# Create your first service on Cowlendar
Looking to quickly learn about Cowlendar bookings and all of it's awesome features?
Follow these steps to create your first Cowlendar service in under 3 minutes!
## Steps on how to create your first service using Cowlendar
1. Make sure you've enabled the app in the Cowlendar dashboard **(Apps > Cowlendar)**
2. In your Shopify admin dashboard Look at the left hand side and click on **products**.
3. Click **Add a product**
4. Create a product (this will be connected to your cowlendar service)
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Remember that the way Cowlendar works is that by [default](https://penida.gitbook.io/cowlendar-help/how-to.../how-to-use-the-integration-feature) it converts the **add to cart button into a book now button**. When this book now button is clicked it opens up the calendar widget
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5. Make sure you **save**
6. Look at the left panel in your shopify admin and click **Apps**
7. Click on **Cowlendar**
8. Click on **My Services**
9. Click on **New Service**
10. **Select the product** you just created
11. **Configure the service** to your liking
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The **availability tab** is where most of the magic of creating your schedule happens. This includes your weekday availiability, meeting duration, break times and much more
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12. Go through each tab and when done make sure to click **update**
13. Go back to **My Services**
14. Click **View** on the newly created service
15. Make sure you can see a **Book Now** button and that when clicked, opens the calendar to your service
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Don't panic if you don't see the book now button! Just come by chat and we will resolve this for you quickly.
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