Protractor Guided Tours - Introduction

Protractor Concepts in a little more depth

These Guided Tours will introduce you to the major Protractor concepts in a little more depth. Each tour covers one Protractor topic, and each topic builds on concepts covered in previous topics. Therefore, your first time through, you should consider viewing the tours in the order they are presented.

The tours are self-running, narrated Flash^® tours. You will require a fast Internet connection, a computer equipped with a sound system, and a screen resolution of at least 1024x768.

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The available tours are listed below. To start a tour, click it’s name.

Quick Tour (Approximate Tour Time: 14 min.)

This tour provides a quick tour of Protractor’s customer configuration capabilities, work flow management features, work order process, parts and labor guide integration with online ordering features, and an overview of the fully automated marketing system.

User Interface Tour (Approximate Tour Time: 11 min.)

Protractor software was designed to look and feel much like Microsoft Office^® and to exchange data with it.  This tour introduces you to Protractor Software's User-Interface.

Introduction to Products and Services (Approximate Tour Time: 7 min.)

This tour introduces Protractors software products and on-line services. It includes an overview of the underlying Internet technology that enables Protractor's Business to Business (B2B) features.

Customizing Protractor Tour (Approximate Tour Time: 17 min.)

Protractor software is much more than a simple accounting program. It is a total management system for your business. This tour introduces you to the ways you may customize Protractor to tweak it perfectly for your own unique service business. As you view the tour, remember that Protractor Customer Support will be working with you and your staff as you set up and learn this powerful software.

Protractor Link (Approximate Tour Time: 7 min.)

This tour will show you how to quickly lookup parts and check availability and pricing with your supplier. It will also demonstrate the ability to place an order for those parts and view order history.

Protractor Estimate (Approximate Tour Time: 10 min.)

This tour will introduce you to Protractor's unique abilities to quickly create estimates for both parts and labor and place orders online with your suppliers.