Learn how to start creating a gift certificate for purchase.
New to Gift Certificates? Read the first article in this series for an introduction to the Gift Certificates feature.
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Where can I find this feature using the top menu?
Inventory > Gift Certificates > Create Gift Certificate
What prerequisites are there?
- A plan that includes Gift Certificates.
- The Gift Certificates feature is activated within your account (Manage > Integrations).
- Admin or restricted permissions to Manage Gift Certificates and Manage Gift Certificate Templates.
Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic, new, or both?
- The Gift Certificates feature is available to both those using items (Inventory > Items), a key feature of our classic version of Checkfront, and those using products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our newest version of Checkfront.
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Creating Gift Certificates
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After activating the Gift Certificates integration (as described in the first article of this series), you are taken directly to the feature's management page. If you happen to be elsewhere in the system, then you can access the same Gift Certificates screen through your main menu (Inventory > Gift Certificates).
Click on the Create Gift Certificate button at the top-left to get started. From there, you are taken to the Gift Certificate Template Builder.
In the next article in this series, we look at the first step in building a gift certificate - Description settings.
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