To open a presentation: From the Presentations menu, click My presentations. Select the presentation from the list and click the View or edit action menu item.
Before you can download comparable properties from your Multiple Listing Service (MLS) board into a Top Producer 7i presentation, you must first set up Top Connector 7i. For more information, see "Setting up Top Connector 7i".
Depending on your MLS board, you can download comparable properties using either:
A Direct search module: Connect to your MLS board and download properties directly.
An Import module: Perform a search using your MLS software, then save the search results to a location on your hard drive, which will later be imported into Top Producer 7i. Make note of this location because you will need to know this in order to import the file into your presentation.
Follow the steps below to download comparable properties into your CMA, HMR or Buyer Presentation.
To download comparable properties (Direct search module):
(Skip steps 1 - 2 if you are downloading comparable properties using the Presentation wizard.)
Open the presentation for which you are downloading comparable properties.
On the [Presentation type] for [Contact] page, click on the MLS search or MLS import action menu item.
The MLS import action menu item is displayed when you have at least one searchable module in the Top CONNECTOR setup screen. A searchable module is searchable when you require a login screen. Otherwise, the MLS Search action menu item is displayed.
Enter your search criteria.
Click on each box to display a search tip at the top of the page. Some boards have required fields that must have values in order for a search to be processed. If an asterisk (*) is displayed by the field name, the field is required. All fields without an asterisk are optional.
Click Next.
Your search results are displayed on the next page. If no matches are found, perform the search again using a new search criteria.
To view properties by type, select the type from the View drop-down list.
Select the check box next to the property you wish to add to your presentation.
To include pictures for the selected properties, click the Get pictures for selected action menu item.
This action menu item is disabled if the pictures are automatically downloaded from your MLS board into Top CONNECTOR 7i.
Click [Save/Make] [presentation type] from the control menu.
The [Presentation type] for [contact] page opens. You can edit the comparables if necessary.
To download comparable properties (Import module):
Perform a search using your MLS board software. For specific instructions on how to perform a search in your MLS board software, visit the page: http://www.topproducer.com/support/TC7i/default.asp?id=7itcindex.
Close your MLS board software and start Top Producer 7i.
Open the presentation for which you are downloading comparable properties.
From the [Presentation type] for [contact] page, click the MLS import or MLS Search action menu item.
The MLS import action menu item is displayed when you have at least one searchable module in the Top CONNECTOR setup screen. A searchable module is searchable when you require a login screen. Otherwise, the MLS Search action menu item is displayed.
Do the following:
Click Select MLS data file to load into your presentation the search results you saved in step 1. Browse for the data file and then click Open.
Click the Select MLS pictures folder to load into your presentation any pictures you saved in step 1. Browse for the file and then click OK.
Click Next.
If no matches are found, perform the search again using new search criteria. Your search results are displayed on the next page.
Select the check box next to the property you want to include in your presentation.
To see the pictures for the selected properties, click the Get pictures for selected action menu item.
This action menu item is disabled if the pictures are automatically downloaded from your MLS board into Top CONNECTOR 7i.
Click [Save/Make] [presentation type] from the control menu.
If you are working with an HMR, you can click Send HMR from the control menu to send the presentation to selected contacts.