What the book covers: "ACT! For Dummies," 9th Edition shows new users how to use the ACT! contact management/CRM software for ACT! 2008. The book is also for existing users who want to know more about ACT!, who are familiar with the basic features, but have yet to apply some of the more advanced features. The book is being revised to cover the new features ACT! 2008. It shows business professionals and others how to use ACT! to organize their customer relationships and activities. Users can then focus on business and career growth and save time and money. Topics covered include: setting up the contact database; adding, deleting, sorting, and finding contacts; scheduling activities; using the basic ACT! reports; designing new reports; working with email; integrating with Outlook; customizing layouts; creating groups; and backing up and customizing the database. In this update, new usage tips are being added throughout to help readers use ACT! more effectively. This revision also includes new content on the following new features: Adding multiple contacts to a group; Adding contacts to a company; Changing contact-level security access; Automating the backup process; and Automating the synchronization process. Series features: "ACT! For Dummies, "9th Edition is written in the friendly, humorous, and easy-to-understand style that is the hallmark of the "For Dummies" brand.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0470192259
ISBN-13
9780470192252
eBay Product ID (ePID)
60682817
Product Key Features
Author
Karen S. Fredricks
Publication Name
Act! by Sage for Dummies
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
7.1in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
9
Table of Content
Introduction 1 Part I: The Opening ACT! 7 Chapter 1: An Overview of ACT! 9 Chapter 2: The Various Faces of ACT! 15 Chapter 3: Getting Your ACT! Together 29 Part II: Putting the ACT! Database to Work 45 Chapter 4: Making Contact(s) 47 Chapter 5: A Few Good Tabs and Lists 59 Chapter 6: The ACT! Lookup: Searching for Your Contacts 75 Chapter 7: Stamping Out the Sticky Note 93 Chapter 8: Playing the Dating Game 105 Chapter 9: Dashing Through the Dashboards 123 Part III: Sharing Your Information with Others 133 Chapter 10: Using the ACT! Reports and Labels 135 Chapter 11: Merging Your Information into a Document 149 Chapter 12: ACT! E-Mail 163 Part IV: Advanced ACT!ing 173 Chapter 13: Creating and Editing Contact Fields 175 Chapter 14: Customizing Layouts 197 Chapter 15: Zen and the Art of Database Maintenance 213 Chapter 16: Calling in the Reinforcements 231 Chapter 17: ACT!ing with Synchronization 253 Part V: Commonly Overlooked ACT! Features 267 Chapter 18: Integrating ACT! with Microsoft 269 Chapter 19: ACT!ing on Your Opportunities 289 Chapter 20: Grouping Your Contacts 305 Chapter 21: Joining a Company 319 Chapter 22: Working with ACT! Premium for Web 337 Part VI: The Part of Tens 353 Chapter 23: Ten Cool Things Available Only in ACT! Premium 2008 355 Chapter 24: Ten Tips to Make ACT! Work Better 361 Index 369
Copyright Date
2007
Topic
Personal & Practical Guides, Self-Management / Time Management, Databases / General, Enterprise Applications / General