The duplication or re-ordering process for previous orders is a breeze. Once again, I’ll assume you’ve created an account with us (if you haven’t check here for assistance on creating a free online profile).

The only way you can duplicate an order is obviously if you’ve placed an order with us before. The way you can do this can be found through your profile. After you’ve logged in, take a look at the right-hand side navigation and you should see an area under Order Tools that says View My Orders:

Upon clicking View My Orders you should be confronted with a page that gives a run-through of the orders you’ve placed in the past. The most important part is recognizing which order you would like to duplicate. (If you labeled your jobs in the past, it should be easy to cross-reference any former job with the name you labeled it with.)

Make careful use of the magnifying glass next to the order number. This will give you a breakdown of your product options for this particular job.

After confirming which job you would like to duplicate, click on Re-Order. You will see a pop-up which should ask you whether or not you would like to reuse the same images. By selecting Yes, you will first be redirected to the shopping cart; however, there should be a note in your Special Instructions instructing us to reuse the same images. By selecting No, you’re simply redirected to the shopping cart and must proceed through the checkout.

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If you haven’t done so already, you should register a free profile at M3 Printing to view any specific product pricing.

By clicking New Customers, it should take you to a page which looks like the following:

After you’ve filled out the form and clicked Submit, you should be taken to a page that displays:

You have now successfully registered yourself an account at M3 Printing, and you are now currently logged into your account!

Welcome to the M3 Printing Blog! Since the release of M3 Printing Version 2.0, we have drastically revamped our entire ordering system. So for both returning and new customers, we’ve written this entry to hopefully resolve any potential confusion on your behalf.

So, let’s get started, shall we?

Step 1: Choosing a Product

Assuming you already have an account, or have just now registered one, we’ll proceed onto choosing a product. I’ll choose postcards since it is readily available from the index page, and also to avoid any confusion that could possibly arise.

After selecting your desired product, you should be facing a page which looks similar to the following:

All of your product options are located on the right-hand side, inside the Price Calculator. I’ve taken the liberty to customize my personal order for the sake of the tutorial. Make sure that you’re completely aware of which product options you’re selecting. If you’re unsure of a specific option, make use of our tool-tips by hovering your mouse over the specific categories (?), like so:

Following you’re customization of your product, you’re ready to add your product to cart and either continue shopping or to check out. For the sake of the brevity, we’ll check out by clicking ‘Add to Cart’ at the bottom of the Price Calculator.

Step 2: Job Details

Leaving no room for assumption, if you’re planning on making any more purchases, at the bottom right-hand side of the screen, there is an option to Continue Shopping. However, if you’re plan is to checkout, proceed ahead.

You should be confronted by a screen which will look similar to the following (aside from the order total, et cetera):

If you have a job title which you would like to designate to your job, please enter it in the following line; however, do NOT forget to press the Update link adjacent to the right. This will update your order to reflect the job name you’ve selected (notice the name Test in the top left-hand corner):

At this point, if you’ve made a mistake on your order, you’re able to go back and make any last and final touches by clicking Edit Job Details:

Now, assuming that you’ve rid yourself of any errors regarding your job, if you have any Special Instructions now would be the appropriate time to fill out the text-area titled, Special Instructions. (Once again, be careful not to forget to click, Save Instructions.)

Step 3: Shipping

Selection of a valid shipping address is a crucial part to ensuring that you receive your print work in a timely fashion; however there is one common misconception that will be explained in a moment.

For the sake of the tutorial, I shall be selecting Local as a delivery option:

Following the selection of Local, you must select your address. The reason you must select your address, regardless of whether or not you’re receiving a Local Delivery or performing a Local Daily Pickup is for our system to correctly validate that you’re within a certain proximity of one of our pickup locations. If you’ve not entered an address from Your Profile, by selecting the New Address option, you may insert your shipping address now:

Also, if you’re sending your product elsewhere, you may edit your shipping address to reflect the new address / location of where you would like your job to go.

At this point, we’ve selected the option for Local Daily Pickup, and assuming everything is valid, you should see all validation markers in the color green:

Step 4: Checkout

Assuming you’ve made no errors, the right-hand Checkout box should look similar to the following:

Click on the Checkout box, and proceed to the following page:

If you haven’t already added a Billing Address, now would be the time to do so. Otherwise, select the drop-down menu, and choose the specific Billing Address appropriate for this job. Since payment methods are typically confidential, we’ve decided to vaguely wade past this part by selecting Cash. Although, it should be known for any present and future references that your order does not begin the Production Process until all cash is paid in full; on the contrary, if paying with a credit card, production begins immediately!

When you are ready to checkout, please agree with our Terms and Conditions and proceed onto uploading your artwork.

Step 5: Uploading Artwork

Now for the simple part. To make your life easier, make sure that you’re aware of the files you’re uploading. We are not responsible for any mistake that you may have made on uploading artwork; however, we will contact you if we do believe there was an error.

Continuing on… you should have been directed toward a page resembling the following:

Very simple and straight-forward. For the sake of the tutorial, I’ll select the option Upload Images Now.

As you can see, two forms have now presented themselves on the screen for both the front and back of your order. Once again, double check and make sure that you’re uploading the correct artwork for your order, and cross-check your artwork with the information provided on the right-hand side. After you have selected your artwork, proceed to Upload Files.

Step 6: Order Complete

Once you’re finished, you should click on the box on the right-hand side that says “Complete” which should redirect you to page similar to the following:

Congratulations! You have successfully placed an order with M3 Printing! You should receive a confirmation email regarding the details of your order including the shipping and billing address.

Stay tuned for more upcoming Blogs @ M3 Printing!