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=== Views and Settings ===
*To setup the look of your Control Panel go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > ACCOUNT > PREFERENCES and check the settings for your account Control Panel.
<span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 150%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}}</span> Most of the settings can be left with the default value, for more information on each setting, use (?) for the context help.
If you want to send Emails from Beds24, then you need to setup your outgoing email.
*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > ACCOUNT > OUTGOING EMAIL and for instructions please use the context help (? icons) and click on HELP (? icon right) of this page.
=== Host Notifications ===
By default Email notifications about new bookings and system notifications are sent to the Administrator Email address from {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS -) > ACCOUNT ACCESS.
If you have multiple properties you can set {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS -) > ACCOUNT -> HOST NOTIFICATIONS > Booking notification emails sent to"=Administrator and Cc: Property' to send a copy of the confirmation to the property. The Email address used is the one entered in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS-) > PROPERTIES-> DESCRIPTION
System notifications are error messages, answers to support tickets and other messages which are not directly related to a booking.
We recommend you use different Email addresses to send and receive because some Email programmes programs (i.E. gmail) hide incoming Email if they are from the same Email address.
=== Account access and Security ===
Access including API and security settings can be managed from this menu.
*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > ACCOUNT > ACCOUNT ACCESS >
**Change Password
**Administrator Email address
Privacy rules for data management should be managed from this menu. We provide settings that allow you to control how your guest's data is stored in Beds24.
*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) >ACCOUNT > PRIVACY click (?) for more information.
=== Booking Page Languages ===
===Manual creation ===
==== '''Step 1''' - Create properties====
*Properties and be added in '{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > PROPERTIES*After you have added a property go to '{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > PROPERTIES > DESCRIPTION and complete your property information
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==== '''Step 2''' - Create rooms====
*To set rooms up go to '{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > PROPERTIES > ROOMS . A click on '''EDIT''' will open a field where you can set the name and quantity of "Rooms" of that type available.
If you sell dorms for which you sell individual beds and not private rooms please also see how to [[Hostel_and_Retreat_Setup|setup dorms]].
*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > PROPERTIES > ROOMS > OFFERS and define your offer(s).
An offer is the price combined with certain conditions. Each room/unit has one or more offers. "Offer 1" is your standard offer to the guest which is always displayed.
Without prices the system can not show availability.
If you have several rooms with a similar pricing structure you can "link" prices with or without offsets to multiple rooms.
Beds24 has two types of prices:
== '''Step 4''' - Set up payment collection (optional)==
You need to connect a payment processor to automatically [[:Category:Payments|collect payments]] in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) >PAYMENTS > PAYMENT COLLECTION. [[Stripe|Stripe]] is our preferred partner which offers the best functionality.
== '''Step 5''' - Set up the Channel Manager (optional)==
To avoid double bookings it is advisable to enter the bookings you already have.
*For Booking.com, Airbnb and Expedia we have the option to automatically import all upcoming bookings. We recommend to use this method because for bookings imported directly from Booking.com we will then be able to automatically import changes. You can use this function when the channel manager is set up but not activated. The button is available in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > CHANNEL MANAGER->AIRBNB/BOOKING.COM/EXPEDIA.
*Other bookings can be uploaded as a .csv file from in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > PROPERTIES.
*To manually add or blocked dates click on the suitcase icon in the CALENDAR or on "Add Booking" at the top.
*If you do not need the actual booking you can adjust the availability in the CALENDAR in the row "Inventory". The number shows rooms remaining to sell. They can be edited to quickly change your availability. Double-click to open a pop-up and save the changes. (it is only possible to lower the number based on the value in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP "Quantity of this type" and any existing bookings).
== '''Step 7''' - Automate messaging and processes==
Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > GUEST MANAGEMENT > AUTO ACTIONS to
*set up messaging templates for automatic and manual sending
*automatically perform modifications on bookings based on predefined criteria
