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# Phase 1 Steps

This phase covers the seven-step application wizard inside CERTInext. Click New Certificate in the left navigation panel to begin. A side progress bar tracks your position through all seven steps.

**Important - Progress Bar** 

The left-side steps panel shows all seven steps.

Steps with a tick mark are completed.

You can click Back at any step to return and edit without losing later data, except where explicitly noted.

 

**The seven steps in Phase 1 are:**

Step 1 - Choose Product & Validity

Step 2 - Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

Step 3 - Organization Information

Step 4 - Organization Representative Information

Step 5 - Certificate Information

Step 6 - Additional Information

Step 7 - Order Summary & Payment