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The list of currencies is available under the 'Currencies' section of the 'Settings' menu in the Administrator Zone (Figure 5). Initially only the default currency is present. To add a new currency, provide the following details under the 'Add new currency' title:
| • | Name: name of a currency; |
| • | Code: 3-letter code of a currency; |
| • | Pos.: numeric value defining the position of the currency in the list of additional currencies defined; the smaller the value, the closer it is to the top of the list; |
| • | Currency format: the format for currency representation (E.g.: '%s USD' or '$ %s'); |
| • | Exchange rate: exchange rate of a currency to the default currency of the store; |
| • | Countries of circulation: select the countries where the currency is circulated. To define more than one country, <CTRL>-click on country names. |
Click on the 'Add new' button to save the currency.
Figure 5: Defining a new currency
The currency will now be available under the 'Additional currencies' title. To activate the newly defined currency, find it in the list of additional currencies, place a checkmark in the 'Active' field corresponding to this currency and click on the 'Update' button (Figure 6). To deactivate a currency, remove the checkmark in the 'Active' field and click on the 'Update' button.
Figure 6: Activating newly defined currencies
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