Upgrading

• Upgrading from MM4 to MM5.5 Step 1
• Upgrading from MM4 to MM5.5 Step 2
• If you have OpenUI in MM4, here's what to do next
• Upgrading from MM5 to MM5.5

Setting Up a Store

• Setting up a store from scratch
• Setting up state-based sales tax
• Setting up shipping methods included in Miva Merchant
  
• Setting up payment methods included in Miva Merchant
  
• Setting up credit card payments
  
• Defining what states and countries are available at checkout
  
• Changing order notification emails (the emails customers and you after an order)
  
• Putting content into the storefront
  
• Changing body tags, like background color
  
• The structure of pages and how to manipulate them
  
• Adding a page of content
  
• Restoring a previous version of a Page Template
  
• Page codes, like SFNT, BASK, OSEL, etc.
  
• Changing which customer fields are required in checkout
  
• Changing site's default fonts

Working with Categories

• Adding categories
  
• Adding subcategories
  
• Adding a category header
  
• Reordering products & categories, & products in categories
  
• Changing how many products are shown on a category page

Working with Products

• Adding a product
  
• Assigning a product to a category
  
• Reordering products and categories, and products IN categories
  
• Attributes defined and how to add them
  
• Attribute templates defined and how they work
  
• Finding the URL of a product if it's not assigned to a category
  
• Creating and using Custom Product Fields

Working in Admin

• Admin tour
  
• Admin Edit Store area tour
  
• Launchpad (Shortcuts) at the top of admin
  
• Adding admin users
  
• Adding and managing customers in admin
  
• Setting up Inventory
  
• Processing an order in admin
  
• Showing more than 10 products at a time in admin
  
• Viewing orders in admin (batch reports)
  
• Manually updating MM5.5 after telling the update pop up not to update
  
• Maintenance mode defined and how to use it

Look and Feel Manipulation

• Working with Page Templates (LOGN page example)
  
• Changing category page layout, such as columns
  
• Forcing site width and centering
  
• Adding graphics to the Global Header
  
• Changing button text (like "Add One To Basket" to "Add One To Cart") or making buttons into graphics

Navigation Bar and Category Tree

• Replacing default navigation bar with links in global header
  
• Putting graphics into the category tree
  
• Removing the Nav Bar
  
• Removing the category tree

Availability Groups, Price Groups, Upselling

• Price Groups defined and how to set them up
  
• Availability Groups defined and how to set them up
  
• Upselling defined and how it works

Miscellaneous

• Finding what modules are available
  
• Installing a module (example)
  
• Creating a sitemap in admin
  
• Setting up Dreamweaver templates and exporting them
  
• Using Dreamweaver templates in Dreamweaver
  
• Items defined and why you need to know about them
  
• Setting up SEO short links
  
• SEO short links - making your site use them in templates
  
• Using a test order module for test orders

Upgrading

• Converting MM4 store to MM5 (Part 1)
  
• Converting MM4 store to MM5 (Part 2)
  

Setting Up a Store

• Setting up a store from scratch
  
• Shipping methods included in Miva Merchant
  
• Payment methods included in Miva Merchant
  
• Setting up sales tax, and/or making products non-taxable
  
• Defining what states and countries are available at checkout
  
• Using the Inventory features
  
• Adding a page of content
  
• Restoring a previous version of a Page Template
  
• Putting content into your storefront
  
• Page codes, like SFNT, BASK, OSEL, etc.
  
• Changing site's default fonts
  
• Changing what customer fields are required in checkout
  
• Changing order confirmation emails (emails that customers and merchants get after an order)
  

Working with Categories

• Adding a category
  
• Adding and assigning subcategories
  
• Adding a category header
  
• Reordering products & categories, & products in categories
  

Working with Products

• Adding a product
  
• Assigning a product to a category
  
• Attributes defined and how to add them
  
• Attribute templates defined and how they work
  
• Reordering products & categories, & products in categories
  
• Finding the URL of a product if it's not assigned to a category
  
• Creating and displaying custom product fields
  

Working in Admin

• General Admin Tour
  
• Admin Edit Store area tour
  
• Adding and managing customers in admin
  
• Adding admin user and changing passwords
  
• Cool admin tips and tricks for saving time and effort
  
• Showing more than 10 products at a time in admin
  
• Seeing orders in admin (batch reports)
  
• Using the wizards when you first get into admin
  
• Maintenance mode defined and how to use it
  
  
• What to do when the "New updates are available for Miva Merchant" screen comes up
  

Look and Feel Manipulation

• Editing Page Templates (LOGN page example)
  
• Changing category page layout to 3 across
  
• Changing category page layout from 3 across to 2 across
  
• Adding graphics to the Global Header (or footer)
  
• The structure of a page and how to manipulate it
  
• Rewording buttons (like changing "Add One To Basket" to "Add One To Cart") and making them into graphical buttons
  

Navigation Bar and Category Tree

• Replacing default navigation bar with links in global header
  
• Putting graphics into the category tree
  

Availability Groups, Price Groups, Upselling

• Availability Groups defined and how to set them up
  
• Price Groups defined and how to set them up
  
• Upselling defined and it works
  

Miscellaneous

• Adding a Search form to site (category tree example)
  
• Troubleshooting "secure/nonsecure content" errors
  
• Finding what modules are available
  
• Installing a module (example)
  
• Items defined and why you need to know about them