Frequently Asked Questions
On the right side of the screen towards the top there is a computer icon with a link titled "My Account Login". Click this link to go to the login page. Enter
your user id and password and click the login button. This will allow you access to all of our secured search and ordering tools. (back to top)
We just made your experience with Tech Data simpler. We have standardized our returns policy which in turn will enhance your customer experience with Tech Data. This simplified policy will allow Tech Data to provide you, our valued customer, consistent returns information in a timely fashion. This enhancement will improve efficiencies while maintaining the highest quality of performance. For more information, please visit our Returns Policy or see our Returns FAQs. (back to top)
We have product aisles across the top of each page. You can drill down through these categories to the subcategory, then down to attributes to find the products you're looking for.
Our search engine returns results based on relevancy (those products most relevant to the search keywords appear nearest to the top). Results are also based on a list of synonyms
commonly substituted for search keywords entered. We have a "Did you mean" tool to display possible spelling corrections/suggestions. In addition, our search results are unlimited.
(Note: The "Legacy" searches still have a limit of 600 products.) (back to top)
The Tech Data website is designed with resellers in mind, crafted to provide you with valuable upsell and cross-sell opportunities to engage your customer and increase your business. You can use these
features to more effectively sell add-on products. (back to top)
Our search engine will help you find the product you're looking for faster which will help with your productivity. Also, by displaying additional information such as Featured Products,
Top Sellers, May We Suggest, and People Who Bought This Item Also Bought..., we will show you items that are relevant to the purchase you're already making. These are items you may have
overlooked or not even considered that you're customer may also need. Knowledge of these items could help you make that extra sale to your customer. (back to top)
The configuration tools are still there, located on the left side bar under the Support heading. (back to top)
The old search tools will be phased out as they are limited in their functionality. The newer search tools provide unlimited search results, "Did You Mean?" and Thesaurus suggestions. (back to top)
Yes, our page names haven't changed so you will still be able to use your old bookmarks. (back to top)
All of the content still exists. The information from the home page is provided in the links at the top of our site and within the left side bar. (back to top)
Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape's browsers are still supported on our site. (back to top)
We have tutorials on the site to walk you through the search functionality and site navigation. (back to top)
These items are derived from analyzing patterns of invoices across all resellers to identify most prevalent items in a given category. Relevancy is based upon navigation throughout the site.
Top Sellers can be most effectively utilized as an aid in helping you identify the hot selling items to your end user. (back to top)
These are items published by both manufacturers and our product marketing teams to provide relevant add-ons related to products being purchased. Recommendations will vary from time to time based upon
industry trends, special deals, and other factors to provide extra tools. (back to top)
These are items that may be of interest based on category selected, new items stocked, or special offerings from vendors. (back to top)
These are items identified by analyzing the purchasing habits of our resellers. The most frequent combinations are provided as potential add-on sales opportunities to use with your end user. (back to top)
As part of Tech Data's committment in making our site easier for you to use, the common feature of displaying product categories on every page, similar to consumer websites, has been added. These tabs
allow users to navigate through our product heirarchies. (back to top)
On the search results page, we strive to provide as much information as possible about a product but have a limited area of space in order to do so. To remedy this, we show icons to convey certain information. The meaning of those icons are as
follows:
 - Question mark - If you mouse over this icon it will show a full explanation of the item status.
 - Shopping Cart with arrow - Clicking this adds the items to your shopping cart.
 - Star - You can click this icon to add the item to one of your Favorites folders.
 - Drop Ship - Indicates the item is available to be drop shipped directly from the vendor.
 - Bundle - This item is part of a bundle.
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In the upper right hand corner of several of our tool screens you will see several icons and a link. From left to right the icons are as follows:
 - Shopping cart (with a link next to it) - Clicking this icon or the link will take you to your shopping cart.
The link tells you how many items are in your shopping cart.
 - Envelope - Clicking this icon brings you to our message center. We use this area to inform you of changes made to our site, important security information,
or sometimes promotional information.
 - Clipboard - Clicking this icon brings you to site options. You can customize your experience using Tech Data tools by setting up how you would like to see your searches, orders, etc. in our site options.
- - Star - Indicates Favorites. You can click this icon to view and/or manage your Favorites folders.
 - Logoff button - The logoff link is right beside the button. Clicking this will log you out of the website and causes you to have to log in again if you access the website later that day. If you only close your
browser without clicking the logoff button you can access the website without logging in again for that day. The next day you will have to log in upon first access of the day.
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If these FAQs do not address your issue, please contact the Electronic Commerce Help Desk at:
U.S. Support Line: 800-222-7926
U.S. Fax: 727-538-5823
Canadian Support Line: 800-334-2445
Latin America / Caribbean Support Line: 727-532-8850
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