Google is stepping up their updates for the adwords editor.  Hit the link to read all about it.  http://www.google.com/support/adwordseditor/bin/answer.py?answer=1409692. The editor is nearly at the point where all account modifications & management can be performed off-line.

Here is a breakdown of the newest features:

• Campaign experiment Support

• Location extensions support

• Background download:  One or more accounts can now be downloaded in the background while you’re working on another open account.

• Additional campaign settings:
  • Enhanced CPC (enabled/disabled
  • Delivery method (standard/accelerated)
  • Ad Rotation (optimize for clicks/optimize for conversions/rotate)

• Destination URL links:  Test your destination URLs when you click the icon

• Unlimited number of search conditions:  Advanced Search now allows you to add an unlimited number of search criteria

• Additional image ad dimensions:
  • 320×50 (now valid for mobile image ads as well)
  • 300×50
  • 425×600
  • 300×600

• Item status and disapprovals:  AdWords Editor now displays item status in the Status column and allows you to manually pause or enable an item by editing the status icon. In addition, you can now see specific ad disapproval reasons by mousing over the disapproved status.

• Updated first page bid estimates:  AdWords Editor v9.5 supports the updated first page bid estimates

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