Weekly ClickTALK eNews by Bradford Technologies, Inc.

A ClickFORMS Master is someone who can tell you how to copy a comparable from a ToolBox report into a ClickFORMS report, and knows what happens when you double-click on an item in the Reviewer results. How about a keyboard shortcut for showing and hiding the Forms Manager?

ClickFORMS has been designed with many productivity and time-saving features, all with the purpose of helping you to be more productive. In our training classes we have the opportunity to share some of these with you, but in less than an hour, we really only have time to scratch the surface of these many time-saving features.

Whether you have participated in training or not, we figure that there are some features you have yet to discover. Wouldn't you love to prove us wrong?

Now you can test your knowledge in a series of ClickFORMS tests. Watch your ranking increase as you answer more questions correctly. And for those of you who know you aren't masters yet, this is a great way to pick up some productivity tips.

Valuation 2004 in Las Vegas is coming up May 6-8 at the Flamingo. Last week, the sign-up link in ClickTALK was broken, so try again here: http://www.octoberresearch.com/valuation/

To enter the drawing for a FREE admission when you register, use this Registration Code: EXV0406, those are zeros not O's. This will identify you as a Bradford Technologies guest and one of you will win a FREE pass into the conference.

We will be having a ClickForms User Group Meeting during the conference. So we hope to see as many of you as possible. Valuation 2004 promises to be the best independent conference this year for the real estate valuation professional.

ClickFORMS Tip #25 - WinSketch and Garages - To add or Not to Add ?

Many of you have called about using WinSketch regarding the attached Garage. It is either subtracting from the Gross Living Area (GLA) or it is not subtracting from the Gross Living Area. Depending on which way you normally draw garages, here's some advice on handing garage square footages.

To Subtract Garage from GLA: In WinSketch, when you click on Draw>Area>Attached Garage, in the Sign and Modifies Windows, click on the Down Arrow and select "-" (Minus) in the Bottom Box and Click on the next Down Arrow and select Living Area so it will subtract the garage from the GLA, and then Click on the [Modify] Button and it will save these settings to the Attached Garage Area and you will no longer need to change this again unless you need to Add the Garage Area from the GLA (Living Area).

To Add Garage to GLA: In WinSketch, when you click on Draw>Area>Attached Garage, in the Sign and Modifies windows, click on the Down Arrow and select "+" (Plus) so it will not subtract the garage from the GLA, and then Click on the [Modify] Button and it will save these settings to the Attached Garage Area and you will no longer need to change this again unless you need to subtract the Garage Area from the GLA (Living Area).

ClickFORMS Tip #26 - Tracking Pending Sale Comps

For those of you who can't wait for the Comparable Database being able to accept "Pending Sales", one of our customers has found a way to handle this. When entering the Subject to the Database, she goes to "edit" and type in 1/1/2004 on every Pending Sale. This acts as a reminder that all of these sales are Pending, as no courthouses are open on New Year's Day.

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