DeskLot Window Sticker Printing Software Features

DeskLot Features

DeskLot Windows window sticker printing software

DeskLot includes a broad range of tools for dealerships and professional window sticker printing companies. Manage vehicle inventory, design and print dealer window stickers and FTC Buyers Guides, work with vehicle photos, import and export data, and configure the software around your operation.

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General Features

Unlimited Dealer Accounts*

With the Enterprise version, you can manage an unlimited number of dealership accounts while keeping each dealer's inventory separate. This is useful for window sticker printing companies, vehicle data providers, and dealer groups managing multiple locations.

Internal Backup & Restore

Back up DeskLot data to an external or network drive for recovery after a computer failure or for transferring data between computers. DeskLot can also remind users to perform daily or weekly backups.

Context-Sensitive Help

Press F1 from supported screens to open help content related to the area of DeskLot currently in use.

Microsoft Access® Databases

DeskLot stores its local data in Microsoft Access® databases.

Customizable Inventory Reports

Create printable inventory reports using selected vehicles and columns. Lot-service companies can use these reports to show dealerships which vehicles were processed during a visit or workday.

Network Data Storage

Store DeskLot data on a compatible network location so multiple installations can share the same data or include it in centralized backup routines.

File Transfer Options

Send vehicle data through supported FTP, FTPS, SFTP, or SSH connections using DeskLot's built-in transfer tools. Existing WS_FTP users can also use the supported scripting option.

Check for Updates

Use the built-in update utility to check whether a newer DeskLot version is available.

Vehicle Photos

Up to 50 Photos per Vehicle

DeskLot supports up to 50 photos for each vehicle.

Automatic Photo Watermarks

Add an overlay or watermark as vehicle photos are imported. Configure its position, transparency, and transparent color, then apply it to the first photo or the complete photo set.

Certified Vehicle Watermarks

Automatically apply a separate overlay or watermark to photos for vehicles marked as certified.

Automatic Photo Resizing

Resize vehicle photos automatically as they are added to DeskLot. Select a supported output size, such as 1024x768, 800x600, or 640x480, and configure the JPEG quality.

Batch Photo Matching

Use DeskLot's photo timer while photographing each vehicle, then match the completed photo batch by capture date and time. DeskLot assigns the photos to the appropriate vehicles and preserves their capture order.

Vehicle Editing

Optional VIN Advanced Decoding**

Decode vehicle information from the VIN and narrow results by trim level. Available data may include year, make, model, trim, equipment, engine, transmission, factory colors, MSRP, fuel-economy values, body style, model code, and additional specifications.

Free Basic VIN Decoding

Use the built-in connection to the NHTSA vPIC VIN decoder for basic vehicle information.

Vehicle Data Learning

DeskLot can remember previously entered vehicle information and reuse it in editing lists. After entering a make, model, trim, color, engine, transmission, body style, fuel type, or category, the value can be selected again without retyping it.

Custom Equipment Checklist

Create a reusable list of common equipment items, then select the applicable features while editing each vehicle. The checklist can be used with or without VIN decoding.

Quick Pick Warranties

Create reusable warranty configurations for dynamic FTC Buyers Guides. Save coverage type, parts and labor percentages, and other warranty details, then apply the appropriate configuration to each vehicle.

Custom Fields

Add up to 12 user-defined vehicle fields for information not covered by the standard DeskLot fields.

Vehicle Status

Track each vehicle using statuses such as Auction, Body Shop, Detail, Loaner, Lot, Service, Sold, Transit, Wholesale, or Other. Statuses can be updated directly from the vehicle list.

Copy Vehicle

Duplicate an existing vehicle record as a starting point when entering similar inventory, such as multiple new vehicles with shared specifications.

Window Stickers

Batch or Individual Printing

Print window stickers and FTC Buyers Guides for multiple selected vehicles or print them individually from the vehicle editing screen.

Use Your Preferred Label Stock

Print on compatible blank, preprinted, or custom window-label stock. You are not required to purchase labels from WalkTheLot.

Static and Dynamic FTC Buyers Guides

Use static Buyers Guide templates when the same warranty information applies to many vehicles. For dealerships with multiple warranty types, select a warranty for each vehicle and use dynamic templates to populate the Buyers Guide from the vehicle record automatically.

Spanish FTC Buyers Guides

Use included Spanish-language FTC Buyers Guide templates.

More Than 60 Templates

Start with more than 60 included window sticker and Buyers Guide templates, then customize them with your dealership information and branding.

Unlimited Printing

Print as many window stickers and Buyers Guides as needed without per-print fees.

QR Codes

Add QR codes that direct shoppers to a selected webpage, such as a vehicle detail page, inventory listing, credit application, or promotional offer.

Flexible Sticker Design

Add text, vehicle data, graphics, lines, shapes, QR codes, and CARFAX® Highlights to your designs. Position and resize elements, then customize fonts, colors, and other layout settings.

WYSIWYG Designer

Preview the sticker layout as you design it using DeskLot's what-you-see-is-what-you-get editing environment.

Copy, Export, and Import Designs

Duplicate sticker configurations for backup or reuse, and export designs for transfer between DeskLot installations. This allows one person to create a design and share it with other users or field staff.

Bulk Move

Move all design elements up, down, left, or right together within the sticker configuration editor.

Layout Guides

Display a design grid to align and position sticker elements more precisely. Optional rulers can also be included when printing from the design environment for measurement and layout testing.

Importing and Exporting Vehicle Data and Photos

Import Delimited Text Files

Import vehicle data from local delimited files using CSV, tab, pipe, or custom delimiters.

Import from Microsoft Access®

Import vehicle data from a local Microsoft Access® database.

Export Local Data Files

Export vehicle data to a local delimited file for use in another software application, Microsoft Excel®, or a custom data workflow.

Export Vehicle Data and Photos

Create configurable exports for supported third-party inventory providers. DeskLot can generate delimited vehicle-data files, rename photos to match destination requirements, apply data-conversion rules, optionally create ZIP archives, and deliver files through supported transfer or email workflows.

Batch Import and Export

Select multiple import, export, or web-publishing configurations, arrange their processing order, and run them sequentially as a batch.

Scheduled Imports and Exports

Use DeskLot command-line options with Microsoft® Task Scheduler to launch scheduled imports, exports, or batch processes automatically.

Copy, Import, and Export Configurations

Duplicate existing import or export configurations as a starting point, or transfer configurations between DeskLot installations for reuse by other users or field staff.

ASP and Microsoft Access® Web Publishing

Publish ASP inventory pages, a Microsoft Access® database, and vehicle photos to a compatible Microsoft® IIS website through FTP using customizable included templates.

Standard HTML Web Publishing

Use customizable HTML templates to generate a master inventory page and individual vehicle pages, then upload the pages and vehicle photos to a compatible website through FTP.

* Available only with the Enterprise version. ** Requires an additional monthly subscription.

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