Equinux iSale 5.9.7 Manual de usuario

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OverviewIn this chapter, we will give you a broad overview of iSale’s user interface. After reading this, you’ll be familiar with concepts such as the

To create a new library:‣Select File > New Library‣Click the new library’s name‣Enter a name for the library‣Hit ReturnTIP We recommend storing y

TIP You can create Smart Groups to find specific types of auctions you would like to move to your archive library (e.g. finished auctions older than

All themes display your auctions as virtual Polaroids containing the primary picture of each auction. You can change the style by clicking the pin sym

Deleting AuctionsAuctions can be removed from a group or deleted completely. To delete a single auction from iSale: ‣Select the auction to delete ‣Cli

eBay / eBay PreviewThe “eBay Preview“ tab shows the auction as it will appear on eBay. As soon as your auction is submitted to eBay, iSale will dis-pl

Getting StartedBefore you can go ahead and create your first auc-tion, iSale needs to know which eBay account to use. You may also want to set some de

Note eBay’s Authentication Token is valid for a limited time, so you’ll need to request a new one from time to time. Once a token expires, iSale will

Setting Up an AuctionIn this chapter, you will learn how to set up an auc-tion with iSale using templates, smart date and various shipping options. Re

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To turn edit mode on or off:‣Click the auction you want to edit to select it.‣Click the Edit button in the bottom part of the window.Auction TitleAfte

To mark your auction as private:‣Select the “Private Auction” option next to the Quantity field.eBay SiteWith the “eBay Site” option, you can choose t

Second CategoryeBay lets you offer your item in more than one category. This op-tion is fully supported by iSale.To choose a second category:‣Click th

To view current listings, please complete the following:‣Choose the category which best suits your item‣From the category path, choose the level to wh

Item SpecificseBay offers a way to assign item-specific attributes to your auction listing. These attributes vary from category to category and are as

Return PolicyYou may also want to specify your return conditions (and some eBay sites & categories may even require a return policy). Specifying a

Click and enter the starting price.When setting your price, please keep in mind that eBay fees are calculated based on the starting price of your auct

In the above example, potential buyers could suggest any price below 100!US-$. If the suggested price is 60!$ or less, the offer will be automatically

For example, define Saturday 10 p.m., as your preferred end date and iSale will automatically show you the day and time your auc-tion should be starte

PaymentWhen determining the payment options, you should only offer what you are ready to accept.To specify the payment options, please complete the fo

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‣Click the small grey arrow next to “National Shipping Options”‣Choose the desired shipping service‣Set the shipping cost for your item‣If you specif

‣Click the small grey arrow next to “Calculated Shipping Details”‣Insert the appropriate information.Shipping InsuranceDecide whether you would like t

‣Choose “Hidden” if you would like to have an invisible counter. The counter is hidden from your bidders. You can see the counter anytime by logging i

Please see “Appendix: Preferences” for more information on how to set up a Macbay account in iSale.Using an FTP ServerOwners and users of FTP web serv

Creating your DescriptionNow that you’re done with all the eBay options,let’s create a shiny description of your itemand style it with one of iSale’s

Select a TemplateAny template can be applied to any auction (unless it is a non-template auction, s. below).To select a template for an auction:‣Choos

Modifying the LayoutEach template provides a number of textboxes and picture zones forming the layout of the template. This layout can be modified, ei

To remove an element from the layout:‣Click a layout element to select it‣Click the „X“ in the upper-left corner of the selected elementClick to remov

Edit Your Item DescriptionAfter applying a template, you can start editing your item descrip-tion.To edit an item description:‣Click the Edit button l

To check for new templates manually:‣Choose “Check for New Templates“ from the “iSale 5“ menuIf the automatic or manual template check does not result

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‣Turn off edit mode.iSale will display a rendered version of your code closely resem-bling what your description will look like on the eBay website.Fo

Adding PictureseBay is no different than any catalog or market-place: Potential buyers want to see what they are buying. Quality photos are worth thei

A media selection dialog will appear.To insert photos from your hard drive:‣Navigate to the right folder‣Select the desired photo‣Click Openor (when n

‣Direct your iSight on your item (or hold the item in front of your built-in iSight) ‣Use “Freeze” / ”Continue” in the left corner to see the item tem

Scaling and CroppingiSale automatically optimizes your images before they are trans-ferred to eBay or your desired picture service. These images are s

To set an image as a gallery picture in a template auction:‣In a template auction, click a picture, then select the “Use as gal-lery image” optionSele

Picture HintsThe following guidelines can be useful when taking photos: ✦Photograph your items yourself, do not take photos from bro-chures. This

Adding VideosIn order to present your items in the best light and from every perspective, iSale even allows you to enhance your auction descriptions w

Step 3: Enter information about your videoA page will open where you can enter information about the video.Type in the required information about your

Step 6: Add a video placeholder to your auctionIn iSale, select your auction, switch to the Description tab, and go to Edit mode. Open the Layout pane

Welcome to iSale!iSale lets you auction items on eBay from an easy to use virtual podium. With iSale, the wonderful world of eBay auctioning lays at y

Research AssistantInstead of composing your item description from scratch, you can use iSale’s research assistant to use material from Delicious Libra

To start a search:‣Enter a search term in the search box at the upper left‣Hit ReturniSale will start searching the web, your Delicious library, and e

Creating ClipsTo store text or an image as a clip:‣Select Web Research from the sidebar on the left‣Select text or move the mouse over the imageTwo ic

Current Research GroupsGroups can be used to organize your clip library according to eBay categories or from other perspectives.To create or delete gr

Review and SubmitNow that your draft auction is completed, it just has to be sent to eBay. iSale offers many features to ease this process and keep yo

Submit Your AuctionIf you’re satisfied with your auction’s appearance, you can put it on-line. Submitting an auction involves two reviews by iSale and

all eBay policies. If there are any problems, they will be displayed in an error message.If eBay does not throw any errors or warnings, iSale will dis

Running AuctionsNow that your auction is up and running, you will want to track its status. This chapter tells you how to keep an overview of your sal

To manually update the status:‣Click Status in the upper right-hand corner of the iSale windowThis will update the status of all running and ended auc

TIP For more information about iCal, please refer to “iCal Help” in the iCal Help menu.Watch Your Auctions in DashboardTo use the iSale Dashboard Wid

IntroductioniSale provides a unique set of features to makeselling at eBay easier and more successful than ever.Beautify Your Auctions With iSale Temp

To change the sort order:‣Click the “i“ at the bottom right‣Choose the sorting criteria from the pop-up menu‣Click DoneYou can jump directly from the

Finished AuctionsWhen an auction is finished, iSale will retrieve addi-tional sales details from eBay, such as the final sell-ing price, buyer’s name

If the item was not purchased:✦Banderole: The blue banderole with the word “Finished” will be replaced with the word “Unsold”.✦Auction list: The au

After Sales FeaturesOnce your auction has ended, there are two possi-ble scenarios: You have not been able to sell your item and would like to give it

TIP If you want to see the location of specific buyers only, create a group or a smart group for them. Select the group before you click the "Lo

✦List – detailed: A more detailed list including the primary picture of your auctions✦Auction – Delivery note: A personal message for your buy

Contact“Contact“ shows a list of all auctions for which the buyer has not yet been contacted.To contact the buyer of a sold auction:‣Select your sold

Appendix: PreferencesThe preferences can be used to configure the default options for new auctions as well as some general settings.To access the pref

To change the picture for a specific user:‣Click Edit… next to the picture‣Drag a picture into the windowor‣Click Choose…!to choose a picture file fro

AuctionsThe “Auctions“!tab packages all auction-specific settings. It fea-tures the following sub-tabs:✦Details✦Location✦Payment✦ShippingAll parameter

View Your Live AuctionVisit your live auction directly within iSale. Get all the information you need right now, without accessing the eBay website. W

PicturesiSale supports four picture services. When using the eBay Picture Service, eBay will charge you for each additional picture published with you

To use Picasa Web Albums to upload your pictures:‣Select iSale 5 > Preferences…, and click Pictures‣Switch the picture service to “Picasa Web Album

There are several settings to be made, each of which is explained in detail below.To upload pictures via FTP, please do the following:‣Select iSale 5

‣The FTP connection is closed‣The “HTTP Picture Path“ is combined with the name of the up-loaded test file to create a complete URL (e.g. http://myser

FileMakeriSale’s research assistant can search FileMaker databases.To access a FileMaker database:‣Provide the database name, path, and layout name‣Li

‣Provide your username and password‣Click LoginNow iSale is ready to display auctions on your Facebook account. Next, you need to add iSale to your fa

‣Check the appropriate boxSmart Dates are dates which can be used for starting auctions at a certain time (e.g. at 11pm), regardless of when the aucti

For more information on using “Smart Dates“, please see “Creating an auction“.Address BookThe settings in this tab allow you to automatically transfer

Appendix: Import/ExportiSale now offers a variety of methods to export ex-isting auctions or import item descriptions. iSale searches eBay for product

To import a CSV file created with Turbo Lister:‣“File“ > “Import“ > “Turbo Lister CSV“‣Locate your CSV file and open itCSV Field DescriptionThe

InstallationInstall iSale 5Before you can start auctioning, iSale must be installed on your hard drive.If you bought the retail version of iSale:‣Inse

KeyFormatDescriptionhasBeenContactedNumber0=NO1=YEShasBeenPaidNumber0=NO1=YEShasBeenShippedNumber0=NO1=YESdidProvideFeed-backNumber0=NO1=YESsalesNotes

Appendix: Create Your Own TemplatesThis appendix explains how to create individual templates for iSale in just five simple steps.iSale 5 offers a rang

✦eqThumbnail.png contains the thumbnail image displayed in iSale‘s template chooser.✦head.png contains the image at the top of an auction✦foot.jpg

The FooterThe footer will appear at the bottom of each new auction based on your template.To create a footer file, please complete the following steps

Modify Meta informationYour template will need to be stored on a public webserver so it can be loaded every time someone views your auction.The templa

To modify the template version, please complete the following steps:‣Open the file eqTemplate.html in your preferred text editor‣Locate the meta tag e

✦auctionFoot✦eqLayoutContainer✦pageContent✦title✦endTextTo change the CSS, please complete the following steps:‣Open the file eqTemplate.html in your

Step 4: Upload Your TemplateAfter you successfully created the images and modified the code, it's time to put your template online.Upload Using F

Appendix: Create Your Own Print TemplatesIn addition to custom auction templates, you may also create your own print templates. Produce indi-vidual pr

To create a Resources folder, please do the following:‣Create a new folder inside your template folderStep 2: Specify Meta DataAll meta data of a temp

Migrate Auctions to iSale 5When iSale 5 is started for the first time, your iSale 3/4 auction files will be automatically migrated into the new iSale

✦ENDDATE contains the auction’s end date (or the sold date, if applicable)✦PAYMENTOPTIONS contains the available payment options✦SHIPTOLOCATIONS cont

Please make sure that the background colors are specified in two CSS classes (.rowLight and .rowDark) like this:<style type="text/css" me

Step 5: Test DriveNow you can print out an auction list using your new print tem-plate.To print your first auction list:‣Choose File > Print…‣Selec