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Hello @alexbryan
Re-Indexing in Magento is quite difficult for a beginner. Re-Index can be done via two methods in Magento 2. 1- Via Admin Panel/ Backend 2- SSL/CLI (Command Line)
Here is a complete tutorial - https://www.fmeextensions.com/blog/magento-2-reindex-from-admin/
Hope this will help you.