Welcome to the Auction Flex Multi-Parcel tutorial. Auction Flex provides the easiest to use and most powerful solution for your multi-parceling needs. Multi-Parcel auctions allow you to sell items in any combination over multiple rounds to achieve the highest totally dollar amount for your auctions.
Follow the steps below and let Auction Flex open up new opportunities for you and your company.
1. Create a new auction record by clicking on the Auction Maintenance button 
from the Navigator or Navigator toolbar.
2. In Auction Maintenance click on the New 
and name your auction.
3. We need to now add our parcels as lots into the new auction buy clicking on the Auction Lots tab 
and then selecting our Fast Entry button 
. Enter your lots selecting a consignor and using the quantity field for acres if needed. Hit the Save and New button 
after each parcel entered.
4. Select the MP button 
from the navigator toolbar or the Auction drop down menu found at the top of the software and select your auction.
5. To set the Bid Increments for your auction go to the bid increments tab 
and set your increment levels. These bid increments will be used to determine the raise on each level of bidding of your total dollar amount. If you need a single flat rate raise on each bid check the option to use Force Flat Rate and enter your increment amount. 
You can add as many levels as needed to your increment table and can use both percentage or whole dollar amounts.
6. Take look at the Settings tab 
. The options in this screen allow you to set the printer behaviors for your multi parcel auction as well as starting our two presenters. We have built into the system a Map Presenter which allow you to project a map of your land and leader board onto a screen and have it dynamically change as the auction and bids progress. We also have a standard grid presenter that will project your standard leader board.
7. To conduct your auction click on the Leader Board 
tab. Enter the first round of bidding in the Lots field one lot at a time entering the price and the bidder # then saving that bid. Enter your Lot # into the Lot field at the lower center of the screen. You can tab or enter from field to field, entering through the save button to move onto the next lot.
8. You can enter combination bids with a few simple keystrokes into the Lots field. The comma and dash allow you to place bids in any combination and can be used with one another to sell a sequence of parcels or non-adjacent parcels in one bid. To create combinations of parcels use the - (1-5 = one Through five) and , (1,5 = one And five) buttons.
For a What If bid query hit the 
button. Your What If bid will appear, corresponding to your bid increments and drop into the price field. Enter the buyer # and save the bid by hitting the 
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To delete a bid improperly placed or retracted simply right click on the bid in question and delete. 
As you enter and save your bids you will see your total dollar amount move up according tot he bid increments you have selected. The total dollar amount will show both a Total and a Per. This can also be displayed on our presenter screens for your buyers, enabling them to see how much they are spending per acre. 
Auction Flex makes viewing your high combos, bid history and backup position boards easy, just click on the desired tab at the top of the Multi-Parcel Bid Maintenance screen for the desired information. 
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The Backup Position Boards allow you to view and print up to eight, previous highest total bid combinations. This tool allows you to see your past highest total dollar amounts and print those lists for the buyer.
9. Auction Flex gives you many presentation choices for your audience. Our Map Presenter allows you to project an image of your parcels and have it dynamically change as the auction progresses. Our Grid Presenter displays your auction in a tradition grid format with many adjustments for presentation mode, colors and fonts to suite your needs. Auction Flex will also print out hard copies of your Leader Board, up to 8 Backup Boards, High Combos and a Bid History.