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 This Wizard allows you to add options such as colors and sizes or extras, such as air-conditioning for a car to a product. Simply select a product, then click on the button and follow the Wizard instructions.

Once added, you can double click on the option to launch the wizard again or click on the product and then on the button.

An option would be a color – a choice would be red or blue.

See also Working with Options.

 This button allows you to link a paragraph to a multi media file, such as a larger image, a sound, video or flash file or java applets.

If you use paragraph images, your 3D3 application will in many cases automatically create a multimedia link to larger images – see also Working with Images.

To add a Multimedia file select a paragraph. Then click on  the small triangle button next to the Paragraph Properties button. Select  multimedia file and then browse for the file you want to link to.

You can select the type of multimedia file under “Files of type”.

Multi media links can also have a name and a description.

Once added, you can double click on the file to launch the wizard again or click on it to select it, and then click on the button.

 This allows you to link a product to related paragraphs, to other pages in your website or to external websites or to products ().

This can help boost sales by making customers aware of other products available to them or by providing them with more information to help them with their purchasing decision.

See also Link to other pages, paragraphs and websites.

 Click here to enter some paragraph information which you want to stand out to your customers. Text entered will be displayed in a highlighted position.

Once added, you can edit this function in WYSIWYG mode just like in a text editor.

Depending on your paragraph style this information may only be displayed in Detailed View.

 Add a longer description which will be shown only in Detailed View. To add other paragraph functions to a paragraph, select the paragraph, and then click on the appropriate button from the right toolbar.

See Detailed View for more details.

Once added, you can edit this function in Normal (WYSIWYG) mode just like in a text editor.

 This is a great function if many of your products have similar features. For example if you sell cars, similar features could be make, model, color, and year and body style.

 A number of feature Templates for different occasions is already provided. Then click on the feature in the window below, click on the  edit button and enter your information.

 Of course you can also create your own feature templates or change the existing ones. Simply edit an existing list to suit your needs, and then click on the  button to save it by giving it a name. Now you can use this list for all paragraphs.

 Once added, you can double click on this feature to launch the wizard again or click on it to select it, and then click on the button.

 This function allows you to add a slide show of pictures to your paragraph.

When visitors click on the link to the slide show, it opens and shows the images you have added in a small slide show.

Each image can have a description and name.

 ShopFactory supports the following product discount methods. You can select from the drop down menu in the Discount Wizard:

1.  Discount price
This price will be used instead of the normal price

2.  Discount percentage
The product will be discounted by this percentage

3.  Quantity discount by – percentage
The product price will be reduced depending on the percentage you have entered for different quantities.

4.  Quantity discount - by price
The product price will be reduced depending on the price per product you have entered for different quantities.

5.  Buy this quantity – get this quantity free
Set a quantity and how many free product you will provide – such as “2 for the price of 1”

6.  Buy this quantity and get free product(s)
Offer special free products from your product range to customers who purchase certain quantities of a product.

Once added, you can double click on this feature to launch the wizard again or click on it to select it, and then click on the button.

Discounts can apply to the product only or to the product and its options. This is defined in the Miscellaneous window of Global Setting in the Settings menu.

 If you charge money for shipping on a per product basis, or if you have special handling costs for some products, you can add these fees on a per product basis.

To enter costs per product you first have to set the Shipping Wizard to “Enter my own shipping charges”.

When you click on  you can enter a shipping or handling charge for your local region and also for the Rest of the World.

You can also enable or disable shipping methods for this product, if for example a product can’t be shipped by one of the methods available.

Only methods you have set up in the Shipping Wizard can be selected.

Shipping charges added on a product level will be added to all other shipping charges – so you can either enter shipping charges only here, or you can use these fields to add extra handling, packaging or shipping charges.

 To find out how to set up different taxes, check out the Tax Wizard.

Depending on how you have set up taxes, most taxes will automatically be added to your products. If this is not the case or this product has to be adjusted, click on the tax button. You can now easily add or remove a tax from the product.