Gift Certificates Guide

Creating Gift Certificates
Customizing Your Buy Gift Certificate Buttons
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8 October 2009 Merchant Gift Certificates Guide
6. Create a style for your gift certificates.
– Color – Select this radio button, and select a color from the dropdown menu. PayPal
displays your gift certificates with the color that you selected as a background.
– Theme – Select this radio button, and select a theme from the dropdown menu. PayPal
displays your gift certificates with an etched background that corresponds to the theme
you selected.
– Logo Image URL – Enter the URL for your own button image.
Click the Preview Certificate button at any time to view an example of how your gift
certificates will look. Disable pop-up blocking software in your browser if the preview
window does not open.
For more information, see “Selecting Gift Certificate Styles” on page 10.
7. Choose a button style for you button.
For more information, see “Selecting an Image for Your Buy Gift Certificate Button” on
page 12.
8. Choose whether you want to encrypt your HTML code.
For more information, see “Security and Encryption for Buy Gift Certificate Buttons” on
page 13.
9. Click Create Button Now to create the HTML code for your Buy Gift Certificate button.
The Add a Gift Certificate button to your website page opens.
10.Copy and paste the HTML code to your website. If you choose not to encrypt your button,
HTML code will also be generated for use in emails.
To learn about advanced Buy Gift Certificate buttons, see “Customizing Your Buy Gift
Certificate Buttons” on page 8.
Customizing Your Buy Gift Certificate Buttons
The following topics show how to customize your Buy Gift Certificate buttons with special
HTML variables in the HTML button code.
z “Selecting Gift Certificate Details” on page 9
z “Selecting Gift Certificate Styles” on page 10
z “Selecting an Image for Your Buy Gift Certificate Button” on page 12
z “Security and Encryption for Buy Gift Certificate Buttons” on page 13
z “Editing Your HTML Code” on page 13