# Platform Bid User Guide

## Platform Bid User Guide

- [Introduction](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/introduction.md): Welcome! We hope you find this useful.
- [Overview](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/overview.md): An overview of auction management and how it will help you manage your auction.
- [Preparing to create an auction](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/preparing-to-create-an-auction.md): An overview of the auction itself and the role it plays in your auction system.
- [Types of auction](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/types-of-auction.md): What kinds of auctions can you run.
- [Creating an auction](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/creating-an-auction.md): How to create an auction
- [Managing Lots](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/managing-lots.md): Learn how you can create lots in the admin system.
- [Types of lots](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/managing-lots/types-of-lots.md): The types of lots that can go under sale on this platform.
- [Lot Attributes](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/managing-lots/lot-attributes.md): Let's look at what features we have for lots in the sytem.
- [Bulk upload](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/managing-lots/bulk-upload.md): How to use an Excel Spreadsheet to up your lots en masse.
- [Image upload](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/managing-lots/image-upload.md): Adding bulk images to each lot
- [Publishing lots](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/managing-lots/publishing-lots.md): Managing which lots will be visible to the bidders
- [Archiving lots](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/managing-lots/archiving-lots.md): Managing the post-auction process
- [Reporting](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/reporting.md): Understanding your buyers bidding habits
- [Bidding Report](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/reporting/bidding-report.md): Understanding the progress of your auction as a whole.
- [Buyer Bidding Report](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/reporting/buyer-bidding-report.md): Understanding the position of individual buyers within an auction
- [Invoicing](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/invoicing.md): How you generate and publish invoices to your buyers.
- [Creating Invoices](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/invoicing/creating-invoices.md): Creating invoices for your buyers when your auction ends.
- [Viewing Invoices](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/auction-management/invoicing/viewing-invoices.md): Previewing and sending your invoices to your buyers
- [Viewing bidders](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/user-management/viewing-bidders.md): Managing the bidder on your platform
- [Home Page](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/bidding-experience/home-page.md)
- [Auction Listing Page](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/bidding-experience/auction-listing-page.md): The bidding experience from the point of view of the buyers
- [Lot Page](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/bidding-experience/lot-page.md): The bidding experience from the point of view of the buyers
- [Applying to Bid](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/bidding-experience/applying-to-bid.md): How to manage and vet the buyers who register to bid on your auction.
- [Watchlist](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/bidding-experience/watchlist.md): How can you buyers gather all their favourite items together?
- [My Account](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/bidding-experience/my-account.md): Keeping the buyers own details up to date
- [My Invoices](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/bidding-experience/my-invoices.md): Your bidders can find their own invoices in 'My Account'
- [Site Settings](https://manual.platformbid.com/platform-bid-user-guide/site-settings/site-settings.md): Managing your own auction websites look & feel, your team and billing information.