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DeskLot Used-Car Window Sticker Printing Software Features

DeskLot has more features and flexibility than any other product on the market, giving you the tools you need to do what you want the way you want. And we don't "lock you in" to buying supplies from us, subscribing to additional services or any contracts. Additionally, we don't try to convince you to buy our software before you have had plenty of time to use it for yourself. We believe in our software THAT much.

Just take a look at some of these features, and be sure to download a free no-obligation 30 day trial of DeskLot to fully explore and come to your own conclusion.

  • Print an unlimited number of stickers.
  • Use any sticker stock or paper you desire.
  • Print on any paper size supported by your printer.
  • Create an unlimited number of custom sticker configurations... even take-one flyers that include photo's of the vehicle.
  • The sticker design environment lets you place what you want, where you want.
  • The sticker design preview stage lets you see how the sticker will look as you build it.
  • Export and import sticker configurations for sending to or receiving from another DeskLot user. Handy for having someone else design your stickers for you.
  • Save time when creating variations of a sticker with the copy function.
  • Get started quickly with one of over 200 pre-designed window sticker templates for you to modify to your liking.
  • The window sticker sales text field lets you place text about a vehicle on your stickers, such as "One Owner, Low Mileage", etc.
  • Easily select vehicles that have not been printed with a single click, then print selected vehicles in batch mode.
  • Keeps track of which vehicles have been printed, date modified, modified since printed, date on lot and more.
  • Manage an unlimited number of separate inventory accounts with our Enterprise Version.
  • Enter or import an unlimited number of vehicles.
  • Convenient vehicle listing which allows sorting, resizable columns and easy checkboxes to select which vehicles to print, export, publish or delete.
  • Up to 25 photo's per vehicle.
  • Easy selection of vehicle options by checking off from a customizable list of options installed on a vehicle. Then, just click a button and they're added.
  • Your choice of two optional third-party VIN decoders to populate vehicle data. VinPower™ and VinLink™.
  • Vehicle copy function saves time when entering similar vehicles.
  • Drop-down lists for saving keystrokes when entering recurring data such as make, model, transmission, etc.
  • Auto-select input fields save pressing backspace when replacing field data.
  • A customizable inventory report allows you to print a list of your inventory with the data you want to see. Limit the list, print all, change sorting, and rearrange columns.
  • Supports conventional pricing for vehicles or allows you to enter pricing such as a estimated lease price or estimated monthly payment.
  • Supports the use of either U.S. Dollars or Pounds as well as mileage or kilometers.
  • An extensive online help system is built-in. Need help, simply press F1. We have even designed a getting started tutorial to help you learn how to design your own stickers as quickly as possible.
  • Uses Microsoft® Access™ databases for compatibility and flexibility.
  • Can be configured to run in a shared data network environment.
  • Backup your important DeskLot data to a ZIP file in case of mishaps. You can even have DeskLot automatically backup your data each week.
  • Convenient "check for updates" function to insure you are using the latest and greatest version of DeskLot.
  • Easy registration process lets you purchase your copy of DeskLot 24/7 and get an unlock code immediately (assuming the credit card was approved).

Our powerful Data Transfer system helps you to get vehicle data from one place to the other:

  • Import inventory data from delimited text files (a common format supported by most data applications).
  • Import inventory data from Microsoft® Access™ databases.
  • Export inventory data to local delimited text files for importing into other software packages such as Microsoft® Excel™ or one of thousands of programs that support importing delimited text files.
  • Export inventory data in delimited text format to other services via FTP or email... DeskLot can even ZIP the file along with photo's.
  • Publish your inventory to the Internet as either customizable Standard HTML, to a Microsoft IIS web server with customizable ASP which uses a MS-Access database (view an actual clients implementation), or to a robust, highly functional, customizable and attractive WalkTheLot.com Internet inventory account.

The Data Transfer system even allows you to run a particular configuration at startup, upon exit, and can either overwrite existing inventory, merge the data, or append it to existing inventory. A great time saver for keeping your imported data or other services up to date with the latest automobile data.

DeskLot also supports data conversion on-the-fly when importing data, such as "PS" to "Power Steering", "AUTO" to "Automatic Transmission", etc, for those more complex imports or exports where the data needs to be shaped to conform to another program or service.

DeskLot by design has the functionality and flexibility needed to publish your pre-owned vehicle data to most every major inventory service. However, we do not focus on including pre-defined configurations or configuring configurations for dealerships. DeskLot is a do-it-yourself software package with all the functionality to accommodate most needs, and is priced accordingly. In most cases, you will have to contact the service you are exporting to and simply ask them for their "export specification sheet" which details how they want to receive their data and where and how they want you to sent it. With that information in hand, you can configure a DeskLot Data Transfer Configuration to do the export. In the event that you just don't feel like you can handle configuring your own export, or simply don't have the time, see our services page.

Below are a few of the sample data transfer configurations included in DeskLot to help get you started:

  • Import from F&I / QuestEZ® Inventory.
  • Export to The Cobalt Group®.
  • Export to WalkTheLot.com®.
  • Export to DealerSkins
  • Export to AutoShopperOnline.com
  • Export to StoneAge.com®
  • Export to AutoTrader.com®.
  • Import from ADP® comma delimited export file with sample options and data conversion.
  • A sample configuration for importing data exported as the "Desk Lot" configuration in Chrome Inventory Everywhere® (CIE).

In addition, our online support knowledge base is often updated with configuration samples and instructions as they come up, for example Importing from ADP® or Importing from Reynolds & Reynolds®.

Oftentimes we get contacted by another service to add their configuration to DeskLot. If your installation did not include that configuration, DeskLot users may download and import them for their use. If you are from another service and would like your service to be considered for inclusion in DeskLot, download a trial copy of DeskLot, create your export configuration, export it, and email it to us for consideration.

If you run into a major service that DeskLot does not have the functionality to publish to, let us know and in most cases we can add any needed functionality that DeskLot does not currently possess, normally within a couple of weeks. Certain restrictions may apply.

 
*Any mentioned company and/or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. DeskLot claims no affiliation or partnership with any mentioned company unless expressly noted as a "partner" or "affiliate". DeskLot does not claim or arrange "relationships" with other services or company's in which DeskLot has the technical functionality to export to. It is the users responsibility to acquire an account/relationship with any said company.

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