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# 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)**

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2. In your Shopify admin dashboard Look at the left hand side and click on **products**.
3. Click **Add a product**

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4. Create a product (this will be connected to your cowlendar service)

{% hint style="info" %}
Remember that the way Cowlendar works is that by [default](/cowlendar-help/how-to.../how-to-use-the-integration-feature.md) 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
{% endhint %}

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**

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10. **Select the product** you just created&#x20;
11. **Configure the service** to your liking

{% hint style="info" %}
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
{% endhint %}

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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

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15. Make sure you can see a **Book Now** button and that when clicked, opens the calendar to your service

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{% hint style="warning" %}
Don't panic if you don't see the book now button! Just come by chat and we will resolve this for you quickly.
{% endhint %}


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