# About the Auction Manager

If you participate in online auctions, you can use the Auction Manager to monitor auctions for you. This means you can easily check the status of an auction and visit other Web pages without having to return to the original auction site. You can also have the Auction Manager notify you when there are high-bid changes — such as when you are no longer the highest bidder — and when an auction closes.

In addition, the Auction Manager provides a list of the auctions you are tracking. For each auction, this list includes auction name and status, remaining bid time, and the name of the highest bidder. If the auction is in progress, the Auction Open icon appears next to the auction. If the auction has ended, the Auction Closed icon appears next to the auction. You can organize information in the Auction Manager list by moving auctions into custom folders, adding dividers, and rearranging auctions. To get more information about an auction, simply click the auction, and then click Get Info.

Related topics

Tracking an auction

Visiting a tracked auction

Checking the status of a tracked auction

Changing notification settings for an auction

Changing update settings for an auction

Organizing your tracked auction list

Track an auction

1. Go to the page of the auction you want to track.
2. On the Tools menu, click Track Auction.
3. If you registered with the auction site, type your user name for the site in the User ID box.
4. Do one of the following:
   - To specify custom schedule and notification settings for this auction, click Customize, and then select the options you want.
   - To use default schedule and notification settings for this auction, click Track.

| Depending on how the auction site is set up, Internet Explorer might not be able to determine when the auction is scheduled to close. To enter this information, click Auction Manager on the Tools menu. Click the auction, and then click Get Info. On the Description tab, enter the remaining bid time for the auction in the Closes in boxes.

Related topics

Visiting a tracked auction

Checking the status of a tracked auction

Changing default schedule and notification settings

Check the status of a tracked auction

- On the Tools menu, click Auction Manager.

  If the Auction Open icon appears next to the auction, then the auction is in progress.

  If the Auction Closed icon appears next to the auction, then the auction has ended.

| To change notification or update settings for the auction, click the auction, and then click Get Info.

Related topics

Visiting a tracked auction

Organizing your tracked auction list

Changing update settings for an auction

Changing notification settings for an auction

Visit a tracked auction

- On the Favorites menu, point to Auction Favorites, and then click the auction you want.

Related topics

Tracking an auction

Changing update settings for an auction

Changing notification settings for an auction

Organizing your tracked auction list

Change notification settings for an auction

1. On the Tools menu, click Auction Manager.
2. Click the auction, and then click Get Info.
3. On the Options tab, do one or both of the following:
   - To change when you’re notified, in the Notify when area, select the options you want.
   - To change how you’re notified, in the Notify how area, select the options you want.

Related topics

Changing update settings for an auction

Changing default schedule and notification settings

Checking the status of a tracked auction

Change update settings for an auction

1. On the Tools menu, click Auction Manager.
2. Click the auction, and then click Get Info.
3. Click the Options tab.
4. In the Update area, select the options you want.

Related topics

Changing notification settings for an auction

Changing default schedule and notification settings

Checking the status of a tracked auction

Organize your tracked auction list

1. On the Tools menu, click Auction Manager.
2. Do one or more of the following:

   To | Do this
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   Add a folder | On the Favorites menu, point to Organize Favorites, and then click New Folder.
   Add a divider | On the Favorites menu, point to Organize Favorites, and then click New Divider.
   Move a folder, divider, or auction | Drag the item to a new location.
   Rename a folder or auction | Click the name of the item to select it, type a new name, and then press RETURN.
   Delete a folder, divider, or auction | Click the item, and then click Delete.
   Get more information about an auction | Click the auction, and then click Get Info.

Related topics

Checking the status of a tracked auction

Changing notification settings for an auction

Changing update settings for an auction

Delete a tracked auction

1. On the Tools menu, click Auction Manager.
2. Click the auction you want to delete, and then click Delete.

Related topics

Organizing your tracked auction list