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# First things first!

## Setting Your Preferences

This quick video will explain the preferences that you should set before you start using Collection Manager. This isn't mandatory, but setting them first might save you a little time later. You can change your preferences at any time.

### **Check out the Preferences tutorial!**

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First things first! Setting your preferences.
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You may also want to set the delete permissions for products and collections on the preferences screen so you won't have to change them in the middle of sorting a collection.


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