Creating a new tour is easy using the tour wizard. When creating a new tour, the wizard will direct you through the process one step at a time.

Creating A New Tour

• From the Admin Menu select Create Tour.
   
• Listing Details
  - Fill in the listing details and click Next to continue to the New Scene Detail and photo upload page.
  More on listing details...
   
• New Scene Detail / Photo Upload
  - Enter the Scene Title.
  - Enter the Scene Caption (description).
  - Upload up to eight photos by clicking on the Browse button and selecting a photo from your computer.
  - Once you have selected all the photos from your computer click the Save Scene button.
  Uploading of photos may take some time especially for dial up internet connections.
  - After your photos are uploaded select the Add New Scene button to add another scene to your tour or select Save Changes to complete this step.
   
• Selecting / Changing the tour layout- Select the Change Layout button to customize the look of your virtual tour.
  - Select a style and color/theme from the menus.
  - Enter an optional Tour Status (text) that can be displayed on the tour. i.e. "Price Just Reduced", "New Listing" etc.
  - Select your Tour Auto Play preference.
    - Yes- The images will automatically scroll and change when the tour is launched.
    - No- The images will NOT automatically scroll and change when the tour is launched.
  - Click Save Changes to update your tour layout.
   
• Optional Audio- You can upload a custom audio/voice file for your tour.
  - Select Optional Audio and follow the on screen instructions to upload your audio file.
  The required file format is .wav (wave)

Listing information- Overview Listing Type List Price MLS# Listing Status List Date Description Address Listing details Automated Open House Feature Show Listing Address Online Assign To Agent

Overview- Tour Details
Edit specific detailed information about a tour. All information in this section is tour specific. To make changes, modify any information in the edit page then click the Save button. Changes are not updated until the Save Changes button is clicked.
To abort changes click the Cancel button.

This information is displayed in several places including the virtual tour, listing page and detail/flyer format. Some information is not displayed, but may be required to activate features such as Yahoo submission or the Open House feature.
 

1. Listing Type- Required Field
   Use the pull down menu to select your listing type.
    
    
2. List Price- Required Field
   Enter the listing price. No commas or $ symbol is required. Example: 350000 will be displayed as $350,000
    
    
3. MLS#
   Enter your MLS number or any combination of numbers and letters to uniquely identify the listing. This identification can also be used to search and sort your listings.
    
    
4. Listing Status- Required Field
   Use the pull down menu to select the current listing status. The listing Status will be displayed in several places including the listing page and the optional listing status feature on the virtual tour.
   Choices include:
   - For Sale
   - Sale Pending
   - Under Contract
   - Sold
   - Withdrawn
    
    
5. List Date- Required Field
   Use the pull down Menu to select the listing date. This is generally the date the listing was first available on the market. This date is not published in any of the pages viewed by the end user.
    
    
6. Description
   Enter the description of the property. This is the primary description of the property and will be viewable in several pages of your presentation.
    
   Be creative. Include a catchy headline, highlight the best features of the property, know your target audience and provide information to attract your target buyer. More suggestions on writing copy can be found here.
    
   
7. Address- Required Fields
   Fill in the correct address information. Displaying the address will be optional.
    
    
8. Listing details- Beds*, Baths*, Square Feet, Lot Size, Year Built
   *Beds and Baths are the only required fields for listing details. Beds and Baths are the only items that will display on the virtual tour presentation. All items will display on the detail/flyer page.
    
    
9. Automated Open House Feature
   This feature will automatically display open house information and then remove the open house details once the open house date(s) have passed.
    
   By selecting an open house start and end date, your listing information will show open house dates and display an open house icon next to the listing on the listing page.
   
   Up to two open house dates can be listed.
    
   
10. Show Listing Address Online
    Yes- will display the listing address to the end user in the virtual tour and listing page.
    No- will hide the address from the end user on all pages.
     
     
11. Assign To Agent- (Not shown) Office Accounts Only
    Office accounts allow for setting up individual agent profiles. To assign a given listing to a specific agent, use the pull down menu to select the agent from the list. This feature will display the agents contact information and photo for the virtual tour.
     
    Any listing that is not assigned to an agent will automatically be assigned to the office and display the default office information.
     
    An agent profile must be created before the agents name will be displayed in the pull down menu selection.