Integration Guide

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Using Your PayPal Account Profile
Tailoring the Checkout Experience
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276 September 2008 Website Payments Standard Integration Guide
PayPal Account Optional
With PayPal Account Optional turned on, people can pay by credit card without signing up for
PayPal accounts. They are offered the chance to sign up for a PayPal account by using the
address and credit card from the completed transaction, but they are not required to. PayPal
Account Optional is turned on by default for new PayPal Premiere and Business accounts.
With PayPal Account Optional turned off, people without PayPal accounts must sign up of a
PayPal account. They can pay by credit card, but they must agree to sign up for a PayPal
account before completing their transactions and making their payments.
N OTE: Only Premiere or Business accounts have PayPal Account Optional in their account
profiles. With Personal accounts, the checkout experience is as if PayPal Account
Optional were turned off.
The Checkout Experience With Account Optional Turned Off
This topic demonstrates the PayPal checkout experience for Website Payments Standard when
PayPal Account Optional is turned off. The following diagram illustrates the steps.