Short Term Global Discount -How Please?

We have recently taken over a site that hasn't traded for a month or two and we want to kick start trade with a Short Term Global Discount, but I am abit confused as to how to go about it, and whether I have to place all products into a group or not?, which might be laborius to say the least.

I am still new to shopping carts as a whole, but am learning.
I used another cart (an open source one) and it was very simple, however in Actinic I am floundering, but need to stick with Actinic...

If I can trust one page in the help, ignoring all others please quote it to me.
My Actinic Version is: 7.0.7.0.0.0.HCFA

THE BASIC REQUIREMENT IS:
I want to give a 15% discount off the order value, for ALL products, for a given period of time.

Is there an easy way to do this?

Thanks

[leehack]

Have a look into setting up a 'coupon code', you can set a discount for anyone that uses it and you could easily advertise what it is on your site to get some business coming in.

[croptopmartin]

using coupons

but this requires a customer to enter a coupon code, which then brings the numpties who will forget to enter the code and then be emailing that they didn't get their discount... Isn't there a way (thought i already asked this) to just apply a global discount at cart or checkout, until a given date?

[jont]

but this requires a customer to enter a coupon code, which then brings the numpties who will forget to enter the code and then be emailing that they didn't get their discount... Isn't there a way (thought i already asked this) to just apply a global discount at cart or checkout, until a given date?

In the Discounts and Surcharges setting click onto the "order level" tab .. here you can set the trigger (£0.01 = 15) for Cart Value Excluding Tax with Type = Percentage. Deselect the "Requires Coupon Code" and set the restriction dates accordingly

[leehack]

Isn't there a way (thought i already asked this) to just apply a global discount at cart or checkout

Im not very good at reading English that i don't see, Je suis tres desole.

I was thinking along the lines of advertising the fact in the header for example, where it could be seen on every page, including the page where the numpties as you call them will still be able to see it.

If it's applied at cart level, they won't know on hitting your site if you haven't told them, i was thinking along the lines of a promotional message illustrating the fact, drawing attention to it.

Once again sorry for the misread, my GCSE English has been put to shame. Je suis tres desole. lo siento.

[jont]

Je suis tres desole. lo siento.

Hmmmmmm....

I've heard it all before.

"Ik ben droevig, Sono spiacente, Perdóname"

Had you more of a Steps fan Lee?

[leehack]

Pero no Jonty, puedo hablar mas mejor espanol que ingles. He vivido en Alcudia, Majorca.

Je crois c'est la meme en francais aussi.

[jont]

I live in Derbyshire but still recognise outright plagiarism of Madonna lyrics when I see it

[leehack]

Je crois que tu penses beaucoup, peut-etre un peu plus que tu dois, je n'ai pas besoin de 'madonna lyrics', je peux parler francais/espanol moi-meme.

[jont]

Yeah, yeah.. time to out yourself my friend ... c'mon .. admit you are a closet Madonna fan and not hide behind the foreign language. The more you protest the more guilty you appear

[leehack]

LOL, je renonce, comme j'ai dit, j'ai eu l'habitude de vivre en majorca

[leehack]

Madonna, hmmm, despues cuando tengo veinte anos, pero ahora - no no.

[jont]

LOL, je renonce, comme j'ai dit, j'ai eu l'habitude de vivre en majorca

I knew I would beat a confession out of you soon or later.

My excuse is that Mrs Jont saw the thread and spotted the lyrics... honest guv'nor

[leehack]

LOL you've gone off on such a tangent it's untrue i havent written a single thing from Madonna apart from answering your incorrect assumptions. I certainly wouldn't quote her lyrics FFS.

I can speak French and Spanish as i was trying to tell you, i have lived in Majorca previously. Now i've learnt i can write lyrics for Madonna according to you, i might assess a career change lol.

[leehack]

LOL, je renonce, comme j'ai dit, j'ai eu l'habitude de vivre en majorca

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LOL, i give up, like i said i have lived in Majorca.