Gift Certificates Guide

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Creating Gift Certificates
Selecting Gift Certificate Styles
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Color & Theme
You can choose either a color or a theme for your gift certificates. If you do not specify a color
or theme, your gift certificates will have blue background.
To choose color instead of a theme, select the Color radio button and then select Blue, Orange,
Green, or Purple from the dropdown menu.
To choose a theme instead of a color, select the Theme radio button and then select Wedding,
New Baby, Birthday, and other themes from the drop-down menu.
To view an example of how your gift certificates will look, click the Preview Certificate
button.
Logo Image
You can display your business logo or any other image in the upper left-hand corner of your
gift certificates.
To include a logo, type the web address where the image is stored in the Logo Image field.
For best results, the image should be 45 pixels high and 295 pixels wide.
If you leave the Logo Image field blank, your gift certificates will contain the email address
for Premier accounts or your business name for Business accounts.
N OTE: PayPal recommends using a logo image stored on a secure server (https:). If you
include a logo that is not stored on a secure server, your customers may receive an error
message about unsecured contents.
Preview Certificate
The Preview Certificate button lets you review an example of your gift certificates during the
creation process.
Click the Preview Certificate button, and a pop-up window opens to display the layout of
your gift certificates, based on your current selections.
N OTE: Make sure all pop-up blocker software on your computer is disabled to preview.