Integration Guide

Single-Item Payments – Buy Now Buttons
Creating Advanced Buy Now Buttons on the PayPal Website
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38 June 2012 PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide
 “Avoiding Problems With Pasted HTML Code” on page 52
The Basic Steps for Using the Button Creation Tool With Buy Now Buttons
The button creation tool for Buy Now buttons is a single webpage with three sections:
 Step 1: Choose button type and enter payment details – This section lets you specify the
details of your Buy Now button. You can specify product options that buyers can choose,
and you can specify item-specific charges for shipping and tax.
 Step 2: Track inventory, profit and loss (optional) – This section lets you control
whether to save your button in your PayPal account. If you save your button, you can enter
information that PayPal uses to track inventory and to track your profit and loss on the
item.
 Step 3: Customize advanced features (optional) – This section lets you work with
advanced features of Buy Now buttons, including letting buyers change item quantities. If
you are familiar with HTML programming and the advanced HTML variables supported
by PayPal Payments Standard buttons, you can enter them here.
One section at a time is open for you to work with. To work with another section, click its step
bar to expand it.
You can switch between the sections as often as you like, until you click the Create Button
button at the bottom of the page. Then, PayPal generates the code for your button and displays
it on the You are viewing your button code page. Copy the code and paste it onto your
webpage, and your payment button is complete.
Saving Buy Now Buttons in Your PayPal Account
By default, the button creation tool saves payment buttons in your PayPal account. The tool
saves your button and generates the code when you click the Create Button. You must copy
and paste the generated code onto your webpages, whether or not you save your button at