RealCart User Manual
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Preface

    0.1 - How to use this Manual
    0.2 - Online FAQs
    0.3 - Online Help
    0.4 - Technical FAQ
    0.5 - Error message glossary
    0.6 - Ask RealCart

Chapter 1. Introduction to RealCart

    1.1 - How it all began
    1.2 - What is RealCart
    1.3 - How it works
        1.3.1 - The RealCart Tool bars
        1.3.2 - The RealCart Menu System
        1.3.3 - RealCart Program Options
    1.4 - How RealCart integrates into your existing site

Chapter 2. Getting Started - Quick Start Guide

    2.1 - What you will need to know before you begin
    2.2 - Installing the program
        2.2.1 - Downloading RealCart
        2.2.2 - Installing from CD-ROM
        2.2.3 - Registering your store with a RealCart key file
    2.3 - Defining your store
    2.4 - Setting up a test product
    2.5 - Configuring your checkout
    2.6 - Publishing your store
    2.7 - Working with templates and themes

Chapter 3. Defining your Store

    3.1 - Entering your company contact info
    3.2 - Entering your Site Information
    3.3 - Entering your staff's contact info
    3.4 - Regional Information
    3.5 - Defining department and store logo
    3.6 - Selecting a theme
    3.7 - Using Icq with RealCart
    3.8 - Integrating HumanClick with RealCart

Chapter 4. Working with Products

    4.1 - Product Overview - Add, Edit, Copy & Delete
    4.2 - Choosing the best product names
    4.3 - Product descriptions
    4.4 - More info link - utilizing existing product pages
    4.5 - Working with departments
        4.5.1 - Adding, Deleting and Renaming departments
        4.5.2 - All Products department
        4.5.3 - Assigning an Image
        4.5.4 - Rearranging departments
        4.5.5 - Rearranging products
        4.5.6 - Adding products
        4.5.7 - Deleting products
        4.5.8 - Creating Sub departments
    4.6 - Product pricing
        4.6.1 - Quantity Discounts
        4.6.2 - Product options
    4.7 - Product default quantity
    4.8 - Product subject to sales tax
    4.9 - Product weight
        4.9.1 - Weight and product options
        4.9.2 - Weight for downloadable products
    4.10 - Working with product options
        4.10.1 - Defining color and size choices
        4.10.2 - Defining accessory type choices
        4.10.3 - Defining a download -vs- CD-ROM choice
        4.10.4 - Defining a shipping choice
        4.10.5 - Rearranging the order of product choices
    4.11 - Working with product images
        4.11.1 - How to properly prepare images
        4.11.2 - Defining thumbnail images
        4.11.3 - Defining zoom images
        4.11.4 - Defining department images
        4.11.5 - What to avoid
    4.12 - Working with Product Features

Chapter 5. Configuring your checkout

    5.1 - Deciding which type of checkout
        5.1.1 - Utilizing the Free form mailers
              5.1.1.1 - Manually Uploading rscmail.exe
        5.1.2 - Choosing a secure payment provider
              5.1.2.1 - Authorize.net
                  5.1.2.1a - Secure Sites SIM
              5.1.2.2 - WorldPay
              5.1.2.3 - PayPal
              5.1.2.4 - BluePay
              5.1.2.5 - BeanStream
              5.1.2.6 - Other gateways
    5.2 - Configuring sales, GST and VAT tax
    5.3 - Configuring Shipping Charges
        5.3.1 - Shipping based on Weight
        5.3.2 - Shipping based on Quantity
        5.3.3 - Shipping based on Price
        5.3.4 - Shipping based on Flat Rate
        5.3.5 - Setting up FREE shipping
        5.3.6 - Downloadables and shipping
    5.4 - Configuring payment methods
    5.5 - Setting test mode
    5.6 - Testing your checkout
        5.6.1 - Error messages and what to do about them
        5.6.2 - Testing PayPal transactions

Chapter 6. Publishing your store

    6.1 - Gathering the needed information
    6.2 - Publishing with an FTP client
    6.3 - Publishing with the Publishing Wizard
        6.3.1 - Configuring your server and username
        6.3.2 - FTP Initial Directory
        6.3.3 - Other advanced FTP settings
        6.3.4 - Publishing to a test folder
    6.4 - Publishing with FrontPage or other editor
    6.5 - Publishing (copying) across a LAN

Chapter 7. Customizing your store

    7.1 - Customization of the templates
        7.1.1 - Hierarchy of templates
        7.1.2 - Embellishing the defaults
        7.1.3 - Backups are good
        7.1.4 - Places to get help
    7.2 - Tricks and tips
        7.2.1 - Easy Search Engine
        7.2.2 - FREE CGI Search Engine
        7.2.3 - Sorting the All Products page
        7.2.4 - Adding Extra thumbnails and zooms
        7.2.5 - Using BformMail.pl instead of FormMail.pl
    7.3 - Common Customizations
        7.3.1 - Changing the first page
        7.3.2 - Forcing RealCart to load to a particular product
        7.3.3 - Using RealCart as the main page of your site

Chapter 8. Working with Plug Ins

    8.1 - What is a Plug In?
        8.1.1 - PayPal Plug In
        8.1.2 - AOL Plug In
        8.1.3 - Yahoo Plug In

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