Delete Admin User name to sell Macbook Pro

I don't want to create a new admin user and delete mine unless I can make it so they can use the progs I have installed (eg Office for Mac). Already tried that and I just get a new desktop without the installed progs.  Have upgraded to Mountain Lion and re-installed that and have 'erased free space' in Disk Utilities.  Any suggestions please?  Mac is going on e-bay today.

Where is the Applications folder? If it is: Users / you / Applications, just move the whole folder to the root level so it ends up like this. Just drag and drop the whole folder.
After that you can proceed as before to create a new Admin. Next boot from that new admin user, and delete yourself.

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