How to Set Up General Settings

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In the general settings you can add your store address, time zones, order IDs (how a charge from your store will appear on a credit card statement).

The general section is important to fill out the fundamental aspects of your online store. Let’s set this up together. In your Shopify admin, you’ll go to “Settings” and click “General.” For your store details, ensure your email address and store name are correct.
Next, add in your store address. Whether you’re running your small business from home, your office, or a coworking space, add in your details. For standards and formats, you can make changes to your store details to choose your time zone, unit system for measurement, and if you prefer to have a specific prefix or suffix for your order IDs. For your store currency, it’s important to select the right store currency for your business.
The currency that your customers use to pay for their orders can be different from the currency of your payouts. For example, if your store is located in Europe but the majority of your customers are in the United States, set your store currency to US dollars. You can set your pay out to euros and pay suppliers and employees.
After setting up “General,” click save and you’re done. In the next lesson, I’ll show you how to edit your taxes section of your online store.

Keep your online store up to date so customers know everything they need to know about your business. This also ensures Shopify Support can help you when you need it too!

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How to Set Up General Settings

Course content (27 lessons)

Welcome 👋

01 |How to Add Products to Sell

02 |How to Get Paid

03 |How to Design Your Store

04 |How to Ship Your Product

05 |Taxes, Billing and Settings

06 |Launching Your Shopify Store

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