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Getting Started

  • Account Security
  • Understanding Your Dashboard
  • Command Palette
  • Day One Mode
  • Creating Your Venue
  • Signing In & Account Access
  • Help Assistant & Public Help Centre Chat
  • Importing From Another Platform
  • Using OpenChair on iPad
  • Mobile Dashboard (Today Tab)
  • Onboarding Wizard
  • Privacy, Data Export & Account Deletion
  • Push Notifications
  • Sidebar Workspace Hub & Pins
  • Troubleshooting & Common Questions
  • Using the Mobile App
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Bookings

  • Blocking Out Time
  • Using the Calendar
  • Booking Inspector & Quick Actions
  • Booking Rules & Policies
  • Calendar Export (iCal Subscription)
  • Calendar Sync (Google + Outlook)
  • Calendar View Modes
  • Cancellation & Rescheduling Policy
  • Chair View (Mobile In-Service)
  • Concierge Booking Flow (Storefront)
  • Counter-Offers
  • Creating a Booking
  • Flash Deals
  • Manage Your Booking (Customer)
  • Mobile Calendar (Schedule Tab)
  • Booking an Appointment Online
  • Processing Gaps (Multitasking)
  • Recurring Bookings (Series)
  • Rescheduling & Cancelling Bookings
  • Smart Waitlist & Gap Filling
  • Walk-in Check-in
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Customers & Automation

  • Activity Feed
  • AI Booking Enquiry Auto-Responder
  • AI Style Preview
  • Automated Notifications
  • Birthday & Rebooking Automations
  • Bulk Compose
  • Writing Campaign Messages With AI
  • Coach (AI Business Advisor)
  • Colour Formula Library
  • Concierge Actions & Backfill
  • Concierge Automation (Gap Fill)
  • Concierge Nudges
  • Concierge
  • Conversation Assignment
  • Corporate Clients
  • Managing Customers
  • Customer Profile & History
  • Creating Email Campaigns
  • Email Enquiry Auto-Draft
  • Communications
  • Inbound Message Handling
  • Instagram DM Concierge
  • Loyalty Programme
  • Loyalty Rewards & Redemption
  • Notification Templates
  • Patch Tests
  • Quick Replies
  • Client Reconnect
  • Replying to Messages
  • Reviews & Feedback Management
  • Saved Audiences
  • Customer Segments & Retention
  • Sending Quick Messages (SMS & Email)
  • Smart Waitlist
  • SMS and Email Allocation and Limits
  • SMS Auto-Respond
  • Creating SMS Campaigns
  • SMS Reply Actions (Y / C / R)
  • Storefront Push Notifications
  • Style Match (Booking Concierge)
  • Treatment Photos
  • Understanding Spark (AI Credits)
  • Using the Inbox
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Payments

  • Subscription & Billing
  • Buying a Gift Card Online
  • Cancellation & No-Show Fees
  • Checkout
  • Customer Credits (Store Credit)
  • Deposits
  • Understanding Fees & Processing
  • Gift Cards
  • Setting Up Stripe & Card Payments
  • Invoices
  • Memberships
  • Mobile Checkout & Tap to Pay
  • Packages. Creating & Selling
  • Managing Payouts
  • Free and Pro Plans
  • Saved Payment Methods (Card on File)
  • Take Payment (Unbound Sale)
  • Tap to Pay on iPhone & Android
  • Tax Settings
  • When Your Trial Ends
  • Walk-Out Checkout
  • Apple Pay & Google Pay on Storefront
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Reports

  • AI Business Narrative & Forecasting
  • Anomaly Detection (Smart Alerts)
  • Business Reports & Analytics
  • Intelligence Chat (Conversational Analytics)
  • Intelligence Dashboard
  • Intelligence Performance Cards
  • Retention Cohort Analysis
  • Setting Business Goals
  • Style Match Dashboard
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Services

  • Service Add-Ons
  • AI Service Generator
  • Consultation Forms
  • Managing Your Services
  • Packages (Prepaid Bundles)
  • Products & Retail
  • Resources (Rooms & Equipment)
  • Service Menu Audit
  • Smart Pricing
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Team

  • Commission Tracking
  • Managing Your Team
  • My Hours (Staff Time-Clock Self-Service)
  • Roles & Access Control
  • Staff Offboarding
  • Staff Profiles on Your Storefront
  • Staff Schedules & Availability
  • Staff Services & Proficiency
  • Team Invitations & Permissions
  • Timeclock (Clock In / Clock Out)
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Venue & Settings

  • Brand Voice
  • Business Memory
  • Communication Settings (SMS & Messaging)
  • Connect a custom domain
  • Conversion Tracking (GA4 + Meta Pixel + GTM)
  • Disconnect or change a custom domain
  • Embed Widget (Booking & Gift Cards on Your Website)
  • Kiosk Mode and Shared Devices
  • Managing Multiple Venues
  • Operating Hours
  • Portfolio & Gallery
  • Cookie Consent & Privacy Pages
  • Public Reviews on Your Storefront
  • Quick Book Links
  • Your Storefront on the FREE Plan
  • Storefront SEO Controls
  • Your Storefront
  • My custom domain isn't verifying
  • Customising Your Storefront Appearance
  • Venue Pulse
  • Venue Settings

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