Game publishing documentation for managed creators

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publishing</h2> <h3 class="display-flex is-uppercase font-size-sm border-top margin-bottom-xxs margin-top-xs padding-top-xs has-text-subtle"> <span class="margin-right-xxs align-self-center font-size-h5 docon docon-topic-overview" aria-hidden="true"></span> Overview </h3> <ul class="margin-none has-line-height-reset"> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="overview" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Publishing experience<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="publishing-processes/managed-creators/overview" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Steps to publish a title<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="concepts/overview" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">How to register and become a managed creator<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="column is-12 is-4-desktop"> <div class="box box-shadow-medium margin-none margin-xxs-desktop"> <h2 class="margin-none font-size-h6">Product planning</h2> <h3 class="display-flex is-uppercase font-size-sm border-top margin-bottom-xxs margin-top-xs padding-top-xs has-text-subtle"> <span class="margin-right-xxs align-self-center font-size-h5 docon docon-topic-overview" aria-hidden="true"></span> Overview </h3> <ul class="margin-none has-line-height-reset"> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="publishing-processes/managed-creators/publishing-processes-sku-planning" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">SKU planning<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="publishing-processes/managed-creators/publishing-processes-configuring-pre-orders" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Configure pre-orders<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="publishing-processes/managed-creators/publishing-processes-post-sale-monetization" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Post-sale monetization<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="publishing-processes/managed-creators/publishing-processes-post-release-lifecycle" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Content updates planning<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="publishing-processes/managed-creators/publishing-processes-managed-programs" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Participate in curated programs<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="column is-12 is-4-desktop"> <div class="box box-shadow-medium margin-none margin-xxs-desktop"> <h2 class="margin-none font-size-h6">Learn how to publish and manage account</h2> <h3 class="display-flex is-uppercase font-size-sm border-top margin-bottom-xxs margin-top-xs padding-top-xs has-text-subtle"> <span class="margin-right-xxs align-self-center font-size-h5 docon docon-topic-overview" aria-hidden="true"></span> Overview </h3> <ul class="margin-none has-line-height-reset"> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="concepts/overview" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Partner Center features and concepts<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="concepts/add-ons" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">What are add-ons?<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="publishing-processes/managed-creators/publishing-processes-submitting-to-certification" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Understand certification<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="publishing-processes/managed-creators/publishing-processes-prerelease" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Ways to do pre-release testing<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> </ul> <h3 class="display-flex is-uppercase font-size-sm border-top margin-bottom-xxs margin-top-xs padding-top-xs has-text-subtle"> <span class="margin-right-xxs align-self-center font-size-h5 docon docon-topic-quickstart" aria-hidden="true"></span> Quickstart </h3> <ul class="margin-none has-line-height-reset"> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="how-to-open-a-developer-account" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Open a developer account to start publishing games<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> </ul> <h3 class="display-flex is-uppercase font-size-sm border-top margin-bottom-xxs margin-top-xs padding-top-xs has-text-subtle"> <span class="margin-right-xxs align-self-center font-size-h5 docon docon-topic-concept" aria-hidden="true"></span> Concept </h3> <ul class="margin-none has-line-height-reset"> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="concepts/developer-account" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Account types, locations, and fees<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="concepts/developer-account#manage-users-and-access" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Manage users and access<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block" href="/en-us/windows/apps/publish/analytics" data-linktype="absolute-path">Analytic reports</a> </li> </ul> <h3 class="display-flex is-uppercase font-size-sm border-top margin-bottom-xxs margin-top-xs padding-top-xs has-text-subtle"> <span class="margin-right-xxs align-self-center font-size-h5 docon docon-topic-reference" aria-hidden="true"></span> Reference </h3> <ul class="margin-none has-line-height-reset"> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="terminology" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Terminology<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="column is-12 is-4-desktop"> <div class="box box-shadow-medium margin-none margin-xxs-desktop"> <h2 class="margin-none font-size-h6">Submit games to the Microsoft Store</h2> <h3 class="display-flex is-uppercase font-size-sm border-top margin-bottom-xxs margin-top-xs padding-top-xs has-text-subtle"> <span class="margin-right-xxs align-self-center font-size-h5 docon docon-topic-overview" aria-hidden="true"></span> Overview </h3> <ul class="margin-none has-line-height-reset"> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="tutorial-xbox-managed/overview" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Configure and publish a game as a managed Creator<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> </ul> <h3 class="display-flex is-uppercase font-size-sm border-top margin-bottom-xxs margin-top-xs padding-top-xs has-text-subtle"> <span class="margin-right-xxs align-self-center font-size-h5 docon docon-topic-how-to-guide" aria-hidden="true"></span> How-To Guide </h3> <ul class="margin-none has-line-height-reset"> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="tutorial-xbox-managed/how-to-create-a-package" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Create and upload game packages<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> </li> <li class="is-unstyled padding-block-xxs"> <a class="has-external-link-indicator font-size-sm display-block private-link-indicator" href="tutorial-xbox-managed/how-to-certify-a-game" data-linktype="relative-path" data-permissioned-type="private">Certify a game<span class="visually-hidden">Authorization required</span></a> 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