I have an item of clothing & am selling it in various sizes (s/m/l)...
 
...I enter the various sizes in the "options" along with the number of items in stock & check the "use" box..
 
...do I also need to select the stock control button on the items main page? If I do so & do not enter a quantity then it shows up as out of stock...
 
...if so what "quantity" do i enter? Do I enter the total number of all the items (s/m/l)
 
..er....confused!!!

Within the main product you need to enter the total amount of products (so number of s+m+l).
Everytime an order is placed 1 will be deducted from the main product and from the option chosen.
You must also ensure that you tick "use" for every option you wish to use stock control for.
"hide" will hide the option if that particular option is not in stock.
 
Thanks,
ViArt Support Team