previous day, month or year.
- Precise date selection.
The left column
This column starts with a handful of quick links, which lead to some of the most useful pages at this stage of your exploration of PrestaShop. These buttons should help you get going with your daily task quicker, as they are some of the most accessed features of PrestaShop. Two partner banners close the section.
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