Totally Confused about Attributes

Hi ....

I'm trying to create an attribute and can't seem to get it to work correctly. It's so confusing to me. I have gone through this forum and instructions and have tried to create it , but I can't seem to get anything to work and am desperate for help.

I want to create a simple attribute. We have a downloadable application and also a printable version available to be sent via mail. I want to create two options. order by download for the base price and the other option is the printable version, shipped by mail at an additional cost of 53 dollars. This would be consistent through-out many sections of the cart. I want to be able to add it into all the products that this applies too. I created the option By Download and another By Mail, but I can't seem to get it to show up on the product. I tried with a test product at first. I look at the options manager and value manager, and I'm just confused. I have read the FAQ and the forum and I still don't get it. Can someone make this easier and clearer for me as to how I can set this up into the cart? I would even be willing to pay for the help to get this set up into the cart, because I'm on a serious deadline.

thanks,
Kinget.

Update...(the forum wouldn't let me edit my question)

I figured out the attributes question...thanks just the same, however, it proposed another problem, which I don't know would be a shipping or an attribute question. The idea is that the topic by mail, has additional shipping via fed ex, while the standard download has only free shipping, because it's download only. Upon checkout if you select the ship by mail option, the free shipping still shows up. Is there a way to have only the shipping show up for the shipping option? Or do I have to create two categories...one product category for downloads and the other for mail, which is already setup, and doesn't incur the free shipping option. The idea, though, was that having just one product listed with the two options would be more convenient and less tedious for navigation for a potential customer. Any ideas how to conquer this? Again, I would be willing to pay for any additional expertise or programming required.

Thanks,
Kinget

kinget:

Hi ....

I'm trying to create an attribute and can't seem to get it to work correctly. It's so confusing to me. I have gone through this forum and instructions and have tried to create it , but I can't seem to get anything to work and am desperate for help.

I want to create a simple attribute. We have a downloadable application and also a printable version available to be sent via mail. I want to create two options. order by download for the base price and the other option is the printable version, shipped by mail at an additional cost of 53 dollars. This would be consistent through-out many sections of the cart. I want to be able to add it into all the products that this applies too. I created the option By Download and another By Mail, but I can't seem to get it to show up on the product. I tried with a test product at first. I look at the options manager and value manager, and I'm just confused. I have read the FAQ and the forum and I still don't get it. Can someone make this easier and clearer for me as to how I can set this up into the cart? I would even be willing to pay for the help to get this set up into the cart, because I'm on a serious deadline.

thanks,
Kinget.