Act! 3.0 fast & easy
Richard Cravens, Dick Cravens · 1997
From the Publisher: Introduction Part I--Installing and Setting Up ACT! Chapter 1--Installing ACT! 3.0 for Windows Act! 3.0 Program Requirements Installing ACT! with Windows 95 Starting ACT! Using the ACT! Database Setup Wizard Setting Up ACT! for Your Modem Opening an ACT! Database Chapter 2--Designing Your Contact Database Creating a New Database File Designing Database Screens with the Layout Designer Adding a Field to a Database Adding Fields to a Layout Adjusting the Location and Size of Your Field Removing a Database Field Saving Your Changes Adding Tabs to a Layout Changing the Tab Order Renaming Tabs Closing the Layout Designer Creating a New Layout Changing the Layout Background Changing Colors and Fonts Chapter 3--Entering Your Contact Information Adding a New Contact Creating a New Contact Record Entering Contact Information Customizing the Salutation Entering an ID/Status Line Saving Your Contact Record Entering Addresses Using the Last Results Field Entering Extended Contact Information Entering Alternate Contact Information Entering Information in Other Screens Editing a Contact Deleting a Contact Printing a Contact Printing a Contact Entry Importing Contacts Importing Other ACT! 3.0 Contacts Converting Contacts from Earlier ACT! Versions Importing Data from Other Applications Chapter 4--Organizing Your Information Creating Contact Groups Using the ACT! Status Bar Using Lookup to Organize Contacts Switching Lookup Views Creating a Contact Group Defining Group Members Viewing Group Contact Records Adding Contacts to a Group Removing Contacts from a Group Viewing and Switching Groups Deleting a Group Scheduling with ACT! Scheduling a To-Do Task Scheduling a Meeting Scheduling a Recurring Task Viewing Scheduled Tasks in Calendar View Viewing Scheduled Tasks in Task View Rescheduling a Task in Task View Viewing Scheduled Tasks in Calendar View Rescheduling a Task in Calendar View Printing Calendars Printing Your Daily Calendar Printing Multiple Daily Calendars Printing Your Weekly Calendar Printing Your Monthly Calendar Printing the Address Book Part I Review Questions Part II--Communicating with ACT! Chapter 5--Using ACT! with Correspondence Writing Memos and Letters Looking Up Your Contact Writing a Letter Using the Spell-Checker Adding Words to the Dictionary Printing Your Letter Printing the Envelope Previewing an Envelope before Printing Closing Your Letter Writing a Memorandum Using Templates Editing a Template Previewing Your Template Creating Form Letters for Mail Merges Creating the Form Letter Printing Form Letters for Mail Merges Printing Envelopes or Labels for Mail Merges Chapter 6--Using ACT! with the Telephone Making Calls Dialing a Phone Number Starting the Timer Using Record History Timing Calls Manually Scheduling Calls with ACT! Responding to Call Alarms Viewing Scheduled Calls Setting Recurring Calls Answering Calls Getting a Caller Record Making Call Notes Logging Incoming Calls Viewing Your Call History Using Caller ID Chapter 7--Using ACT! for Faxing Configuring ACT! for Faxing Sending a Fax Faxing a Letter Creating a Fax Cover Page for Your Fax Machine Creating a Quick, Single-Page Fax Faxing Calendar Pages Faxing a Report Faxing a Form Letter Chapter 8--Sharing ACT! with Others Sharing Your Contacts Adding Users to Your Database Deleting Users from Your Database Sharing Your Calendar Scheduling Activities for Others Scheduling Group Meetings Viewing Other Users' Calendars Chapter 9--Using ACT! with the Internet Using ACT! with E-mail Entering Your E-mail Address Entering a Contact E-mail Address Using the E-mail View Reading Incoming E-mail Sending a New E-mail Message Sending an E-mail Message from Contact View Attaching a File to an E-mail Message Using ACT! with the World Wide Web Entering a Contact Web Address Browsing the Web from ACT! Part II Review Questions Part III--Advanced ACT! Features Chapter 10 Automating ACT! Creating Macros Running Your Macro Deleting a Macro Designing and Customizing Reports Using Report Filter Options Creating Report Templates Saving Your Report Template Defining Report Sections Editing Report Objects Editing a Report Text Object Adding a Custom Field to the Report Moving a Report Object Adding a Custom Report to the Menu Chapter 11--Maintaining ACT! Backing up Your Data Performing a Backup Restoring Your Data Synchronizing Contact Databases Setting up Synchronization Synchronizing Files Using LiveUpdate Using Password Protection Part III Review Questions Part IV--Appendix Appendix--Troubleshooting Hardware Problems Fixing a Modem Problem Installing a New Modem Installing an Unidentified Modem Testing Your Installed Modem Adjusting the Modem Volume Installing a Printer Checking Your Sound Card Checking Your Sound Card Volume Settings Checking Your Sound Card Installation Glossary Index