TIP for those of you using Power Point for Listing Presentations

I'll spare you and get right to the tip - Create an additional user (Call it Buyer Presentation, Seller Presentation, etc).  Why go to the trouble?  I'll tell you.

I had the pleasure of attending the Michigan Association of Realtors Conference here in my home town of Traverse City last week and during a Short Sale seminar I got a great idea.  The speaker, Will Weaver, said it was a great idea to open your computer prior to entering a home and get your presentation ready so you don't have to fumble for it at the kitchen table.  This will work on a desktop as well.

I thought that was a great idea as it can be difficult to fumble through all the files to find your presentation and if you are like me your desktop is cluttered with files and folders.  Often times it can be difficult to find what you are looking for with the pressure on so why not eliminate everything else but the few files you regularly use for a listing presentation.  Put them right on your desktop and suddenly no more searching for files.

You can even create a custom desktop background with your photo and logo for an added bit of professionalism.  This is how you would add a new user on Windows XP:

TO ADD A NEW USER:

You must have a computer administrator account on the computer to add a new user to the computer.

1. Open User Accounts in Control Panel.
2. Click Create a new account.
3. Type a name for the new user account, and then click Next.
4. Click Computer administrator or Limited, depending on the type of account you want to assign to the new user, and then click Create Account.

Notes

• The name you assign to the account is the name that will appear on the Welcome screen and the Start menu.
• The first user you add to the computer must be assigned a computer administrator account.

Notes

• To open User Accounts, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts.

NOTE: If you use a different operating system pull up the help feature and search "Add a new user"

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