1. Initial Setup and Adding Items to the Shopping Cart.
To run the program, click on the "Shopping Cart 3" icon on
your desktop.
You should see a screen similar to the one below.
Different versions of the program may have slightly different screens.
You must first remove the example shopping cart and
replace it with one of your own.
Here the name of the category to be removed is
"Example_Category".
This is shown in the drop down list box, in the top left
hand corner.
To remove this go to "Categories Options", and select
remove current category.
If you change your mind, you can bring back previous
categories by selecting "Load a saved category". Each category is saved as a
file with a .html extension.
You will be asked to enter a name for the new category. If
for example you had a video store you might call the category videos . You do
not need to add a .html extension, as the program will automatically do this for
you.
Enter values for the fields. Your must enter a value for
the item and price field or the shopping cart will not work. You are also
recommended to give each item an ID or code number. You can just ignore
the other fields and leave them blank if you do not wish to use them. Blank
fields are not shown in the shopping cart.
Graphics
There are two types of image. Thumbnail and full size.
To create a thumbnail. Create a image that is
larger than the height of the thumbnail (default 200 pixels).
Click on the button named Thumbnail and
load the image in to the shopping cart.
Click on Scale To Fit and the image
will be scaled to size.
The thumbnail will have _small added to
the name. The program will also create a new file with that name.
Sometimes it is more efficient to keep the original file
for both the enlargement and the thumbnail. In this case no extra
thumbnail file will be created.
You can use either gif or jpg
files. Include the extension name with the file. sea.jpg
from the above example.
Drop Down menus
You can give each item different options such as Color or Size.
Type the name of the option in the top box, and the options themselves below.
A new line for each option.
By adding a currency symbol such as a $ or £ sign to the
menu item, you can use the menus to select the price of the goods being bought.
For instance
Small $5
Medium $10
Large $15
leave the box where you would normally place the price of
the item blank. Unless you wish the two prices to be added together.
Adding and Deleting Items
Click on the NEW ITEM to add a new Item, and fill in the
details. Click on DELETE RECORD to delete a Item.
Viewing the Store
When viewing the store you have the option of either Store A or
B. They can be selected by clicking the View Menu in the top right hand corner
of the screen.
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