PayPal instructions

jennifer.hildebrand@att.net jennifer.hildebrand@att.net
Sat, 15 Feb 2003 09:56:12 PST
OK, everyone, here's my stab at instructions to use PayPal.

If you don’t already have a PayPal account, you’ll need to establish one.  Here 
are some guidelines for establishing an account IF YOU LIVE IN THE UNITED 
STATES (international account instructions follow).

1. Go to http://www.paypal.com/.  In a yellow box about halfway down the page you’ll 
see a link inviting you to sign up for a FREE PayPal account.  Click on it.

2. The application is one page.  It asks for the basic information: name, 
address, email address, security password, etc.  

3. Near the bottom of the application, it will ask if you want to upgrade to a 
PREMIER account.  Unless you want to accept credit card payments from others 
through your account, you do not need to do this.  Be aware that if you do 
upgrade to a premier account, PayPal will charge a fee of about 88 cents (US) 
for every $20 (US) that you receive. 

4. Before you click “Sign Up”, be sure to check the boxes indicating that 
you’ve read and agree to PayPal’s User Agreement and Privacy Policy and their 
Legal Disputes section of the User Agreement.

5. Submit your application.  PayPal will email you a confirmation code.  Go to 
your email account and get their email — it should be from confirm@paypal.com.  
Within the email will be a “click here” link – click on it.  It will take you 
to a PayPal page where you will be asked to confirm your PayPal password.

6. You’ll get a message telling you that you have confirmed your email 
address.  Click on “continue”.

7. You’ll be taken to a “Personal Account Overview”.  On the left are two 
links, one allowing you to “Add Credit Card” and one allowing you to “Add Bank 
Account”.  Once you have provided the information indicated, you’ll be prepared 
to send away much of your money over the internet!


IF YOU DO NOT LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES:
1. Go to http://www.paypal.com/.  In a yellow box about halfway down the page you’ll 
see a link inviting you to sign up for a FREE PayPal account.  Click on it.

2. You’ll be taken to a page that says “Personal Account Sign Up”.  In the 
upper right hand corner, there is a link for “International Sign Up”.  Click on 
it.

3. You’ll be asked to select your home country.

4. You’ll be asked to provide the basic information: name, address, email 
address, security password, etc.  You’ll also be asked to select a “Primary 
Currency”.  If you’re establishing this account solely for the purposes of PBS 
payments or payments to United States accounts, select United States dollars.  
If not, BE SURE, when making payments, to change your currency to United States 
dollars.

5. Near the bottom of the application, it will ask if you want to upgrade to a 
PREMIER account.  Unless you want to accept credit card payments from others 
through your account, you do not need to do this.  Be aware that if you do 
upgrade to a premier account, PayPal will charge a fee of about 88 cents (US) 
for every $20 (US) that you receive. 

6. Before you click “Sign Up”, be sure to check the boxes indicating that 
you’ve read and agree to PayPal’s User Agreement and Privacy Policy and their 
Legal Disputes section of the User Agreement.

7. Sorry – this was as far as I could go!  Hopefully the rest of the 
international sign up process is like that for United States accounts outlined 
above.  If you run into problems, maybe we can get some of our other 
international members to help out.  Good luck!


If you already have a PayPal account, follow these steps TO MAKE A PAYMENT:
1. Go to http://www.paypal.com/ and login to your account.

2. PayPal has recently updated their User Agreement, so if you haven’t already 
indicated your acceptance of the new policy, you’ll be taken to a User 
Agreement page.  If you agree with the new policy, check the boxes and click 
continue.

3. You’ll be taken to your “Personal Account Overview”.  There are five tabs at 
the top of the page, the second of which is “Send Money”.  Click it.

4. You’ll be asked to provide the RECIPIENT’S EMAIL ADDRESS.  PBS payments 
should be sent to mine, jennifer.hildebrand@att.net.  You’ll also be asked for 
an AMOUNT and the CURRENCY.  ALWAYS SEND US UNITED STATES DOLLARS.  You’ll also 
be asked for the “TYPE” of payment you’re making – it really doesn’t matter, 
but you may as well choose “Service”.  You can opt to include a “Subject” or 
a “Note” — to help my record keeping, it would be nice if you could indicate 
something like “Jennifer Hildebrand, membership renewal, 2003”.  Click 
on “Continue”.

5. The next page will display what you’ve entered.  Confirm that you’ve typed 
correctly the email address and the amount you are sending.  You will also be 
asked to confirm the source of the funds — it doesn’t matter to us if you send 
money from a credit card or a bank account.  The last section asks 
for “Shipping Information” — check the box for “No shipping address required.”

6. If you’ve sent money successfully, you’ll get a message telling you 
that “You have sent cash!”


Hope these directions help.  If there is anything that is unclear, or if you 
run into any problems, please let me know.  I’ll do what I can to help.

Jennifer


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