Starting a New Inspection:  

1. Select Start from the main menu/toolbar to start the report wizard.  

2. Enter the inspection address. 

3. The checked and highlighted sections are the ones that will appear in the new report. Check or uncheck any section you wish to include/exclude on this report.  If you want to include a summary, make sure it is selected.

4. Click the 'Write'  button. You will see INSPECTEXPRESS™ write the template for this inspection on the open Word document behind the form.  

5. Save the report when prompted. INSPECTEXPRESS™ will then auto-save the document as you complete each report section.

6. Click 'Next' to proceed to the General Information form.  

  Filling in the General Information:  

1. Complete the details about the inspection (address, date etc).

2. Type in the contact information you wish to have included on the inspection report. If you have Microsoft Outlook installed you can also save or retrieve your contact information for the buyer, seller, realtors etc. 

3. Click the 'Write'  button to add all the completed or selected information to the report.

4. Click 'Next' to proceed to the first system to be inspected.  

  Completing a system:  

1. Describe the system by selecting from the list boxes and drop-down boxes. Only the selections you make will be included in the report.

2. Make any observations by selecting the appropriate 'check box'. The comment that will be added to the report appears in the white box at the bottom of the form. If you want to edit the text you can type the changes into the box and click the 'Save' button. 

3. Once you have completed the section, click the 'Write' button to add the selected information to the report. 

4. Click 'Next' to proceed to the first system to be inspected. 

5. If you want to skip forward to another section before writing the current one, you can click the 'Skip' button, but you must come back to the form later to Write'  the information to the report.  

6. Continue through the wizard to complete all components included in this inspection. 

Finishing the report:  

1. Add photos to the report by clicking in the paragraph on the report document where you want a photo to appear.  

2. Select 'Word Wrap File Image' from the 'Insert Image' menu. 

3. Browse to an image on your computer or camera and click 'Insert' . 

4. Annotate the image by selecting the image and choosing an arrow or circle etc from the 'Annotate Highlight Image' menu selection on the 'Format Image' menu.

5. Review the report. If you want to make any changes you can edit the report just as you would any other Word document.

6. If you have manually edited the report you may want to ensure the page numbers and Table of Contents are updated by selecting 'Update TOC Headings Page No.' from the 'Edit Report' menu.