The Auction Flex Auctioneer's Screen allows the auctioneer to replace the paper Auctioneer's Catalog with a dynamical changing solution. With this screen, you can view the latest absentee bids as they are entered from another computer. You can note any reserves, estimates, or house-not-sold numbers, along with the full description and all images. You can also use the Auctioneer's Screen as a gauge for your auction performance and see real-time lots per hour, total auction hammer price, as well as an at-a-glance graph based on pre-sale estimates and prices achieved. The Auctioneer's Screen can also be used to control the Auction Presenter, displaying the lots up for sale to the audience at the auctioneer's pace.
Setting Up the Auctioneer's Screen
The Auctioneer's Screen is designed to be used from a computer at the Auctioneer's podium. This computer needs to be networked with the other Auction Flex computers and have the software loaded onto it.
| • | Start the Auctioneer's Screen from either the Auction drop-down menu at the top of the software and selecting Auctioneer's Screen, or from the Advanced Navigator. Go to the Auctions and Buyers section and choose the Auctioneers Screen Icon.  |
| • | You will see the options screen below. Choose the current auction from the drop down menu |
| • | Adjust your background color if needed |
| • | Set the Auction Total mode for your hammer price appearance |
| • | Set the Blink mode for the Absentee Bids and Reserves (Gaudy will flash random colors and sequences, catching the eye of the Auctioneer). |
| • | Choose whether to disable lots per hour or pre-sale performance. |
| • | Right before starting your Auction, hit the Now button on Start Time. This sets the beginning time of the auction, allowing an accurate lots-per-hour report. |
Once started, you will see the Auctioneer's Screen. To advance the screen, hit your Space bar; to back up, use the Backspace button; to select a specific lo,t hit the Enter key.
