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Use Standalone products when options you add do not affect your inventory.

To Manage Standalone Options

1. Log in to your Account Manager.
2. Click Quick Shopping Cart.
3. In the Quick Shopping Cart list, click Launch next to the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to manage.
4. From the Manage menu, in the Catalog section, select Products.
5. Click the name of the product you want to edit, or click Add Product from the Tasks pane to add a new product. The Product Editor window displays.
6. Specify the Product Type.

   NOTE: If you select Configurable Variations, see Assigning Configurable Options below.

7. If necessary, expand the Options section by clicking +.
8. In the Options section, select from the list of available options, and then click Add.
   
   When you select an option, a box displays the option's values. For example, if you select Color, the values might be Red, Blue, Green, etc.
9. Select the options and values you want to apply to the product.
10. (Optional) Set any price increase or decrease you want to apply to each option.
11. Click OK to save your product.
12. Publish your store to reflect any changes.

NOTE: You can add new options by clicking Add Option and specifying details about it.

Use Configurable Options to track inventory or to create configurable products. For more information about Configurable Variations and how to use them, see Tips for Using Options in Quick Shopping Cart.

After assigning Configurable Variation options to a product, you need to generate the Product Variations Grid, and you might want to change the order in which your configurable options display.

To Manage Configurable Variation Options

1. Log in to your Account Manager.
2. Click Quick Shopping Cart.
3. In the Quick Shopping Cart list, click Launch next to the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to manage.
4. From the Manage menu, in the Catalog section, select Products.
5. Click the name of the product you want to edit or click Add Product from the Tasks pane to add a new product. The Product Editor window displays.
6. In the Product Type field, select Configurable Variations.
7. If you want to track inventory on your options, click Yes next to Inventoried.
8. If necessary, expand the Options section by clicking +.
9. From the Options section, in the Configurable Options area, select from the list of available options, and then click Apply.
   
   For each option name you apply, a box including the option's choices displays. For example, if you add Color as an option, the option's choices might be Red, Blue, Green, etc.

   NOTE: You can specify up to four Configurable Options.

10. Select the options and option choices you want to apply to the product.
11. (Optional) Set any price increase or decrease you want to apply to each option.
12. In the Product Variations Grid area, click Generate Grid and configure the grid. For more information, see Using the Product Variations Grid in Quick Shopping Cart.
13. Click OK to save your product.
14. Publish your store to reflect any changes.

Quick Shopping Cart lets you associate unique pricing with the options you assign to a product. For instance, you can charge more for a specific color of a product when customers select that color from your product's options.

To Manage Option-Based Pricing

1. Log in to your Account Manager.
2. Click Quick Shopping Cart.
3. In the Quick Shopping Cart list, click Launch next to the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to manage.
4. From the Manage menu, in the Catalog section, select Products.
5. Click the name of the product you want to edit or click Add Product from the Tasks pane to add a new product. The Product Editor window displays.
6. Select the option you want to associate with the pricing, and from the drop-down menu of pricing options, select one of these options:
   • Don't change price — Pricing remains the same despite the option
   • Increase price by — In the field that displays with this option, enter an amount to add to the price
   • Decrease price by — In the field that displays with this option, enter an amount to subtract from the price
7. Click OK to save your product.
8. Publish your store to reflect any changes.

Quick Shopping Cart lets you associate unique images with the options you assign to a product. For instance, you can display a specific color of a product when customers select that color from your product's options.

To Manage Option-Based Images

1. Log in to your Account Manager.
2. Click Quick Shopping Cart.
3. In the Quick Shopping Cart list, click Launch next to the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to manage.
4. From the Manage menu, in the Catalog section, select Products.
5. Click the name of the product you want to edit or click Add Product from the Tasks pane to add a new product. The Product Editor window displays.
6. Verify that you have two or more images associated with the product. If you do not, then you need to associate two or more images with the product in your Media Gallery > Multi-Image tab. This is found in the Images section of your Product Editor page.
7. In the Options section, select the Standard or Configurable option you want to associate with an image, then select the image you want to associate with the option from the drop-down menu of image options.
8. Click OK to save your product.
9. Publish your store to reflect any changes.