PayPal Button into a Google Form

[WestminsterMOPS]

Hello,

I am attempting to enter a PayPal button on my Google Form.  I followed a posted suggestion of inserting the email code as an HTML image however I get the following message:

We can't find the image at that URL.

• Please check the address for typing errors.
• Make sure the image is public. If your image is protected by a password, or on an internal network, we will not be able to read it.

I am a complete novice at this.  Can something please assist me?!?!

Thank you!

Ami

[snowshoe]

We would need to see an example of what you have done so far.

[WestminsterMOPS]

Thank you for the reply.  My setup is very very simple.  

1) Buy Now buttin

2) I entered an Item Name and Price

3) No customize button, no tax, no shipping

4) Selected the Use my secure merchant ID

5) Did nothing in Step 2 or Step 3

I then copied the email link info and pasted into my Google form using the suggested Insert as HTML picture.  I cannot find a insert as link option on Google Forms.  But even if I use this email link is other documents the button never appears.

I am working on a Mac/Safari.

Thanks,

Ami

[snowshoe]

When you use the email version of the item button code, there is no button graphic per say as all you have is the text or hyperlink.

Basically this is all you would get from PayPal:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XXXNNNXXXNNN

 If you wanted to use just a text type link, it would need to look like this:

<a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=M4KY27K5P9YDC">Buy Now</a>

 If you wanted an image to click on, it would be something link this.

<a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=M4KY27K5P9YDC"><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynow_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"></a>

 You may also want to visit the Google Community for additional assistance.  Once you have the PayPal code you need, how that code is used by other web sites or hosts can vary quite a bit.  That's why you need to check with other users use are familar with Google Forms.