Quicksearch: Speed and Accessibility

- September 5, 2008

Using QuicksearchWith Quicksearch, nearly anything you’re looking for is just a few keystrokes away.

Your Quicksearch box is always accessible from the upper-right corner of the Kahoots interface.

Click into the Quicksearch box, and start typing an ad referal number, or the name of a street, neighborhood, or landlord.  Type just a few letters, and Quicksearch will hunt down and display the best matches for your search.  Click a match to see its associated listings, or click elsewhere to close and reset Quicksearch.

Ruby: A Little Bit of Everything

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The new Ruby template is like a greatest hits album - it brings together the visual flair of Sapphire, the big photos from Vanilla, and the office logo from the Standard template.  If you’ve ever been known to mix breakfast cereals, or hover in indecision over the dessert menu, we made Ruby just for you.

To try it out, select Ruby from the Ad Style dropdown in your advertisement’s Full Details screen.

The Ruby template is also used for the Web Listings Kahoots puts on your website.  You can even customize its color to blend with the look and feel of your site.

Flash-driven Graphs and Charts

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Web TrafficUsing the power of Adobe Flash, Kahoots can present your data in stylish, interactive charts and graphs.

Mouse-over any point on your charts for a detailed explanation.  You can even print a hard copy for the boardroom or the office wall;  just right-click any Flash chart and choose Print Chart.

This feature requires the Adobe Flash plugin for your Firefox browser.  If it’s not already installed, you can get Flash here at Adobe’s official site.

There are more charts to come, so please drop us a line and let us know if there’s one in particular you want to see.

Retracing your Steps

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Saved SearchesKahoots keeps track of the last time you ran a search, and bookmarks your most recent queries under the Searches menu.  Use the Full Search List option in the Searches menu to browse a complete catalog of your saved searches.

Sort your listings by Freshness

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By popular request, we’ve added a Last Updated column to your search results, so you can keep track of how long it’s been since a listing was changed.

To sort your search results by their freshness, change to Flat Display, and click the Last Updated header at the top of its column.

Remember also that your Dashboard can automatically alert you whenever any listings have gone too long without updates.

Staying in touch with Landlords

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Setting the Last Contact DateKahoots can help you stay on top of your scheduled calls to landlords and management companies.

To log a call you’ve made, or to plan your next call, enter the landlord’s Full Details page and set the Last Contact Date and Next Contact Date accordingly.  Then check the Landlord Contact report under the Reports menu to see a list of upcoming calls and their deadlines.

Listings in Every Color

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Listings in Every ColorNow you can customize your integrated Web Listings to blend in perfectly with the rest of your website.

To change the primary color of your listings, login as an office administrator and enter the Preferences page.  Select the Live Listings tab, and enter a valid hex code for the new color.