Placing a Manual Order (Phone Order)
- Go to Orders→ Place Phone Order
- The first thing to do is to either choose an existing customer or add a new customer.
- You can search by either their name or by email.
- If you searched for a customer, click on the Select link next to the phone number to select that customer. That will show the information about that customer.
- Click on the Continue button.
- If the manual order is for a new customer, click on Add New and input the required information.
- When you click on Save, you will continue on to input the product being ordered.
- The next step is to add the product(s) being ordered.
- If you already know which product the customer wants, you can just type in the title or SKU, otherwise, click on Browse Store to find the product.
- If the customer has ordered this same item in the past, you can click on the View previous order history to find items in their order history.
- Once you have added the item(s), click on Continue.
- The next step is the Shipping step.
- This uses the information from the shipping zones to display available shipping services and rates.
- Select the option the customer prefers and then click on Continue.
- Payment is the final step.
- Select the appropriate payment method.
- Any payment option that remains on your store will show up here.
- Choose the payment option (if need be, put in a credit card number) and then click on Submit Order.
- The order will then be added to your store under the Orders→ Place Phone Order.
- If the customer used a credit card, the order will be approved.
- If you are awaiting payment from the customer to you will need to manually approve the order.