# Introduction We wanted to make sure we built the easiest and most helpful auction platform we could. And one important part of that thinking was to provide you with the documentation and help you needed to use our platform. We feel that if you enjoy using our platform, and it helps you be successful in your job, it would be good for you and good for us. ## Sections in this user guide We have broken down the user guide (or perhaps we can call is a manual) to reflect the sections of the Dashboard. However we also wanted to provide some insight into your buyers bidding experience to help you help them when they need it and to also provide background about auctions more generally. As we think this will help you be successful in what you do. ### User guide contents #### Auction Management This is going to cover most of what you need to create and manage auction. Within auction management are the following. In this section we will provide an overview of the information you can add to an auction and then walk through the various stages of managing the auction. 1. Auctions and auction creation 2. Lots and lot creation 3. Reporting 4. Invoicing #### User Management Seeing who registers and checking out their details. #### Bidder Management Understanding what your bidders see and how they bid. #### Site Management How you control how your site looks 1. Your own team management 2. Your account 3. Your sites look and feel 4. Your site content --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/introduction.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.