Feature
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Benefit
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Improved usability |
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Startup Wizard |
|
Makes it easy
to set up a new store by walking you through the process |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Enhanced Network Setup Wizard |
|
Actinic
automatically configures itself for most web hosting -
now including Windows servers |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Design
Wizard |
|
Makes it
easier to customise the design of your store by walking
you through the process |
Y
|
|
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Context-sensitive
'How do I' buttons |
|
Get help with
common tasks |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Layered tabs replaced with Outlook-style bars |
|
Easier to find
what you want in the user interface |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Improved error messages |
|
Understand
more easily what's gone wrong |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Vista-style UI |
|
Improved and
modernised appearance |
T
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Layout
breadcrumb trail |
|
See more
easily where you are in the structure of the page |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Look
up styles in external style sheets |
|
Greater design
flexibility, easier integration with an existing site |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
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Improved order processing |
|
|
|
| New
entry form for 'phone / mail orders |
|
Single-page
entry form for processing offline orders |
Y
|
|
Y
|
|
Postcode validation option for online orders |
|
Eliminate
address errors in orders from the web site, and improve
delivery (requires Postcode Anywhere account) |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Postcode Validation option for 'phone / mail orders |
|
Speed up
offline order entry, eliminate address errors and
improve delivery (requires Postcode Anywhere account) |
Y
|
|
Y
|
|
Desktop credit card payment option |
|
Direct credit
card payment processing for offline orders (requires
YesPay account) |
Y
|
|
Y
|
| Order
Summary tab customisation |
|
Customise the
fields and tabs shown on the Orders summary screen |
Y
|
|
Y
|
|
Customise entry form for phone/mail orders |
|
Control the
layout and content of the offline order entry form |
Y
|
|
|
| New
'next action' date field |
|
Add reminders
to orders for actions on specific dates, eg call the
customer |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Pass
orders from Actinic Ecommerce to Actinic EPOS |
|
Enables online
orders to be processed by EPOS system to enable better
stock management |
Y
|
|
Y
|
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Improved site management |
|
|
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| Tax
inclusive pricing |
|
Enter your
prices inclusive of tax and let Actinic work out the tax
for you |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Product Options Wizard |
|
Much easier to
add product options such as size and colour, and product
components |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Google
Analytics integration |
|
Track
marketing campaigns, visitor behaviour and ROI |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Ability to rename the acatalog directory |
|
The shop
directory can be given any name you choose
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Multi-user content editing |
|
More than one
person at a time can add and change products and
sections |
|
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Improved upgradeability |
|
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Enhanced upgrader |
|
Site upgrades
are more reliable and accurate |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Design-only snapshot |
|
Transfer
changed design elements to the client without affecting
other site content |
Y |
|
|
| |
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Improved Performance |
|
|
|
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Reduced performance bottlenecks |
|
Several
processes that slowed down larger sites have been
speeded up |
Y |
Y |
Y |
