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Products
 If you want to enter your products individually, without
adding them to Categories, use this section.  Remember, you can always
add products entered here to Categories at a later time if you wish by
using the Add Existing Products option in the sub-menu of a Category. 
Click on the small blue arrow next to Products to expand the sub-menu beneath
it.
Search
 This function will come in handy if you have many products
entered and wish to find one in particular to edit. 
Add Product
 The Add Product form will be exactly the same as the
Add New Product form in the Category section. The only difference is that
products added here will be stored in the All Products section, as well
as in the Uncategorized Products section, rather than in a Category.  
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Product Code
 
 Each product code should be unique.  This will be 
used to identify a product within the system, and also for linking directly
to the product from a webpage.  You may wish to make this something
you can recognize or understand, rather than a random set of numbers that
may be easy to forget. 
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Product Name
 
 This is the name that will be displayed on the web page
in titles, headings and listings.
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Thumbnail Image
 
 A small image of the product will be displayed in product
listings. 
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URL
 
 If the image already exists in an online directory,  
select the URL option and enter the full URL for it in the URL field. 
Type carefully. If you make an error the image will not be displayed.
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Upload File
 
 If the thumbnail image is on your local computer, select
the Upload File option, and click the Browse button to browse the files
on your local computer.  If you wish to Overwrite an existing file
check the Overwrite box.  Select the image file you wish to upload
and click on the Upload button to upload it. Remember, image files MUST
be in either .gif or .jpg formats. 
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Full-sized Image
 
 A full sized image will be used for full product displays,
usually along with the product description.
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URL
 
 If the image already exists in an online directory,  
select the URL option and enter the full URL for it in the URL field. 
Type carefully. If you make an error the image will not be displayed.
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Upload File
 
 If the  image is on your local computer, select
the Upload File option, and click the Browse button to browse the files
on your local computer.  If you wish to Overwrite an existing file
check the Overwrite box.  Select the image file you wish to upload
and click on the Upload button to upload it. Remember, image files MUST
be in either .gif or .jpg formats. 
 
 
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Price
 
 Enter the price of the product here.   Use
only the decimal format. For example:  one dollar would be entered
as   1.00    Do NOT enter the dollar sign ($) 
This will be entered automatically by the system. 
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Weight
 
 Product weight is required for some shipping methods,
such as UPS.   Enter the product weight according to the unit
of measurement you selected for your store. (Go to Edit Store to determine
what unit of measurement has been selected if necessary.) 
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Taxable 
 
 If you wish to have tax charged for this product check
this box.  If not, leave it blank. 
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 Description
 
 This will be the full description of the product, typically
displayed along with the full size image of the product.  You may
enter your description as either plain text or HTML. 
 
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Add Attribute
 An "Attribute" is an option, or set of options available
for a specific product.  For example,  you may offer a T-shirt
in three sizes and two colors. Rather than enter that product repeatedly,
once for each size and color variation, you can set up Attributes for Size
and Color that your customers can choose  from when they select the
T-shirt. 
You must add a product before you can add attributes. 
Once you have added a product click on the small blue arrow next to it
to expand it's sub-menu.  Each individual product you enter will have
it's own sub-menu so that you can add attributes to it.  Click on
the Add Attribute link to pull up the Add Attribute form.
 
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Attribute Code
 
 Attribute codes are displayed on some reports as a sub-product
code to help you identify the attribute(s) associated with a product.
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Prompt
 
 Enter a brief description of the attribute here, for
example, Select Your Color. You may use either plain text or HTML.
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Type 
 
 Select the display type for your attributes from the
list. 
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Radio Buttons.
 
 This display type allows only one item to be selected
from the choices offered.
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Drop-Down List
 
 This display type allows only one item to be selected
from the displayed choices. This display type is recommended if you offer
many choices.
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 Checkbox 
 
 Allows the shopper to select more than one of the available
choices. 
 You may also indicate an additional cost for a single
attribute with this display type. (Or a lesser price if you enter a minus
sign before the figure (-1.00) 
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Text Entry Field
 
 This allows the customer to input information, for example
their initials or a name for engraving.
 You may also indicate an additional cost for a single
attribute with this display type. (Or a lesser price if you enter a minus
sign before the figure (-1.00)  
 
 
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Required 
 
 You may make a selection from this attribute group required
by your shopper before they can add it to their basket. For example,
you may wish to make selection of a Size Attribute  required 
for a T-shirt since if no size is selected, you will not be able to fill
the order without contacting the customer.
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Add
 
 Click on the Add button to add this Attribute. 
Attribute Options
 Once you have created the main attribute group using
a display type of either radio buttons, drop down list or check box, you
must enter the different options you offer.
 For example, if you created the Attribute group
Color, this is where you will create the individual color choices themselves,
such as Red, Green, Blue, etc.
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Option Code
 
 Enter a code for the option. This will be displayed 
in the invoice and basket and should be simple if possible. 
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Prompt
 
 This is the text that will be displayed for the option.
For example, if this is a color choice, such as red, enter Red.  You
may  use HTML with image references if you are creating a radio button
list. Otherwise, plain text is recommended as only minimal HTML will be
allowed on the other display types.
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Additional
Price (optional)
 
 If you wish to charge an additional amount when this
choice is selected enter it here in decimal format only.  Dollar signs
and other currency punctuation are entered automatically by the system
for display.  For example, if you wish to charge an extra dollar 
for the product if the color Red is selected,  enter 1.00 here. 
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Default
 
 If you wish this option to be the default, (the one that
is selected if the customer does not select one) check this box. 
Only one option can be designated as the default per attribute group.
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Add
 
 Click on the Add button to add the option to the Attribute
group. 
 
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Edit/Delete
Attribute Options
 To edit or delete the options for an attribute group
click on the small blue arrow next to the Attribute to expand it's sub-menu. 
All of the options you have added for the Attribute will be displayed.
Select the one you wish to edit and click on it to display it.  When
you are finished making your changes click on the Update button to save
your changes, or the Delete button to delete the option.
Edit/Delete
Attributes 
 To edit or delete an entire attribute group click on
the title of the attribute itself to display it.   When you are
finished making your changes click on the Update button to save your changes,
or the Delete button to delete the entire attribute group.  
All Products
 Click on the small blue arrow to display all of the products
in your store. This includes both those entered into Categories, and those
that are not.
Uncategorized
Products
 Click on the small blue arrow to display all of the products
in your store that are uncategorized only.   
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