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This table provides a summary of the ecommerce features new to version 7, broken down by application.

Feature
	Cat	Bus	Dev	O.M.
Advanced Store Merchandising
Specify minimum value of order				x
Specify maximum value of order				x
Add surcharges				x
Make discounts and surcharges time-expiring				x
Restrict discounts and surcharges to specific payment methods				x
Apply a comprehensive range of discounts and surcharges to any product or group of products eg ‘3 for the price of 2’, ‘BOGOF’ etc	x			x
Restrict discounts to specific customer groups	x			x
Have discounts triggered by entering a coupon code	x			x
Enhanced Customer Service
Add custom email templates e.g. 'product out of stock'
Colour-code orders
Change order quantities on the desktop
Enter and process telephone, fax, post and email orders on the desktop				x
Add new items to an order on the desktop				x
Add comments to orders				x
Include thumbnail images in the search results				x
Enforce agreement with terms and conditions				x
Faster loading of orders when there are large numbers of orders in the database	x			x
Enhancements for site development
Updated look and feel
Toolbars customizeable, moveable and dockable
Single installer can install any of the main products
New 'Quick Start Tutorial' guide				x
Real-time resizeable preview window				x
Properties of selected objects always visible.				x
Alternative screen layouts				x
Display the same product in more than one place in the catalogue				x
Open any image in the catalogue in your image editor by a right-click menu selection				x
Insert fragments containing text, product links and additional images anywhere in the catalogue				x
Only show fragments to specific customer groups	x			x
Accelerated customer account creation when there is only one buyer	x			x
Improved Online Marketing & Commercial Protection
Anti-spam email measures				x
Update to search engine performance features				x
Increased value as Standard
Support for downloadable products such as images, documents, software and MP3 music	option			x
Link for Sage Line 50 and QuickBooks included as standard (fm v7.0.1 onwards).	x			x
Increased value as Standard
SMTP user name and password validation supported for mail servers that require it.
Operations controlled by Customvars put into the standard UI				x
Ability to switch to test mode so that test web sites can be created
/q (Quit) option added to external activation				x
Manage different minor versions of Actinic sites from the same installation	x	x		x
Feature