Integration Guide

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The PayPal Shopping Cart – Add to Cart and View Cart Buttons
Creating Advanced PayPal Shopping Cart Buttons on the PayPal Website
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– Select the Use a flat rate amount radio button if you have not set up sales tax calculations
for your account or you want to exclude the item from automatic calculation of taxes.
In the text box, enter a fixed amount that will be added to the taxes for purchases that
include the item. Enter zero (0.00) for non-taxable items. The currency for the amount
that you enter is the same as the currency for the item.
For more information, see “Automatic Calculation of Sales Tax” on page 285.
9. If you have additional details to specify for your button, such as option fields or a custom
payment page style that has your own logo and colors, click the Add More Options button
and follow the instructions for “Page 2 – Adding More Details to the PayPal Shopping Cart
Button” on page 223.
– or –
If you entered all the details and options for your button, go to “Copying and Pasting
PayPal Shopping Cart Code With JavaScript Disabled” on page 227.
Page 2 – Adding More Details to the PayPal Shopping Cart Button
Use the PayPal Shopping Cart – Page 2 page to specify the following additional details for
your button with JavaScript disabled.
1. Add option fields to your button.
Option fields lets buyers select or specify options when they purchase the item, such as
color or size. Options must not change the price of the item.
Add to Cart buttons can have one or two option fields. You can use a dropdown menu, with
choices that you specify, or a text box, in which buyers type their option choice.
– Option Field Type – Select either “drop-down menu” or “text box” as the type of option
field.
– Option Name – Enter the name of your option, for example, “Size” or “Color”. Enter no
more than 60 characters.
– Drop-Down Menu Choices – (if applicable) If you selected “dropdown menu” as the
type of option, enter your menu choices. Choices cannot exceed 30 characters. Use a
carriage return (press ENTER) to separate choices. Enter no more than 10 choices.
2. Choose a button style for your View Cart button.
Select the radio button next to the image that you want to use. The image that you select is
hosted by PayPal.