Creating Buy Now and Donation Buttons

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How Buy Now and Donations Work

How Buy Now and Donations Work

Bob, who is new to PayPal, is going to make a purchase or a donation on Alice s Used Books 

website. Depending on the PayPal Account Optional setting Alice has chosen in the Website 

Payments Preferences of her Profile, Bob s purchasing experience may differ from what is 

shown here. 

The following example depicts the flow that occurs when PayPal Account Optional is turned off, and the 

user must create a PayPal account to complete the transaction.

For more information about the PayPal Account Optional setting, see 

Chapter 4,  Account 

Optional

. 

What Your Customer Sees

Step 1: Bob goes to Alice's website and clicks Buy Now or Donations.

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