Importing
Data
EROL's Data Import feature
Overview
of Data Import in EROL
What
can be imported
Preparing your data
Overview
of preparing your data
What
is an ID column
Creating
an ID column for Item Ordering
Creating
an ID column for Product Grouping
Creating
an ID column for Page Grouping
Preparing
your tax field
Creating
a style for your imported store CSV text file or Database table
Importing your data
Importing
a Comma Separated Text file
Importing
an MS Access Database
Importing
an EROL 1 Store
Importing
an EROL Small Store Edition Store
Importing
an EROL Demo
Importing
an Actinic Catalog Store
Frames
An
Overview of Frames
Frames
and your EROL store
Setting
and adjusting the frames in your store
The Page (or Main) Frame
Frame Settings
for Pages
Setting the width
of the Pages frame
Setting the height
of the Pages frame
Creating a fixed
width for your entire store
Setting the font
styles for all pages appearing in the Pages Frame
The
Toolbar Frame
Frame Settings
for Toolbars
Setting
the height of the Toolbar Frame
Using the
default toolbar
Using your
own custom toolbar
Creating
your own custom toolbar
Assigning
a default Toolbar to all new store Pages
No toolbar
The Menu Frame
Frame Settings
for Menu
Setting the size
of the menu frame
Allowing and disallowing
Menu frame scrolling
Positioning your
menu
No menu
Building a menu
page and assigning it to other pages
The Basket Frame
Frame settings
for the Basket
Setting the
height of the Basket Frame
Allowing and
disallowing Basket frame scrolling
Setting a
background image or colour for your basket
Using Basket
Cells
Using text
in place of a thumbnail product image in the basket
No Basket
Frame
Pages
An
Overview of Pages
Pages and
your EROL store
The difference
between a Page and an Item
Using Pages
Adding a page to
your store
Creating a tree-structure
with pages
Creating sub-pages
Turning existing
pages into Child Pages
Deleting a page
Types of EROL Pages
Store Pages
The EROL Home Page
Menu Pages
Toolbar Pages
Global Page Settings
Applying
a font style for all pages in your store
Setting
the width of your store pages
Setting
the width of a menu page
Setting
up a default store page
Individual Page Settings
Setting the
details and properties for a Page
Setting up a Page
Page Setup options
Naming the page
Assigning a menu
and a toolbar to a page
Assigning a Page
Loading Message to a page
Copying the settings
from another page to apply to current page
Setting the properties of a Page
Page
Properties options
Setting
the background for the Page
Adding
Scripts to your page
Inserting
custom JavaScript onto your page
Inserting
custom VB Script onto your page
Applying
CSS properties to your page
Applying
Meta Tags to your page
Advanced
control of a Page
Using the
Header & Footer for advanced HTML control
Adding HTML
in the Header and Footer fields
Items
An Overview of Items
Items and
your EROL store
The difference
between an Item and a Page
Using Items
Adding an Item
to your store
Deleting an Item
Display Items
What is a Display
Item
Adding a Display
Item
Giving the
Display Item a name
Hiding the
Display Item name
Adding a 'Description'
to a Display Item
Formatting
Display Item 'Description'
Adding an image
to a Display Item
Adding an image
to a Display Item using the image insertion area
Adding an image
to a Display Item using the EROL HTML Editor
Selecting
a Display Item template
Setting a
default Display Item template
Previewing
your Display Item
Link Items
What is a Link Item
Adding a Link Item
Giving the Link Item
a name
Hiding the Link Item
name
Linking the Link
Item to a destination
Linking a Link Item
to another Page in the store
Linking a Link Item
to an individual item on a different page
Linking a Link Item
to an individual item on the same page
Adding 'Description'
to a Link Item
Formatting Display
Item 'Description'
Adding an image to a Link
Item
Creating a rollover
image
Selecting a Link
Item template
Setting a default
Link Item template
Previewing your
Link Item
Product Items
What is a Product
Item
Adding a Product
Item
Giving the
Product Item a name
Hiding the
Product Item name
The difference
between Normal View and Expanded View
Letting the
customer purchase from the normal view only
Letting the
customer purchase from the normal view but also have an expanded view
Letting the
customer purchase from the expanded view only
Letting the
customer purchase from the normal view and the expanded view
Adding 'Description'
to a Product Item (Normal View)
Formatting
Product Item 'Description' (Normal View)
Adding a Product
Item image (Normal View)
Optimum size
for a Product Image (Normal View)
Adding a 'Description'
to a Product Item (Expanded View)
Formatting
the Product Item 'Description' (Expanded View)
Adding a Product
Item image (Expanded View)
Optimum size
for a Product image (Expanded View)
Pricing
Adding Pricing
details to your Product Item
Primary Options and Secondary
Options
Primary Options
Inserting a
product code
Inserting a
'Product Description'
Inserting a
retail price
Displaying
your prices with or without tax
Inserting a
product weight
Inserting an
Alt (alternative) Price
Displaying
the Alt Price
How the Primary
Options are displayed in the store
Adding multiple
Primary (price dependent) options
Secondary
Options
How the Secondary
Options are displayed in the store
Individual
pricing settings for each product
Individual Product Item Settings
Overriding
global Product Item settings
Altering
General Settings on an individual product
Allowing
fractional quantities
Setting a
minimum quantity
Setting measurement
units for a product
Altering
Tax Settings on an individual product
Applying
a Tax Group to a product
Displaying
your prices with or without tax
Setting individual
Product Discounts
Altering
Shipment Settings on an individual product
Applying
a flat rate shipment charge for an individual product
Adding Product
Selectors to your Product Item
Labelling
your Product Selectors
Adding a
Custom Field to your Product Item
Selecting
a Product Item template (for Normal View and Expanded View)
Previewing
your Product Item
Setting
a default Product Item template
Adding an image to an Item
Images and your
store
Inserting an image
for an item
Zoom to Fit Window
Height and Width
Putting H Space
and V Space on an image
The difference
between the main image insertion area and an image added in the HTML editor
Recommended size
for images
Recommended format
for images
Naming conventions
for images
Importing images
into the EROL images folder
Item Templates
Why use
Item Templates
What is
an Item Template
Selecting
an existing Template for an Item
Selecting
default Templates for your store
Creating
a new Item Template
The Template
Editor options pop-up
Selecting
an option for editing or creating a new template
Creating
a brand new template
Modifying
an existing template
Modifying
the template for one item only
The EROL Template Builder
Formatting
a new template
The Toggle
Buttons
The HTML Buttons
The Insert
Custom HTML Button
Modifying or
re-editing existing HTML
Moving Placeholders
and HTML Elements around the Building Area
Deleting and
Renaming Templates
The Tree & List View
The Tree View
What is the
Tree View
Pages tab (Tree
View)
Menus tab (Tree
View)
Toolbars tab
(Tree View)
Basket tab (Tree
View)
Moving Pages
around the Tree Views
Moving Pages
within the same Tree View tab
Moving Pages
across Tree View tabs
The List View
What is the
List View
Moving Items
and Layout Tables within the same List View tab
Moving Items
and Layout Tables across List View tabs
The EROL HTML Editor
Using the HTML Editor
What is the
EROL HTML Editor
Launching the
HTML Editor
Build area and
Preview area
Using the HTML
tools
Inserting a
Currency Selector dropdown
Inserting a
Search field
Inserting a
Form Field
Creating a Navigation
Dropdown
Laying out and positioning Items on the page
Using Pre-Built pages
Why use
pre-built pages
Applying
a Pre-built Page to your store
Manually laying out pages
How Manual
Layout works
Setting
initial table settings
Setting
the number of Items per row
Aligning
the Items in the table cells
Setting
the colours of the table
Creating
spaces between items in the table
Adding
horizontal lines between rows of Items
Inserting
a new Layout Table
Positioning
a new Layout Table
Adding
Header and Footer HTML to a new table
Setting
a default Layout Table
Buttons, Labels and Messages
Altering Buttons, Labels and Messages
Why
alter Buttons, Labels and Messages
Changing
HTML buttons to your own graphical buttons
Re-labelling
buttons
Changing
the labels on the Order Form
Re-wording
the warning and pop-up messages
Setting Defaults
An
overview of Defaults
What
are Defaults
Setting
up any applying Defaults
Accessing
the Defaults setup area
Page
Defaults
Product
Item Defaults
Layout
Table Defaults
Template
Defaults
Search Engine
An
overview of the EROL Search Engine
What
is the EROL Search Engine
Creating a Search Engine for your store
Inserting
a search box
Laying
out your results page
The
Order Form
An Overview of the Order Form
The EROL
order form
Accessing
the order form
Allowing
users to jump straight to the order form
Customising
the setup of the Order Form
Laying out the Order Form
Controlling the
layout of the order form
Limitations on
order form layout
Changing the
font style and size of all text in the order form
Setting the colours
for the various parts of the order form
Inserting custom
fields onto the order form
Selecting fields
to be present in the order form
The difference
between Required | Included | Not Included
Laying out and
ordering the fields on the page
What are Order
Notes
Editing and
laying out the order notes
What should
be included in the order notes
Advanced layout
control over the Order Form
Adding your
own scripts to the Order Form
Inserting custom
JavaScript onto your Order Form
Inserting custom
VB Script onto your Order Form
Applying CSS
styles to your Order Form
Adding pre-
and post- HTML formatting to the Order Form
Security
An overview
of EROL order security
Security
at the point of purchase
Preventing
tampering and verifying orders
Currency
An Overview of Currency
Note
about currency and e-commerce
Setting Currency(s)
Selecting
a base currency for your store
Offering
additional currencies
Using
static exchange rates for additional currencies
Using
live exchange rate feed for additional currencies
How
customers select their currency of choice
How
EROL Order Form deals with currency
Shipment
An Overview of Shipment
Shipment
and e-commerce
How
EROL deals with shipment
Setting up Couriers
Choosing
a default courier service
Applying
specific courier services to specific countries
Setting
up courier options
What
is a courier
Adding
a courier
Setting
a custom shipment method
What
is a zone
Adding
a zone
What
is a class
Adding
a class
Setting
shipment costs according to the weight of the order
Setting
shipment costs according to the quantity ordered
Setting
shipment costs according to total order value
Setting
shipment costs at a flat rate
How
users select their choice of shipment
Ensuring
customers are where they say they are
Applying
a shipment cost for an individual item only
Tax
An Overview of Tax
Note about tax
and e-commerce
Setting a Local Tax Rate
Applying a local tax
to your store
Applying a local tax
to your store if you are in the US
Applying a local tax
to your store if you are in Canada
Applying tax to shipment
costs
How EROL calculates shipment
tax
Including local tax in
the price of products on display
Showing prices with tax
and without tax on each item
How EROL calculates local
taxes
How EROL calculates United
States local taxes
Setting Global Tax Rate(s)
Setting a tax rate
for all countries other than your own
Setting a tax rate
for individual countries other than your own
How EROL calculates
global taxes
Tax Groups
What are Tax Groups
Creating different
tax groups
Creating different
tax groups if you are in the United States
Creating different
tax groups if you are in Canada
Applying a tax group
to an individual product
Zero Rated products
Nexus
What is Nexus
Creating different tax
groups
Creating different Nexus
if you are in the United States
Creating different Nexus
if you are in Canada
Discounts
Applying Discounts in your Store
An
overview of discounts
Applying
a global discount
Applying
individual discounts
Setting
up Payment Gateways
Using DataCash as a Payment Service Provider
What
is on the EROL CD for DataCash
The
default DataCash HTML pages
Customising
the HTML pages
Setting
up your EROL/DataCash Account
Going
Live
Using Secure Trading as a Payment Service Provider
What
is on the EROL CD for Secure Trading
The
default Secure Trading files
Customising
the HTML pages
Testing
your EROL store before going live
Setting
up your EROL/Secure Trading Account
Testing
your EROL store before going live
Going
Live
Using Worldpay as a Payment Service Provider
What
is on the EROL CD for Worldpay
The
default Worldpay HTML pages
Customising
the HTML pages
Testing
your EROL store before going live
Setting
up EROL for your Worldpay Account
Using
the Worldpay Administration area
How
to change the fields for EROL
Enabling
the five compulsory fields
Testing
your EROL store before going live
E-mail
'receipts' for you and your customer
Going
Live
Uploading
your store
Publishing your store to the web
How
EROL publishes to the web
Setting
your host details
The
different publishing options
Collating
and FTP'ing the files
Losing a connection during upload
Manually publishing your store to the web
Publishing
your store to CD-Rom
An
overview of CD-Rom publication
Publishing
your store onto a CD-Rom
Alert customers
to price changes
Backing
Up
Making
Backups
Backing
up your EROL Store
Reverting
to your backup data