ORLANDO, Fla. – Jan. 25, 2013 – All Florida Realtors forms available through Form Simplicity – the association’s form management platform – can now be created, accessed and edited on any mobile device, including iPads and smartphones. Form Simplicity is a Florida Realtors’ member benefit.

The initial phase of the rollout occurred on Oct. 30, 2012, but included only Florida Realtors most popular forms in the CRSP group. Effective yesterday, all forms created by Florida Realtors can be accessed and edited on mobile devices.

Technology behind the change

To work on mobile devices, all forms had to be adapted from their current PDF format to a web-friendly HTML version, but the two different styles work invisibly in the background. Realtors can create and edit a form on a computer or mobile device in either format; and they can go back-and-forth from computer to mobile device as the transaction progresses.

Two new tabs are key to creating and editing on a mobile device: Users can choose how they wish to view a form – PDF or HTML. Mobile users could always view the PDF version but they could not edit it. By clicking the HTML tab, however, members can create and edit the forms on mobile devices. (Note: Android users don’t see a PDF version.)

The forms themselves – whether viewed in HTML of PDF – have not changed legally, though they do look different in HTML to make it easier to edit. When emailed, eSigned or faxed, however, the PDF and HTML forms look alike.

The mobile Form Simplicity application doesn’t require an app download; instead, it works like any other website accessed through a browser, such as Safari, Firefox or Windows.

New transactions

All forms created after today can be started and edited on either a computer or mobile device.

Existing transactions

For many Realtors, it will be easier to complete an existing transaction on a computer since the mobile program doesn’t automatically update older data to the HTML format.

A how-to instruction guide for using the new mobile forms has been posted online. For more information on creating a transaction, editing an old one on mobile devices and more, visit floridarealors.org.

Questions? Call Florida Realtors Tech Helpline at (407) 587-1450, Mon. – Fri. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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