All of your questions are answered in the Tutorials and FAQ's and the Owners Manual that you can purchase online.
In the Admin go to Configuration click on Layout SettingsRight below the header text,
It list the Categories in the center, how do i take that out?
Near the bottom set "Categories-Tabs Menu ON/OFF" to OFF
That again is discussed in the Tutorials and FAQ's. The gray box is caused by creating "EZ-Pages, search the tutorials for EZ-Pages.Also With those Question ^^ up their. How dose one like in the demo get that grey box to go across the top.
In the demo it has Privacy Notice :: Shared On it.
Again covered very well in the Tutorials. This is an Admin Setting, you can turn them on or off and change their positions.Also on the homepage how do you add Featured Products and Monthly specials? like in the demo
Try This book, I bought it when I first started with Zen-Cart and I literally wore it out.
Sure I ask a few questions from time to time, but most of the answers to your questions can be found by searching this site.
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